Polaris ATV Forum July 2022 Colorado Trip

bp405 said:

Oh man now I'm getting super jelly!!! Not only do I want to go and bummed I missed the last SUPER ride but I've also been looking at x3s myself!!!! @McCarthy77 if you go with the x3 and I don't even make it x3 or not I'M BLOCKING YOU 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!

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I'll be there as long as the border opens, you're welcome to take it for a rip if you don't have one by then. Though I will warn you, you'll be buying one moments later. They're that good.

FPD218 said:

We had riders from New York, Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado and Kentucky. All of us have a long commute, but you soon forget about the drive as soon as you get there!

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Well, that's great and all, but i'm special [needs].

In all seriousness though, my vote would be for Utah. I see these incredible videos and pictures and really want to ride there!

@GDD Looks like Paiute!!!! I was out there a 3 years ago and stayed in Marysvale. Only hit the trail for 4 days which wasn't enough time!!!!! Then we went on to hit Moab for 4 days!!! Can't wait to go back!!!!

@McCarthy77 Thats very cool of you!!!!! The only way I see myself getting into one right now is if a dealer with a good rep I know of gets something in stock and I go and look at it and basically make a purchase right then and there. I'm apprehensive on ordering one right now. You are 100% correct though if I get in yours and drive it I will most definitely order one over the phone right then and there!!!!

McCarthy77 said:

I am in, does anyone care if I am riding a 2021 Can Am X3? If so, I can bring the 570 but would prefer the X3...

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I would love to go myself but I wasn’t sure about taking the rzr . So you are taking the x3 ? Do you have the 64” or the 72 “ I was worried about width . Well that and also didn’t wana be the only sxs guy . Iv got other quads but nothing is trust on a ride like that . With the new wheel tire combo I have ordered I’ll be rite at 70-71”

You will not be the only one with a side-by-side. There are no worries about the width of the trail.

FPD218 said:

You will not be the only one with a side-by-side. There are no worries about the width of the trail.

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That’s good news !

Tnsniper said:

That’s good news !

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Great, saving you a seat on the bus!

Yup i'll be bringing the X3. It's a good thing it's not until next summer, I just put a rock through the 3/8" UHMW skid plate, crossmember, and hit the trans hard enough to crack the case. Will be down for a while waiting for parts. That's what happens when you don't have quite enough ground clearance and you're doing 90+ mph...

McCarthy77 said:

Yup i'll be bringing the X3. It's a good thing it's not until next summer, I just put a rock through the 3/8" UHMW skid plate, crossmember, and hit the trans hard enough to crack the case. Will be down for a while waiting for parts. That's what happens when you don't have quite enough ground clearance and you're doing 90+ mph...

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Man that sucks ! Sounds like my luck .

I'm in Michigan damnit - let's not get too far west. Brandon's focking gas will be $10 bucks a gallon by next summer.

pcaster said:

I'm in Michigan damnit - let's not get too far west. Brandon's focking gas will be $10 bucks a gallon by next summer.

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Kinda what I’m afraid of. 1500 miles for me. I do plan on going but not if gas is 6$ a gallon by then. My dodge is horrible on fuel. I’m trying to find a little smaller trailer to haul mine and hopefully put a Reese hitch on the Jeep to see if it will even pull the rzr. Gas went up another 25 cents over the weekend here. At this point we may all have to find someone with a Semi too carpool everyone out west.

pcaster said:

I'm in Michigan damnit - let's not get too far west. Brandon's focking gas will be $10 bucks a gallon by next summer.

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I think it's going to be a lot of driving no matter where it is... There's no riding worthwhile really on the plains, so it kinda has to be somewhat west

Tnsniper said:

Kinda what I’m afraid of. 1500 miles for me. I do plan on going but not if gas is 6$ a gallon by then. My dodge is horrible on fuel. I’m trying to find a little smaller trailer to haul mine and hopefully put a Reese hitch on the Jeep to see if it will even pull the rzr. Gas went up another 25 cents over the weekend here. At this point we may all have to find someone with a Semi too carpool everyone out west.

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What did you do with all that gas money you saved last year when the price got near $1.00. Or did you forget about that? You should have been putting that money in the bank for when the gas price once again went back up.

GDD said:

What did you do with all that gas money you saved last year when the price got near $1.00. Or did you forget about that? You should have been putting that money in the bank for when the gas price once again went back up.

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Well had I known ol joe was gonna win I’d of started a fuel savings fund as you said . But who woulda thought ? Not me anyways . It’s not that I can’t afford it. It’s that I don’t want to. I’m not going to spend that kinda money just to ride . Not when I have windrock park only 2hrs away. Not to mention thousands of acres locally within a couple of miles. But I have always wanted to ride out west .

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Well had I known ol joe was gonna win I’d of started a fuel savings fund as you said . But who woulda thought ? Not me anyways . It’s not that I can’t afford it. It’s that I don’t want to. I’m not going to spend that kinda money just to ride . Not when I have windrock park only 2hrs away. Not to mention thousands of acres locally within a couple of miles. But I have always wanted to ride out west .

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...So if you don't want to go, don't go. This isn't an airport, there's no need to announce your departure.

McCarthy77 said:

...So if you don't want to go, don't go. This isn't an airport, there's no need to announce your departure.

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Lol not sure what triggered y’all. Me not liking gas prices has nothing to do with this turning personal. It’s better if we just leave it at that .

Tnsniper said:

Lol not sure what triggered y’all. Me not liking gas prices has nothing to do with this turning personal. It’s better if we just leave it at that .

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But shut up and listen to who’s going!!!

Ok guys so I’m going too apologize for derailing the post . Was never my intentions. I was just stating fuel prices will determine wether i get to go or not. So I may or may not get too. Thats almost a year away so we will see. . I hope too see you guys there . If not I hope everyone enjoys the trip . Now you can carry on with more talk about the trip without having to read through a bunch of useless arguments . That’s all from me. Thanks

LOL... You'll have to go now just for spite after those comments TN.
I've got hundreds of miles of some of the best mountain trails to be found anywhere right out my garage door. But there's nothing like riding in the BIG mountains. Its a long hard trip to get out there but I, and now apparently FPD, was hooked after the first trip several years ago. So much so that its become a regular summer pilgrimage for my crew to go hang out a couple weeks to ride in natural air conditioning with low humidity when its 100 degrees with 100% humidity around here and no fun at all to ride. 🥵
I start bouncing around ideas about the next years trip and which other trails I may want to run or what I may do different while I'm still there lol. Not to mention you'll be right in the middle of some of the most awesome scenery to be found anywhere in the world.