Trying a Snowmobile in Canada 🇨🇦 Yamaha RS Venture GT

[@MrKiddoMoto]

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[@royaljordanian]

That looked like so much fun, glad you tried it, at least I can take part of the credit :)

[@edvanandel]

RoyalJordanian Maybe a jet-ski is a better idea for you? 😜

[@MrKiddoMoto]

It was a very fun experience indeed, thank you RJ for having been among the few ones who encouraged me to do it! 👍🏻😊

[@moimayamahaetmesnounours]

Elle est trop belle cette snowmobile ! J'aime bien les sorties d'échappement derrière, on sent que c'est une vraie moto qui a été posée sur la neige !

[@bluewest8]

As a kid I grew up in Greenland. At age 16 I used to ride my older brother's 650cc Polaris snowmobile. I think this was one of the first with 3 cylinders. It was a beast! Today I see production snowmobiles up to 1200cc. They must be crazy powerful!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Wow! It should have been so exciting to ride a 650cc snowmobile at 16! 😎

Even if you say that it's easier to ride than a motorcycle, it seems a bit tricky... But it must be very enjoyable, and, well, landscapes are amazing!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Yes, it's very enjoyable, and no, it's really easy to ride: throttle with the right hand; brakes with the left hand; no gearbox/clutch to manage; both feet always on the footrest, it doesn't fall... But it's indeed tricky in the city as it hardly turns on asphalt, and you have to hold strongly the handlebars as it shakes a lot! 😉

[@edvanandel]

Cela a dû être une très belle expérience. Je pense que la conduite est très similaire à un MP3. J'espère que Mme Kiddo a aussi aimé. Merci Mr Kiddo.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Oui je suis content de l'avoir fait (et merci de m'y avoir encouragé !). En fait, c'est très différent d'un MP3. Le MP3, ça roule, ça penche, ça tourne... La motoneige, ce sont d'autres sensations. À vrai dire, l'inertie dans les virages et les mouvements sur les bosses m'ont un peu fait pensé à un canot à moteur 🤔 D'ailleurs, la société de location était un concessionaire motoneiges et bateaux (ils ont arrêté de vendre des motos car ça ne se vendait pas assez au Québec 😔). Mme. Kiddo n'est pas venue essayer. Les moteurs, la vitesse et le danger, ce n'est pas son truc... 😉

[@jamesmetz55]

I bought a 2022 model and had to sell it after a few hundred miles. the track was way too noisy and there is no fix for it. Otherwise, I absolutely loved this sled. I ordered a 2023 Ski Doo Grand Touring Limited.

[@Schaaf]

hahaha you might miss your motorcycle but for sure this is the best you could against the withdrawal symptoms in your current situation :D Nice one! Glad I could help hehehe ;) Glad our bikes don't drink that much fuel though

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Absolutely, it was like a substitution treatment: not as good as the original, still the best I could have and I really needed it! Thank you for the medical prescription, Dr. Schaaf 😉 Yes, fortunately our bikes have a much better fuel economy, but the Canadians don't really care as the gasoline here costs only C$0,95-1,05 per liter (more or less 0,65€)! 🤩

[@katsugi183]

Love the snow man and generous on throttle indeed😎💪🙌🙌 but you forget snow balls toss😂😂

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Damn! I knew there was something missing in this video! 😉😂

[@j-pmotard]

Vraiment sympa ta vidéo, la traversée des forêts c'est splendide. Par contre ça secoue pas mal, tu dois avoir mal dans les bras à la fin.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Merci J-P 😊 Oui, ça secoue beaucoup, les bras sont très sollicités et on est épuisé à la fin ! J'étais plus frais après des jours entiers à moto en roadtrip qu'après cette session de 4 heures de motoneige...

[@Sleepyz7z]

Was a nice ride :) I didn't know they could roll on asphalt.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Cheers! 😊 Yes, they does, but it feels so awkward... It's like trying to walk fast with ski boots 😉

[@ih302]

@@MrKiddoMoto They turn much better on asphault when reversing so if you need to turn, do it while reversing.

[@Occuria1]

That thing sounds good.

[@motardavant9039]

Merci pour cet épisode... rafraîchissant 😁 C'est clair que ça secoue beaucoup 😱 par contre vu la conso j'espère que l'essence est bon marché là bas...

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Haha! Content si ça t'a plu ! 😊 Oui, les consommations élevés n'effraient pas trop les Canadiens puisque le litre d'essence est vendu ici entre 0,95 C$ et 1,05 C$ par litre soit environ 0,65€. Et ils se plaignent car c'est 6-7 centimes plus cher dans le centre-ville de Montréal... Quand je leur dis le prix que ça coûte en France, ça les calme tout de suite. Il y en a même un qui m'a dit "Ah bah ils ont bien raison alors les gilets jaunes" 😉

[@Ray50d]

Wow! That was a real thrillride. Even i had adrenaline rushing here ;-). The winters in Canada are far more harsh than here in our region so we have to leave our bikes indoors without anything else as substitute. At least there are snow mobiles there to fill in the void ;-) But on the more serious note: an impressive machine with a nice sound when idle but when you go up to speed the sound is completely different. I was also i but surprised about the thumb throttle but thinking of it now with all the humps and bumps a regular throttle wouldn't make any sense i guess. Were you alone on the snowmobile? Anyway, enjoy your stay in Montreal and hope to see you back soon on YT when home in Paris.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Thank you very much Ray! 🙏🏻 Indeed it's an impressive machine. It's huge and heavy, but it accelerates and brakes strongly on the snow. Your guess is right: there is a thumb throttle in order to avoid unintentional moves on the bumps. Yes, I was alone on the snowmobile. The 1st thing I will do when back in Paris: riding my bike. The 2nd thing: making a video of this ride 😉 Take care and ride safe my friend ✌🏻

[@EdwardV20]

I'd say it's something "different" but that doesn't make it any less interesting. The way of thinking in terms of how it all works and how to ride it is completely different to what we normally see. I didn't even know these things could go on asphalt (albeit very badly, but you can cross roads at least). The riding did get quite repetitive (let's say at around the 9-10 minute mark) but that's why I can't watch enduro riding for a long time too, surroundings don't change that much. The acceleration was really impressive though something that kept requiring your focus probably.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Yes, I totally get your point about the surroundings being repetitive. To make this video, I had myself to watch 4 hours of rush 😉

[@MyRandomLife247]

Man looks like a hoot. Engine sounds rough though! Should put that engine in their road bike range bahahaha.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Haha! 😄 When the rental agent told me it's 1049cc & 120 hp 3-cylinder engine, I immediately thought "Good job, Yamaha!" 😏

[@ih302]

@@MrKiddoMoto The rental folks had it wrong, this is the standard Yamaha RS Venture with a 973 cc carburetored 3 cylinder 4 stroke (the RS Venture GT has the 1049 with fuel injection). This sled will go in the neighborhood of 250 km per tank, more if you drive like a granny. The drivetrain is essentially bulletproof in this sled but everything else basically sucks. It's way to heavy, the seat is way to low yet it's tippy, it's sprung like a dump truck and rides like one with an empty bed, unless you have a passenger. Even with the springs set to their lowest, it's way too stiff. Basically, this is from the era when Yamaha was building bulletproof sleds that would last forever but nobody wanted. I ended up with one not because I wanted one but because I needed something with decent power that was cheap and reliable, that's all it has going for it really. Mine has over 15,000 km on it now which is higher mileage for a snowmobile.

[@Carlos75_]

Super vidéo mon ami 👍🏻

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Merci Carlos 😊

[@DoubleXRider]

next level test rides!! hahah!!! Looks awesome!!!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

It looks awesome, it's very torquey, but it doesn't lean... Somehow, it's like a Harley-Davidson 😉

[@jiib7770]

I have the same one, when I first got it I pressed the gas and nearly fell off

[@Ps5GamerUk]

Good video Mr Kiddo, what is tank range of SnowMobile ?

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Cheers! See at 11:53 for the fuel consumption/range 😉

[@PatPakken]

Where is this?

[@Ray50d]

First ;-) I'm going to watch it now ;-)

[@MrKiddoMoto]

You win a virtual cookie 🍪 And a real beer on your next stay in Paris 🍺😉

[@Ray50d]

@@MrKiddoMoto 👊 next time will be on the Versys ;-)

[@Carlos75_]

Salut mon ami, quand tu rentreras sur Paris regarde la nouvelle cb650 r!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Oui, je l'avais vu au salon de Milan, elle est magnifique ! 😍 Je me ferais un plaisir de l'essayer si j'en ai l'occasion... Mais avant ça, je vais m'intéresser à un autre modèle : je suis en train de m'organiser un petit road trip avec une CB1000R pour avril 😉

[@Carlos75_]

Je viens au nouvelle. Comment vas tu ? Et à quand ton retour sur Paris pour de nouvelles vidéos ?

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Salut Carlos ! Je vais très bien merci, et toi ? Je rentre à Paris ce vendredi. Il me semble que c'est toi qui m'avait demandé si je pouvais filmer le quartier de Beaugrenelle. J'ai un rendez-vous prévu dans le quartier la semaine prochaine, alors je pourrai mettre ça dans ma prochaine vidéo :)

[@Carlos75_]

MrKiddo merci beaucoup !!!!! Sinon j’ai commandé la nouvelle cb 650 r ! J’attends de la recevoir et je mettrai une vidéo. Donc je te souhaite un bon voyage de retour sur Paris et merci !!!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

@@Carlos75_ Ouah ! Félicitations ! C'est une très belle moto, sans aucun doute celle que j'ai préférée au salon de Milan. Hâte de découvrir ta vidéo à son guidon 👍🏻

[@Carlos75_]

MrKiddo ok 👍🏻

[@otahu26]

That Doesn't sound right... Something is deff mechanically wrong or worn out. Hope you got it fixed by now.

[@MrKiddoMoto]

It was a rental, that’s not my problem 😉

[@canmtb4676]

I have zero knowledge on snowmobile. I know front shocks are there but any rear shocks ?

[@ih302]

Yes, the rear suspension has two control arms, both adjustable. The one in the rear bares the weight of the sled/passenger while the front arm of the rear suspension is used to control ski pressure, via the spring preload adjustment.

[@heffptbo]

any issues with darting? My 05 vector was terrible for it

[@MrKiddoMoto]

No issue, the handling was very intuitive.

[@heffptbo]

How was the ride and handling. Did you try 2 people on it

[@MrKiddoMoto]

Yes, tried it with a pillion, it doesn't really make a difference. By the way, the pillion seat is very comfortable. About the ridding and the handling, see the video ;)