Talk To Me Goose!

John is another one of the Jost brothers. His nickname stems from the extreme politeness he displays in the cabin on our trips. John always comes equipped with his snoring machine. If you've ever seen one--especially after 150 beers--you'll begin to see the humor in the "talk to me Goose"...

Like the other Jost brothers, John grew up with a full array of late '60's-late 70's Evinrude sleds. John was known at Evinrude as "job security" since he literally broke something every time he rode and they had to fix it on Monday morning. It's unconfirmed, but Johnny claims that Evinrude almost started a junior test rider program because of him. ...Whatever.

In all seriousness, John examplifies the snowmobiler's-snowmobiler. He would never buy manufacturer branded clothing. "There's no reason for it. It's about staying warm and dry...it's not a fashion statement..." Well John, we understand that, but if you are remaining neutral, you could at least attempt to match a little bit!

John is also the king of "over-engineering." If the OEM makes it, John can make it better! For example: Those silly helmet manufactures make screws for the shield that can be screwed in and out. This may not make sense and may present a potential loosening,loss of a screw and shield... What were they thinking??? John had a better idea: Locktite. Well, let's make a long story short--Do you see the electronic shield above in the picture? Due to John's previous Locktite engineering, it took several men, several tools, several attempts and multiple hours to install it. Who would have thunk that the Locktite would hold but the nut would break loose from the helmet shell?

We won't mention the Johnny-tuned squeeking clutches...

Hopefully John will trade his Mach in for a REV soon but we'll miss the Mach when it's gone. You've probably seen several references to this sled and all of them are justifyed. If you ever meet John, please ask him the ratio of driving to Canada vs. the length of the first leg of his trip. We're not mathmatic experts but what's 500 feet/789 miles? Also, we don't know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsiepop, but we do know how long Mach pipes can burn...

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New Updates Coming:

Last Season John upgraded to a 2003 Ski-Doo Rev 800 MXZ. The unique thing is the custom yellow and black exhaust color combo! Putting teasing aside...it's the sled to beat this year.

Therapy Complete: John's stubborness to be unbranded clothing-wise was broken last year. For Christmas he received a Ski-Doo hat and turtleneck. 12 sessions and $652 later, John has worked out his "issues" with his "counselor" and is able to wear his gear without weaping uncontrollably.

Shield Check! Yes folks... The helmet shield is still successfully lock-tited on. Whew! Wouldn't want those screws coming loose.

 

 

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