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They call em snakes, hammer handles, spawn of satan... the poor Northern Pike. They are somewhat slimy, they have a stronger flavor than pickerel, and the bones... If these things were boneless there would be none left on the planet I am certain. There are boneless filet techniques for Pike but I think the main reason people can't take them apart is because they don't know how they are put together. Learn the lore of the pike and it will open a new world. Regardless I love Pike and I think they are an under utilized resource. Ground pike balls are not the only way. Especially pre-May opener, or even may opener (we had snow last year) when the weather is cold, one of the ways to get around all the bones even with the boneless techniques is to cube the meat and make soup. Here is my recipe In a large pot cube (1/2" x 1/2") 4 medium potatoes and 2 large carrots. Coarsely slice 1/2 a large white onion. Cube up 2-3 stalks of celery ( I like to use the celery core, it tends to be a little bitter to eat but has the leafy sprouts that act with a parsley). If I use the core I add 2 more stalks, otherwise 3. Fill with water (to a point where it won't boil over)… yeah I know not that accurate but its a bish recipe... we don't measure Black pepper to taste 2-3 heaping table spoons of powdered chicken broth (this is also the salt, I don't add salt) bring all to a boil and simmer until potatoes an carrots are tender add cubed pike meat, and raise temp until it is all at vigorous boil (the pike will be easily cooked by this time. In a small bowl crack 2 full eggs and coarsely wisk it with a fork and drizzle into the boiling water remove pot from heat and serve (warn starving bush guests not to melt their face on the nuclear soup) This is super easy for camp, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery (celery less so) can keep for a long time. The powered soup broth is shelf worthy. We use potable water we cart in. Just need the fresh pike. Enjoy.... I do !

will do … the wally batch from opening day cleaned and eaten. the follow day wife and I, those are cleaned and frozen. We went out again this morning and but only got 1 (eaten for lunch), think they are moving into their post spawn locations now, 3 days of 20 C temps and bright sunny days... Where I am Northern Pike are open all year round so I was out Friday trolling for some large pike, caught a couple of small ones... turned them into a soup... I'll post the recipe in the other forum.

Exactly that. Here, the regulations state that in order to ride on Municipal streets and roads the seat must be permanent from the factory. It cannot be removable. I figure if I could find one specific to the 2005 Suz KQ700 where you remove the back rack and bolt the 2-Up there, that I could weld it to the frame where it bolts on. Not factory but permanent The rider also needs separate foot pegs from the driver. Now that is for streets and roads. My problem is that where I live I am locked in. An impassable creek behind me, and Municipal roads I can't drive on but can cross 90 degrees when safe to do so. So I can travel the streets with a passenger as long as I meet the above, and then can cross Municipal roads I can't drive and can get to trails I municipal roads I can drive and thus escape! 😆 I can't see them being able to slap me with Highway traffic act or municipal By-Laws if I am back country. So the fall back would be to ramp it into my F150, and offload it in the bush with the 2 up and my passenger

Hey all. I am looking for any leads on a 2-Up for my KQ700. I'm reading up here on regulations and it seems it needs to be factory or frame mounted, I can't strap it to the back rack as an example. Anyone have any idea on brands, web sites, anything..? Are they normally called "2-Up" ? Should I be searching with a different term?

my 2005 King 700 will hard quit. doesn't sputter … die out slowly, its like hitting the kill switch. After this happens I do occasionally have restart / idling issues. In my case it settles down after running, so not sure it is the same issue. A friend of mine said my issue could be related to throttle position sensor which he says could be adjusted by jumping 2 pins on the diag port. I haven't researched this and haven't done anything about it as I've only run it once since taking ownership later winter. In my case hitting the kill switch and back on again I can hear my fuel pump. Is it possible the TPS is "off" sufficiently to cause your issue? I don't have much else... new to quads as well as my KQ 700

Got my 700 all prepped up. I took it for a little spin while there was still significant snow on the ground, but wanted to avoid getting stuck back country especially since I was solo. So I didn't really consider that a "Maiden Run". I take these 2 weeks off for walleye opening, and after I was ready for that I had a day so ramped it up into my F150 and went off to a place I snowshoe in the winter. I've know this area for more than 35 years and I knew I could walk out if I had to without the weather killing me. 2 years ago while snow shoeing and finally with a GPS I confirmed where I was and the stream was in fact a stream I had discovered in my younger days but couldn't confirm it (no GPS tech back in the day). That following spring I put some speckled trout on a string. This winter past I wanted to explore another trail and I did on snowshoe again, I confirmed again by GPS the mount of this stream into a river... the junction I was looking for. This was my target for my maiden run. The first thing I noticed, beside there being no snow is that the experience from snowshoe to quad was vastly different. I found the difference between truck and snowshoe to be mind boggling... in the truck there are different tangibles. landscape is different you are worried about trees encroaching the trail, the narrowness. On snowshoes it was the opposite, you noticed much smaller things due to the speed of travel, shapes of trees, trees rubbing together, snow drifting down from wind blown snow tipped pines. the quad was somewhere in between. Not the lonesome silence but certainly not the sealed cab of the truck. I could smell the bush I could touch it without the slow space of the snowshoes. …. and the ground I could cover! The exploration factor was through the roof and I am wondering why I waited for middle age to have the versatility of a quad. That day, I not only retraced my track to the stream, but also the track to the junction for which I drove down the sandy embankment and climbed back up with some concern I couldn't (4 wheel dr and diff lock), and 2 other trails I could never get my truck down, which were far to distant to cover mid winter on snowshoes. I ran all the trails, I discovered one bypassed a bog on a pole line, 3 more down to the main river, turning north up a diamond drill road, I climbed a rock strewn hill, football size up to boulder size, I ran 2 more trails all leading to the same pole line, I drove abandoned gravel roads. I did it all … in just 4 hours... snowshoes back country are about 20 min per km (my pace anyways)… I could never do it all, it would be many seasons. Now I can't wait for hunting season, back in the groove after a departure from the sport for some 15-20 years. I found a stocked lake, mid summer when water is low I intend to try and find it. There may not be a trail... I don't know what is around the corner, but for certain I would need a partner for that excursion. The quad, it ran like a charm... It hard stopped once, had some minor idling issues on restart, but everything worked. I was so pleased. This being my first small engine ownership (aka toy, lawnmowers don't count) the only thing that concerned me was that the fan was whirling pretty hard... but my car does that then dies down, just like the quad did... so I didn't worry to much. I did do a coolant refresh after buying it, along with all fluids, spark plug, air filter, bulb replacement...etc... The rad does have some damage to the fins …. but it all seemed to work fine and then RPMs of fan died down again... I doesn't seem like anything to worry about. I read a post about teasing the fins straight with a thin/fine blade of some sort but for me … doesn't seem to be an issue. Is there anything I need to lube on the fan? Bottom line, for anyone reading this... who wants to expand their horizons a little... a quad investment is well worth it IMHO. Here is a picture of the junction I've been looking for since my teens....

thanks a bunch... Considering often times I will be alone I'd rather (with appropriate gear as I do when I snowshoe) worry less about the battery state. The main difference with back country adventuring by snowshoe or by Quad, is that the distance/time I travel on foot to get in is the same distance/time to get out. But with a Quad a breakdown once you are in is a heck of a walk out. I'm going to have to spend some time locally learning the bike before I have to rely on it. On the Battery topic, I found this link. It refers to UPS batteries, but batteries are batteries I guess. and it explains the kC value from the Suzuki manual but I think you are right and those are nuances we probably don't care about as long as the bike starts... but for reading benefit, here it is. LINK

Thanks, I think its 4Ah difference. I guess my concern was that with EFI, fuel pumps, headlamps, aux headlamp, taillights, warmers, electronic display... that somehow the bike couldn't supply that load once running ... and required the extra capacity to slowly drawn down... The lower priced YTX16-BS is 230 CCA, and the YTX20CH-BS is 270. Although I will use in spring & summer I expect most hrs used will be fall for hunting. I am then assuming the that CCA in colder weather would be lower than rated and thus the larger unit would give me a safety margin of sorts. Is my thinking of the drawn down incorrect... and that once running all stock accessories could be managed by the power generations of the bike?

Hi all. New to the forum & quads. Seems like a great place full of info. I just recently picked up a 2005 Suzuki KingQuad LTA700. I need a battery. I've been reading up on conventional vs AGM types. I have a Royal Distributing and Canadian Tire. RD has 2 types avail for my year/Model a BATTERY YTX16-BS CRANK $75, and BATTERY YTX20CH-BS YUASA $140. Neither of these is the type from the manual FTZ16-BS. from what I can tell... I think the only difference is the capacity with the $75 unit rated at 14 AH/10HR and the $140 unit rated at 18 AH/10HR ... which is the rating in the manual for the FTZ16-BS. How much does this make a difference for nearly x2 the cost? And about the models/type numbers.... what is important to know ... they all end in "-BS" but are the other details relevant or just manufacturer naming?