2021 Yamahas

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Hoosier

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slimcake said:
https://www.snowtechmagazine.com/2021-yamaha-first-ride/

"They did recognize how their four-stroke sleds were not what the mountain sled market was asking for, and responded. Now their dealers and brand faithful will have Yamaha branded sleds to ride and sell, with the support of the Yamaha dealer network and the Yamaha brand. While some might look at the product offerings and see little more than blue paint on sleds built by Arctic Cat, the company behind the blue sleds is very different, as is the marketing strategy and message. In fact, with the drastic reduction of the number of Arctic Cat dealers across the snow belt it would not surprise us to see some buyers who used to be team green switch over to team blue. Given the choice, many will come to the conclusion that team blue will do a better job at taking care of them as consumers, be it product support, parts availability, or likelihood of being here in ten years. They are all valid considerations. In a sense, as we are watching team green fade away we might be seeing team blue growing at their expense. Funny how things work out sometimes. Come back to Yamaha."


Don't have a dog in the fight but I thought this was interesting... Poor cat guys...
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Might be all true but snowtech has not been happy with textron - makes you wonder if they lost some ad dollars or access to free sleds to ride from them. I subscribe and like reading it but the internet has all but killed it - not much new info in it anymore.
 
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sjb

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I am a little late to the party, but agree, am disappointed. Right now I own 2 Yamaha sleds, 2 outboards and an ATV. The two sleds are both vipers. I like them, but they are no where near the quality of the phazer, nytro or Apex's I have owned. To be honest, every time I need to work on them I have cuss words. I didn't with the other sleds, and certainly don't with my other Yamaha products. It is enough of a difference I am "looking" at other brands, but it won't be cat, that is for sure. I really hope the blue badge stays in the market. it will be good for all of us.
 
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snobuilder

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sjb said:
I am a little late to the party, but agree, am disappointed. Right now I own 2 Yamaha sleds, 2 outboards and an ATV. The two sleds are both vipers. I like them, but they are no where near the quality of the phazer, nytro or Apex's I have owned. To be honest, every time I need to work on them I have cuss words. I didn't with the other sleds, and certainly don't with my other Yamaha products. It is enough of a difference I am "looking" at other brands, but it won't be cat, that is for sure. I really hope the blue badge stays in the market. it will be good for all of us.
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I used a cuss word or 2 when replacing FE bushings, exhaust donuts, mono shock remote cables.
Apex oil filter
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sjb

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snobuilder said:
I used a cuss word or 2 when replacing FE bushings, exhaust donuts, mono shock remote cables.
Apex oil filter
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Touche - especially the exhaust donuts. But once replaced with the copper ones, never had to replace again. And most of mine were done under warrantee.
 
xsledder

xsledder

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Wow, if breakdowns will move you to another brand, what do I do then? I had Polaris, Ski-doo, Yamaha and Arctic Cat sleds all breakdown on me on the trail. Where is John Deere?
 
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dothedoo

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xsledder said:
Wow, if breakdowns will move you to another brand, what do I do then? I had Polaris, Ski-doo, Yamaha and Arctic Cat sleds all breakdown on me on the trail. Where is John Deere?
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If they were modern era sleds, you should probably review your sled maintaining abilities. lol
 
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whitedust

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old abe said:
It's possible that, that might not happen?
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True very much up to Textron...Yamaha obviously likes the current state of affairs and their distribution network helps distribute the sleds at no cost to Textron. When the arrangement is no longer profitable at target levels Yamaha stops rebranding sleds. I suspect more of the same Yamacats in the foreseeable future. So imo about a year to next release.
 
xsledder

xsledder

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dothedoo said:
If they were modern era sleds, you should probably review your sled maintaining abilities. lol
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Hmm, interesting point. But then again, how much maintenance does a voltage regulator require on a Ski-doo less then two years old and under 3,000 miles?
 
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harvest1121

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Just was bored and looking at new Harleys. Made feel better about snowmobile prices. I have a 2014 Ultra Classic with 29,000 miles. Since 2015 I have 25,000 miles on snowmobiles think I need another snowmobile next year or find a nice used Yamaha with a 5 year warranty.
 
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