What Are Your Use Plans for AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot?

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whitedust

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In WI kids have to be 12 and pass a snowmobile safety course to ride WI trails on any sled including AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot. To me at 12 years old an AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot is too small, too slow at 30mph to ride state trails and kids would be better off on a 340-440 sleds into their early teen years. To me AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot replaces the 120 sleds & has broader market than 120.

So I have to ask AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot are they a yard toy or trail sled? How would you use these models?
 
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Yard toy. Not many kids over about 6 will fit on a 120. It is a bridge for 6 to 12 year old riders.
 
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old abe

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I think the AC 200 /Yami SnoScoot is a waste. Not enough there to be trail riding them. To much $$$ for what they provide. How ever they will sell some. When the kids get past the Mini 120's, they can go to a "detuned/slowed down" regular sled. This is what we've done in the past, and it works good. We have several sleds just for this purpose. And it also provides being ready for the youth permit stage. If this is the "new Yami sled" we have waited for, they wasted my time, and theirs.
 
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Iowarider

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I think the manufactures are missing out on a huge market. They are concentrating on the big horse sleds and not the 340 and 440 classes that would benefit the younger kids. Turning kids loose on something bigger can be scary. To many variations of the same models on the newer sleds.
 
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sweeperguy

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whitedust said:
In WI kids have to be 12 and pass a snowmobile safety course to ride WI trails on any sled including AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot. To me at 12 years old an AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot is too small, too slow at 30mph to ride state trails and kids would be better off on a 340-440 sleds into their early teen years. To me AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot replaces the 120 sleds & has broader market than 120.

So I have to ask AC 200/ Yam Sno Scoot are they a yard toy or trail sled? How would you use these models?
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I'd class it a yard toy. Pre snowmobile safety course. To go on a ride with Dad on trail should be on a redone 340, or 440/500 with some de-tune. As others have posted
 
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ezra

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that 200 is a way overpriced pile . looked it over at sneek peek what a joke . proof that the rags will wrap thee lips around any oem with a checkbook and even tickle the underside for some extra swag
 
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byr 13

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Iowarider said:
I think the manufactures are missing out on a huge market. They are concentrating on the big horse sleds and not the 340 and 440 classes that would benefit the younger kids. Turning kids loose on something bigger can be scary. To many variations of the same models on the newer sleds.
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brad460

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Iowarider said:
I think the manufactures are missing out on a huge market. They are concentrating on the big horse sleds and not the 340 and 440 classes that would benefit the younger kids. Turning kids loose on something bigger can be scary. To many variations of the same models on the newer sleds.
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I am not so sure bringing out a 340 or 440 would help either because price wise it still ends up being too expensive....The Yamaha Phazer is slow as sh*t (340/440 performance) and those don't sell....Too expensive!

I plan on doing what most others do and that is to buy my kids an older XC, Phazer 2S or something in that $1200-1500 range..
 
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Iowarider

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I bought back my old 93 Indy 440 that I bought new. I threw some new parts in it so I could use for vintage rides. The grandkids ran till it ran out of gas, that was when we had snow over xmas. They wanted to ride my Assault but I said no. I rode the Indy up north and out west when I bought new and fast then. Like I stated before there are no real midrange sled any more.
 
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snobuilder

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Maybe our kids need to be taught patience and that snowmobiling is something they earn when they are physically able to ride. Age means very little til 16 or so.
Some kids are able at 12, most need to be older.
I hope no one thinks there special 10 yo will be ride ready just because his daddy can buy one a these.
I think putting a kid on a sled on a trail is every bit as involved as putting them behind the wheel of a car.
 
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mezz

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snobuilder said:
Maybe our kids need to be taught patience and that snowmobiling is something they earn when they are physically able to ride. Age means very little til 16 or so.
Some kids are able at 12, most need to be older.
I hope no one thinks there special 10 yo will be ride ready just because his daddy can buy one a these.
I think putting a kid on a sled on a trail is every bit as involved as putting them behind the wheel of a car.
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I couldn't agree more.-Mezz
 
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Woodtic

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If I didn't own a Bravo and a Puma ,Kip would have my check on his desk. That sled would be ridden on logging roads and fields. Nobody is buying that sled to trail ride. There are plenty of dads and gramps out there with a few bucks in their pockets. Not everybody wants to wrench on old iron. Have any of you looked at the cost of youth name brand ATVs?
 
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old abe

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There are older, lower powered 300/440cc sleds available out there in all different brands. And, at very reasonable prices as compared to the AC200/Yami SnoScoot. Yes, some will need some work, some will not. Their price will allow this easily. They are also a lot more useful as to different age youth. I agree that the market could use nice "family" type 300/340 sled. Lower powered sleds can be built much cheaper due to the low power, the greater endurance, and no need for all the bells, and whistles.
 
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whitedust

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Woodtic said:
If I didn't own a Bravo and a Puma ,Kip would have my check on his desk. That sled would be ridden on logging roads and fields. Nobody is buying that sled to trail ride. There are plenty of dads and gramps out there with a few bucks in their pockets. Not everybody wants to wrench on old iron. Have any of you looked at the cost of youth name brand ATVs?
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I have to disagree someone will take these 3/4 sleds on trail so be prepared to wait. For me I would not even think about passing 200s or Scoot on twistys or grade with top speed of 30mph. Once spotted I would drop back and wait for complete group stop then pass after they all pulled over and stopped. We all know Ricky will charge by which is completely crazy but happens all the time oncoming and passing. There will be more and more 3/4 sleds on trail as their numbers increase so something has to give sharing trails with 200 HP sleds. IDK the solution but it will be a new problem we all have to deal with.
 
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kip

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Time will tell where this 200 goes. It's really tough to say. I did snow check a few of them and I've had calls from ice fisherman that want it just because they can pick it up with ease. Should make a nice unit for pit sleds and odds and ends. I can see where fisherman getting up in age would like the lightness of it. Unfortunately our strength doesn't increase with age!!! LOL!!! Sometimes the machines we all think are flops find a way to become successful. Guess we will see:) I honestly thought the price was decent. Not saying it's cheap but it's much better value than a 120 in my opinion and much more versatile.
 
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dfattack

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Iowarider said:
I think the manufactures are missing out on a huge market. They are concentrating on the big horse sleds and not the 340 and 440 classes that would benefit the younger kids. Turning kids loose on something bigger can be scary. To many variations of the same models on the newer sleds.
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completely agree. I'm a Yami guy and when my son started to ride the trails with me I had to jump over to Doo for a 550 fan cooled sled...which worked out perfect for the important first couple of years. Didn't want him to have too much HP at his thumb. We then jumped up to the Doo 600 HO so he wan't pinning it on the grades for miles upon miles trying to keep up with the rest of the group. Those first few years are critical and there isn't much available for those first few year.
 
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