Yamaha Dont Blink

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momoney2123

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New thunder cat and viper will be 190hp 3 cyl yamaha w/turbo in cat chassis. kinda suprised cat is getting away from the suzuki that has made big power and was not the achilles heal of that sled. Thought the 2016 yamaha vipers with turbo couldnt handle the boost, weaker rods. must be beefing it back up but it be able to handle the 400+hp the suzuki could?
 
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Cirrus_Driver

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snobuilder said:
I'm a long time Yamaha owner and one of the guys hoping for a new pure Yamaha sled.
But then the other day, I let the wife take the AXYS through an ungroomed mile long access trail so she didn't have to suffer through it on her Apex for the 5th time that day.
As I am lumbering through this whooped out mess of a trail on the Apex, it hits me square in the gourd as I see her and the AXYS tail light dance away in the distance sayin buh-bye!!!.....When has Yamaha ever built a sled that handles crappy trails...??
Maybe this hook up with Cat is it....That's all there is folks!

At this point I think it would take a new chassis that is as fun as the AXYS with the smoothness of an r-motion and at the same time, easy to steer without PS to be accepted as a success....all that with the weight of a 4 stroke mill to work around....I'm starting to think YamaSanta isn't real.
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You're learning - maybe the wife is just a little quicker on the uptake. Better late than never.
 
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groomerdriver

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momoney2123 said:
New thunder cat and viper will be 190hp 3 cyl yamaha w/turbo in cat chassis. kinda suprised cat is getting away from the suzuki that has made big power and was not the achilles heal of that sled. Thought the 2016 yamaha vipers with turbo couldnt handle the boost, weaker rods. must be beefing it back up but it be able to handle the 400+hp the suzuki could?
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If memory serves, it was a few years ago that Cat did not renew ties with Suzuki. 2016 was last year of any Zuki motor in Cats.
 
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snobuilder

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turbo'ed yammie 3 holer?....in the cat chassis?....

I guess nothing left to see but the new Polaris
 
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snobuilder

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what weighs less, a na r-1 apex mill or a 1049 cc 3 holer with HVAC?

2012 cat 9000 is 5 years old....177 hp....old news.
 
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