So who think it would be cool to put a Yamaha motor in the cat???
"question" Sorry about that
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I am guessing cat and yamaha think it may be cool?
wtf?!?! Sacrilege I say!:face-icon-small-sho
Coming to a dealer near you Sept 2015.
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We all know Yamaha builds bullet proof engines. Not sure why they suck at building a mtn. chassis but they do reign supreme in the fit and finsh and quality department compaired to the other sled oems.
Why would you. The current 1100 turbo is a great motor. What would you gain with the Yamaha. Everyone I ever rode was a hunk of junk. The 1100 turbo is twice the sled and with all the advancements you have seen from companies like EVO. Why would you want anything else? Just asking.
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Let's step back and look at this for a second...
Yamaha has done NOTHING, zero, zip, nada to advance it's lineup since when? Maybe when the Phazer or Nytro were introduced? Maybe it's only clear to me, but Yamaha is a huge company and I am guessing they aren't making a bunch of money on their sleds. However, if they could still sell sled motors to a current company why wouldn't they?
Let's see, which company is on their own after this year after a long relationship with Suzuki?? Hmmm....
Do you really think the Z120 / SRX clone was the only thing the companies would be sharing??
Makes sense to me from both sides. I wonder if Cat would get to use the under-seat exhaust?
Wait, didn't YAMAHA buy the rights to the Diamond Drive!?!?!?!?
Something fishy here...
Joe
Yamaha has done NOTHING, zero, zip, nada to advance it's lineup since when? Maybe when the Phazer or Nytro were introduced? Maybe it's only clear to me, but Yamaha is a huge company and I am guessing they aren't making a bunch of money on their sleds. However, if they could still sell sled motors to a current company why wouldn't they?
Let's see, which company is on their own after this year after a long relationship with Suzuki?? Hmmm....
Do you really think the Z120 / SRX clone was the only thing the companies would be sharing??
Makes sense to me from both sides. I wonder if Cat would get to use the under-seat exhaust?
Wait, didn't YAMAHA buy the rights to the Diamond Drive!?!?!?!?
Something fishy here...
Joe
Iv had a 2005 Rs Vector, 2006 Apex and riding a m1100t now. Yamaha's fit and finish is very good. Never had any issues with both yamaha's, still have the 2006 apex has 5,000km on it only changed the oil and a couple wear and tear parts. The yamaha chassis don't shine in the mountains tho. If yamaha put some input into cats fit and finish would make an awesome sled better.
The nytro motor is a good, bulletproof motor, but so is the 1100t. Thec1100t motor will be around through the 2014 model year then gone. From what I've been hearing the yammi is the replacement.
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I got it from a inside source that all of the Yamaha motor guys are all working up in Thief River Falls with Arctic Cat and they have teamed up to build sleds and Yamaha will be providing the engines and Cat will handle the chassis. This should be interesting and I eventually the 2 stroke federal emissions will eventually end the use of anything other then a 4 stroke but hopefully not in the near future.
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And you would actually consider that a possibility LOL! You are probably big into conspiracy theories also so I'll let you in on a lil secret........there are no aliens here dude!
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Hey Kevin, i ll be calling you soon. sending ecm out to get reflashed this week. time to work on clutching for this beast. Hope your having fun! still no snow to speak of in our neck of the woods. Happy New Year!!!
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Cat engineers have designed the engines and Suzuki did the build as per the specs that came out of TRF. Cat's engine factory is in St. Cloud, not saying you're wrong but have your friends seen Japanese guys drinking at the Rusty Nail?
O boy what a can of worms we opened up ...
I was just wondering what you thought about doing it not if you think cat should do it.
I was just wondering what you thought about doing it not if you think cat should do it.
--What type of Yamaha engine are you taking about? An existing Yamaha sled engine 4s boat anchor or new ones per Cat spec that meets or exceeds performance and reliability parameters of the Suzuki engines?
--I would take a Cat spec engine built by Yamaha, you bet!
--I would take a Cat spec engine built by Yamaha, you bet!
--Another question, if Yamaha is going to build engines and Cat is going to build chassis, then does that mean you will be able buy either a Yamaha or a Cat with the only difference being Logo and graphics? IF so, I guess it works so Yamaha guys will be able to keep their blue and white riding gear. --Yamaha and Cat are both companies that seem committed to building snowmobiles so I guess them teaming up is a good thing. May the 2S live forever!!
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