2014 and beyond..

[87gtNOS]

Regarding the new Viper, I would love to try it. I'm sure it'll out handle a Nytro hands down...too bad the design and production came from Arctic Cat. How can Yamaha not figure out how to design their own sled?

I feel that the answer is this...you can only design and re-engineer these suspensions so many times that eventually you are copying what has already been done....I think all manufacturers are basically at a road block on this.

With that said, they could at least designed their own body on the existing ProCross chassis!!! But from a money savings standpoint, using existing molds makes sense.

 

[Dmaxxer]

Does anyone think maybe Yamaha actually designed this chassis and had Arctic Cat build it and work the bugs out under their name before jumping in under the Yamaha name?? Funny how they got the engines in there without the chassis being designed for them?? Just wondering......Maybe Yamaha already owns Arctic Cat??

 

[yamahahaapex]

51% some a/c dealers were saying

 

[bellofello]

Thanks Tom. Now, more on the vipers' please. I understand your time was limited and truely would take a couple thousand miles to have a true opinion. likes and dislikes? Tell me you weren't out granny riding. also any numbers, wieght and hp? Cheers, Scott

Remember these sleds were still proto types. I was on them for an hour or more. They felt extremely light, did not need power steering... very light effort. They had very flat handling and I did not get any ski lift... but I was on a lake not in trail conditions. Some of the fit and finish will need to cleaned up but I was told that is being worked on. From cone to cone and in less then the length of a football field I was seeing close to 80 MPH.. not sure on speedo accuracy. They said the sleds goal is to be 20lbs lighter than a Nytro... it sure felt light.

The heated seat was nice...LOL. The hand warmers took a while to warm up so I hope that's not the Nytro grips as those suck when it gets in the single digits without a rock booster.

After riding I stood back and said it sure looks bad azz...

The gauge was interesting... not really sure how I will like that because it seemed tough to read when riding.

I agree, the steering did feel very light and effortless.

I had the XTX up to 94 mph on the little lake we had set up for us.

They all felt pretty nice. I'm digging the uncoupled skid in the XTX. Pullin skis with ease

 

[snobill]

Whats the horse power ?

 

[Bluebullet]

Tom, Thanks for the review, sounds pretty good. How did the motor sound? exhaust looks crazy? more low end pull with the lighter chasis? someone needs to line up a nitro and see how the viper will fare?
Thanks again

 

[Duey782]

Tom, Thanks for the review, sounds pretty good. How did the motor sound? exhaust looks crazy? more low end pull with the lighter chasis? someone needs to line up a nitro and see how the viper will fare?
Thanks again

Hehe, that won't happen until production.. it wouldn't do to have their inferior old product beat their superior new product!! Not saying that it would.. just saying.

 

[veemaks]

Does anyone think maybe Yamaha actually designed this chassis and had Arctic Cat build it and work the bugs out under their name before jumping in under the Yamaha name?? Funny how they got the engines in there without the chassis being designed for them?? Just wondering......Maybe Yamaha already owns Arctic Cat??

Yamaha does not own Arctic Cat. For sure we would know it then...

 

[BOUNTYHUNTER]

.....Maybe Yamaha already owns Arctic Cat??

Nope....Read Paragraph #3 on the Yamaha Blog

 

[BOUNTYHUNTER]

51% some a/c dealers were saying

NOPE..NEVER HAPPENING....Read Paragraph #3 on the Yamaha Blog

 

[BOUNTYHUNTER]

I am telling you this sled is SOOO much fun to drive."

After being in Minneapolis the last few days I have learned for us die hard Yamaha fans that there is going to be 1 new sled every year for the next 5 years from Yamaha with some new and outstanding technology with new chassis and motors... and yes they said motors So please get out to a demo and ride this sled.... it was extremely fun to drive and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
On a side note: A good friend of mine said " Here is my chance to drive some other brand chassis with out having to leave my brand" and that is a very good point

Gotta Lov That

 

[Buster696]

 

[CANAM 4 Stroker]

Does anyone think maybe Yamaha actually designed this chassis and had Arctic Cat build it and work the bugs out under their name before jumping in under the Yamaha name?? Funny how they got the engines in there without the chassis being designed for them?? Just wondering......Maybe Yamaha already owns Arctic Cat??

Are you serious ? Watch out for those black helicopters.

 

[MrSled]

 

[rayone02]

Tom when you say new chassis does that mean in the artic cat chassis for the next five years or yamaha coming out with there own chassis?