super1c
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was at my local dealer yesterday,what my friend the owner said bummed me out
Well? This isn’t Facebook BS. You sound like my wife’s friends. “I’ve had a horrible day and don’t want to talk about it” So please don’t ask! They only say it so you ask! I’m asking.
pdiddy
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Well it looks like they are fixing under the hood, so maybe a two-stroke is coming back.......
Thanks for sharing, absolutely nothing... Karen... Lolwas at my local dealer yesterday,what my friend the owner said bummed me out
nbsledder
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LolThanks for sharing, absolutely nothing... Karen... Lol
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paradise
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Boy I sure wish I knew what was behind the snow.
Its just a video of Cody Matechuk driving his Sidewinder, you can watch the video on Instagram. He's sponsored by Yamaha, tagged them in the video & they reposted it, nothing more.Boy I sure wish I knew what was behind the snow.
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Well? This isn’t Facebook BS. You sound like my wife’s friends. “I’ve had a horrible day and don’t want to talk about it” So please don’t ask! They only say it so you ask! I’m asking.
CooperT
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No need to hide behind the couch, we used to do that as kids...we’re all grown men here!
T-Bone
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Nothing says come buy a new Yamaha like a picture of kid and father hovering over design and technology from the 70s. I have lost all faith that Yamaha knows what the hell they are doing when it comes to sleds. I dare them to prove me wrong.
CooperT
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Are parents really going to spend thousands of dollars on a new sled for their kids? I’m sure some do, and that’s fine. I’m not broke by any means, but there’s no way I’m spending thousands on a new sled for my kids. I paid $550 for an 83’ bravo and they love it! It will last them a while. When the time comes, I’ll try to find another 340 enticer for them. Once they outgrow that and want to continue with sledding, they can go get a job and buy a bigger sled if they want to.Nothing says come buy a new Yamaha like a picture of kid and father hovering over design and technology from the 70s. I have lost all faith that Yamaha knows what the hell they are doing when it comes to sleds. I dare them to prove me wrong.
I get my son wrenching on my vipers from time to time and he likes it. And if the son or daughter crash the bravo, it’s not a huge deal.
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I'm with you! No way in hell I would give my kid a sled that is going to cost me almost $10K. If my kid ends up being anything like me they are going to ride the piss out of it and break it every weekend like I did on my first sled. Fix it during the week and do the same thing next weekend. I love my kid but these new "kids" sled are way to much money for me to throw down.Are parents really going to spend thousands of dollars on a new sled for their kids? I’m sure some do, and that’s fine. I’m not broke by any means, but there’s no way I’m spending thousands on a new sled for my kids. I paid $550 for an 83’ bravo and they love it! It will last them a while. When the time comes, I’ll try to find another 340 enticer for them. Once they outgrow that and want to continue with sledding, they can go get a job and buy a bigger sled if they want to.
I get my son wrenching on my vipers from time to time and he likes it. And if the son or daughter crash the bravo, it’s not a huge deal.
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Maybe it is a wait until you have grandkids kind of thing, but I confess to buying my oldest grandson a brand new Phazer XTX a few years ago. I am pushing 70 now, but snowmobiling has always been my absolute favorite recreation, and I look forward to winter for the other 9 months a year. Up until recently, when he discovered girls and had to start working after school and weekends, my grandson was my primary riding buddy. Selfishly, I wanted him on a sled that could keep up with me, and a sled that we could depend upon not to break down when we were deep into the North woods and 50 miles from civilization. Honestly, looking back, the time I spent with my grandson has been worth far more than any money I have spent on sleds.I'm with you! No way in hell I would give my kid a sled that is going to cost me almost $10K. If my kid ends up being anything like me they are going to ride the piss out of it and break it every weekend like I did on my first sled. Fix it during the week and do the same thing next weekend. I love my kid but these new "kids" sled are way to much money for me to throw down.
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And some Bravos
And some Enticers
I've spent a fair bit of time in recent years rehabbing old ETs and Bravos and bringing them back into circulation. Why? Well, first, they're awesome, and second, they are still relevant. The market doesn't have an inexpensive mid-sized sled right now. And it won't any time soon. I can rehab like 8 or 10 ETs and ECs for the cost of one new sled. I don't make any money on it, but I have managed to make some smiles.
I've been so excited for new releases the last couple years, and I am hesitant to get excited just as of yet. Will we quietly see a tuning fork badge on $12,000 Blasts?
I've been so excited for new releases the last couple years, and I am hesitant to get excited just as of yet. Will we quietly see a tuning fork badge on $12,000 Blasts?
MikeWalters
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I've spent a fair bit of time in recent years rehabbing old ETs and Bravos and bringing them back into circulation. Why? Well, first, they're awesome, and second, they are still relevant. The market doesn't have an inexpensive mid-sized sled right now. And it won't any time soon. I can rehab like 8 or 10 ETs and ECs for the cost of one new sled. I don't make any money on it, but I have managed to make some smiles.
I've been so excited for new releases the last couple years, and I am hesitant to get excited just as of yet. Will we quietly see a tuning fork badge on $12,000 Blasts?
^^ This guy gets it! Well stated.
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