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A new High Performance Trail 2-Stroke YamaCat in the works for next season?

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Here's some interesting speculation from one of the Lester clan from SuperTrax magazine regarding a new 2-Stroke trail sled from YamaCat....

www.supertraxmag.com

YAMAHA'S HIGH PERFORMANCE 2-STROKE TRAIL SLED

To say the potential arrival of a 2-stroke Yamaha was at the top of a good many readers' and viewers' minds was an understatement we actually underestimated.
www.supertraxmag.com

Would any current SideWinder owners decide to go back to a 2-Stroker again if offered the choice?

I for one would strongly consider it depending on the power level and suspension package.

I'd love to see a pure Yamaha designed new 2-Stroke powerplant but at this point I'm afraid that is just wishful thinking, but a guy can still dream.
 
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Highly doubt you will ever see a pure Yamaha sled produced again.
 
Yamaha has just redid the 22 YZ 125 2 stroke , so they are actually still investing some money into 2 strokes. But the 2 strokes are done for me unless they can start making 200hp to be some what fun compared the sidewinder.
 
i would consider it if the engine was the old tripple pv srx motor. no interest in a big twin.
 
Don't think I could go back to a 2 smoke motor. Really like where I'm at with this winder 4 stroke motor.
 
This might happen, but it maybe in the rumored new pro cross 2 chassis with a 850 instead of the old 800, it will be all Cat though, can't see Yamaha sharing any of their 2 stroke tech but you never know these day's, all the better for buyers if they do have their helping hand in the motor.
 
I would go back, as long as it's all Yamaha.
 
First of all, Cat needs to bump that engine to 850.
Second, given that the Winder outsells the T-Cat by a very wide margin, (even though they are basically the same sled), they would probably sells a pile of them dressed in Blue and White.
Personally, I have zero interest - I'm hooked on the broad and massive Turbo power and I don't much care for the sound or smell of a two-stroke anymore.
 
I did hear a while back that Yamaha was testing a new 850! Was it a Cat 850? Maybe? I also heard that it was Cat motor with a Yamaha Direct Injection System? Who knows. I could see Yamaha bring a 2 stroke 850 for the Mountain Riders. I doubt you will see it for Trail riding.
 
The 165hp range power is missing in the Yamaha trail riding line up compared to the other OEM's, not sure what a non turbo winder engine would put out but maybe close to that HP, maybe this is the direction Yamaha will go keeping it 4 stroke, makes it easier and more realistic for Yamaha to justify using it in other Yamaha products, Yamaha is pretty tight lipped.
 
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