new snow coss sled

[fx-treme]

a freind of mine told me yamaha came out with a new snow cross sled at the albany show called the epic. is there any truth to this.

 

[Indy]

Your friend probably meant Apex. maybe it is the NY accent.

 

[RedRX1]

thats just one tiny corner of the state, the rest of us speak normally like you midwest guys.

 

[RocklandRX1]

Indy...that's some funny $hit.....but true

 

[sledheadgeorge]

You guys think 06 is a great year for new models???????????????Waite till 07................................The plot thickens.

 

[fx-treme]

ha ha very funny, I'm from upstate ny not much accent way up here. I talked to my buddy again he meant the appex rtx. I don't really think that's a snowcross sled although you could turn it into one.I'd like to see something from yamaha that was already set up just buy it and race it.

 

[fx-treme]

after reading mr.sled's report I now see the nytro to be the snow cross sled. does any one know which class this would run in I'm thinking 600's.

 

[kenlacy]

You won't see it run in any snocross class - still carrying too much weight for racing. Not saying that it is not good for doing some ditchbanging, but a racer it is not.

 

[Yamahnator]

WSA/ISR won't classify them. I know, I got told both on the phone and by email. So no they won't be snowcrossed. Unless you can get a local circuit to allow you entrance

However they ARE capable. When the 03 came out they had a demo at the Vernon NY races and he was hitting the triple like a 2 stroker. Even from the 03 to the 05 RX-1 the ride and suspension (and weight) has improved dramatically. The difference between the Nytro and a 2 stroker is what 60 lbs.? Tell me you can tell the difference between a full and empty tank of gas. You can't. With a bike I can, mainly from the way it will wheelie but certainly not from a sled. So the weight issue is a myth.

 

[kenlacy]

The weight makes all the difference in the world on a snowcross track - and I guarantee you every racer on the circuit would notice 60 lbs.

I don't mind the extra weight on RX-1 compared to my XC8 - although I can definitely feel it and it is 60 lbs.

 

[Yamahnator]

Better tell Tomy Amasalo to quit then... He's easily 60 pounds more than Mike Island.

 

[kenlacy]

Didn't say anything about quiting -just telling you they can tell the difference. If Amasalo could lose 40 lbs and still ride the sled with as much strength and endurance as he does now - he'd benefit from it.

 

[welterracer]

Snow cross sleds weight 425 lbs..

It would take ALOT to get the current sleds down to that ... MORE LIKE IMPOSSIBLE..

 

[FastEH!]

WAIT!

Wait till 07....I cannot wait to get my 06,NEVER mind waiting till 07!!