Special Delivery

[fatchance]

So. Any guesses on when and who will be the first proud owner of a new Sidewinder?

 

[swampcat]

Who ? Not me, I am done Guinea piggin for people. As for when ? My $ goes on Sept. 10. Let er roll....

 

[Snowaddict]

Mr. Sled? Or any Yamaha factory backed driver. Mid-late Summer. Do we win a prize if we guess correctly?

 

[AXR]

Mr. Sled?

Grr that was my guess

 

[cannondale27]

The aftermarket guys and then Alaska if it's like the Viper release. Was Trails open before I saw mine in 13 drove me crazy!

 

[uprider800]

I spring ordered my xf 9000 limited cat in 2014 and took delivery of it in mid july. Now I think they built the cats first that yr. My guess is the cats will be built first again. Then the yamahas will be built and so we won't see Sidewinders till mid oct and those will be dealer stock for fall sale. So we will see spring orders by Nov. Hopefully the earthquake in Japan doesn't have an effect on how fast the new motors make it to the US.

 

[MrSled]

If I get mine first I will give out prizes for everyone..LOL.. when I ordered my 2014 Viper it was a week before the my fist TY ride before I received the unit... talk about GRRR

 

[CR]

Re: production shedule - It’s a simple question that has a somewhat complicated answer. There are several factors that determine the manufacturing timing. Generally the first BOM to be issued will get built first. The BOM’s (list of parts required) is released when final model development is complete and validated. Some models may require additional testing or calibration so the BOM is delayed. The parts procurement is triggered by the BOM timing and manufacturing schedules follow suit. Sidewinder engines are being shipped in July and some BOM’s are already being finalized. Manufacturing is scheduled to begin in August at which point unit shipping will commence. Dealerships should be receiving their first allocations by mid-September. I can’t say today what order the models will be built in and the 9000’s are run at the same time which has a bearing on the order as well. The LE models are special and basically ‘built to order’ so no adjustments are required due to dealer bookings and quite often their BOM’s are among the first to be issued. Everyone should have their machines before the snow flies this year unless something unforeseen happens. Hope this helps! cheers cr - See more at: http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2016/04/15/spec-update-2/#comments

 

[MrSled]

Re: production shedule - It’s a simple question that has a somewhat complicated answer. There are several factors that determine the manufacturing timing. Generally the first BOM to be issued will get built first. The BOM’s (list of parts required) is released when final model development is complete and validated. Some models may require additional testing or calibration so the BOM is delayed. The parts procurement is triggered by the BOM timing and manufacturing schedules follow suit. Sidewinder engines are being shipped in July and some BOM’s are already being finalized. Manufacturing is scheduled to begin in August at which point unit shipping will commence. Dealerships should be receiving their first allocations by mid-September. I can’t say today what order the models will be built in and the 9000’s are run at the same time which has a bearing on the order as well. The LE models are special and basically ‘built to order’ so no adjustments are required due to dealer bookings and quite often their BOM’s are among the first to be issued. Everyone should have their machines before the snow flies this year unless something unforeseen happens. Hope this helps! cheers cr - See more at: http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2016/04/15/spec-update-2/#comments

Good to know and thanks for posting Chris. I would think all the dealers allocations would be filled before Yamaha gets a sled to me thats the point I was making

 

[Snowaddict]

Re: production shedule - "Everyone should have their machines before the snow flies"

That's the key right there. Thanks for the info Chris.

 

[biffdotorg]

Holy crap, Chris, you are posting and using your real identity? I think we all feel a bit more special now! Thanks for the input, I am sure it is appreciated by these guys that have fallen off the fence and placed an order!

 

[sheetwright]

I would guess Allen Ulmer LOL

 

[sgauthier]

LOL. For those that thought Yamaha or anyone from Yamaha for that matter,would ever actually take the time to come on here and read what we have to say,let alone post a reply I just have 3 words for you "In your face " the man himself just posted.

Thanks very much Chris for taking the time to post

 

[bleedyamaha]

We were told awhile ago by Tom that Yamaha does watch TY. This just backs up what Tom said.

 

[SRXracer]

Given the comment of the LE's being "built to order", could I make a humble suggestion that it would be a great addition to the snowcheck program to be able to have a couple options on tracks, other accessories, and maybe even shocks (obviously that might be to much with different calibrations required). I think something like that would be great!