Would you buy a new, 2-stroke Yamaha if they offered one?

[AKrider]

On another forum some guy posted that a Canadian magazine wrote that Ski-doo is #1 in sales of 4-strokes. That took me a bit by surprise as they don't offer as many different 4-strokes models or motors as Yamaha. Anyone know if this is true?

That got me thinking, back just a couple years ago, I never thought I'd buy anything but a 4-stroke. I even told people that over and over. But now here I am riding 2-strokes again. Had anyone told me in '08 that in the future I'd be on a Polaris 2-stroke I'd have had a good laugh.

If Yamaha came out with a new 2-stroke, whether it be a rebranded Cat C-tech 600 or an all original Yamaha design, would you buy it? I have to admit that 2-strokes have come a very long way from the 10 year old Ski-doo ZX sleds that I had before I switched to Yamaha. The new 2-strokes don't produce that huge stink cloud of exhaust, they get much better mileage than the old carb'd models, their ride and handling is fricking amazing and, perhaps the most eye opening aspect, they are so light weight.

Back in '05 I truly believed that 4-strokes would take over sled industry just like they did with motocross and the ATV industry. I don't believe that anymore. I'd have never guessed that 2-strokes would still be so popular.

 

[2lapsdown]

Yamaha didn't guess that 2 strokes would still be so popular either! lol!

 

[09nytro]

I think that two stroke cat is bad azz....

 

[sheetwright]

Only if it was a yamaha motor that was 800cc or bigger. No need for a 600 here

 

[09nytro]

I think a 600 needs to be in the Yamaha lineup , and a 2 stroke to boot, a 600 & 800
I would get a yamacat 2 stroke for sure , cat has always had great engines

 

[09nytro]

You never know they could be working on one now

 

[SSX600]

After owning a 4 stroke I will never go back to a 2 stroke sled.

 

[tomanytoyz]

Most of Yamahas engines are 4-stroke.,dirtbikes-atvs-streetbikes-cruisers-powerwashers-generators-outboards except for one or two models.. dont think they will build another 2-stroke especially for the (snowmobile) world...imo

 

[cannondale27]

Yamaha still makes the 125 and 250 2st dirtbikes and they are real popular right now. YES I would buy a Yamaha 2 stroke sled!

http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=121486

 

[Sled Dog]

After owning a 4 stroke I will never go back to a 2 stroke sled.

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[HighSpeedLowDrag]

Yes, if it has at least four cylinders and a gear reduction output shaft. I don't care how many strokes it has.

 

[soldi]

I would buy a two stroke if it was in a good chassie and had good clutching, I would also buy a new Yamaha 4-stroke if the same criteria was mes.. To me weight, power, handling and reliabilty is key not what type of tech is used to get there..

The arctic cat 800 is a bas #*$&@ motor (Suzuki) so I'd rather have that then the new untested actic 600 that has (to me) a weird solution on direct injection.

I could see Suzuki offering Yamaha 2 stroke technology for cheap.. Yamaha should be intrested but will most likely not be as they have gone all in on the 4-stroke..

 

[newfie09xtx]

I honestly dont know if I would or not. If they come out with a 2 stroke it would have to have some serious technology to compete with the etec's.

 

[sheetwright]

See this poll is a double edge sword to answer. Should of been would you buy a yamaha snowmobile with a yamaha two stroke motor. It's one thing to put our power technology, clutching, gearing, and mapping into someone else's chasis and call it a yamaha. It is a totally different question to just add our clutch and gearing to someone else's motor and entire sled, then brand it a yamaha. To me that is not a yamaha. They might as well buy cat, and just change the whole line up to a yamaha name then use. our better clutches and drive components. Just saying....

 

[snobill]

After owning a 4 stroke I will never go back to a 2 stroke sled.

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