Yamaha SnoX race team is testing an early year....

[MrSled]

Found this cool video on face book: It's 2001 and the Yamaha SnoX race team is testing an early version of the MonoShock rear suspension

 

[ishpeming fan]

AHHH,the good old days when Yamaha did in house R@D!

 

[Farmer 73]

Seen them run at Duluth and Grand Geneva every year they ran them. I thought the mono rear worked good watching them on the track. I also felt the triple ran better than the two cylinder 800 they put in them in 2003. Maybe it was the sound that was better! LOL! This was the first year I missed Grand Geneva since 1998.... dam covid!

 

[ishpeming fan]

Yes,I loved watching Doug Henry Fly around wearing and riding blue at Grand Geneva! He was A true Yamaha rider,moto and snowcross. A true legend for sure.

 

[TPAY243]

That was the beginning of the end to Yamaha's sno x team that rear suspension failed miserably.

 

[74Nitro]

That was the beginning of the end to Yamaha's sno x team that rear suspension failed miserably.

I never really saw it as a good 'race' suspension, but in its day I thought it rode decent as a trail suspension.

 

[Carbide]

Yes,I loved watching Doug Henry Fly around wearing and riding blue at Grand Geneva! He was A true Yamaha rider,moto and snowcross. A true legend for sure.

Hard to believe he's been paralyzed for the last 13 years.

 

[TPAY243]

I'm pretty sure Yamaha never had or raced a 800 2 cylinder 800 but I could be wrong i got a buddy who worked on the sno x team back in the day I'll have to call him and find out.

 

[MattDavidson]

Nice one! I love the way Viper looks.