jereber
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Free for all who "Knows" or thinks they know what will happen for all brands 2023 models!?
Would expect some changes from doo. Maybe narrow things up, turn up the boost to match the poo, possibly new chassis it’s been 6 years for the G4. Polaris might bring out an electric sled. Hopefully cat and yami have something up their sleeve! With the logistic issues things might all stay the same and hopefully they can deliver sleds next year.Textron gives up on snowmobiles ?
If its BNGs for 23... I'd suspect a 23.5 from Doo.
My thoughts too! hahaI just want to see what they're hiding! you know they have a facking monster waiting...
Totally agree there greenthumb. I struggle to change a spark plug in a heated shop. Not sure with cold hands how easy it would be to do on the hill. Hope I never have to find out. The hood assy is a joke in my opinion. Gotta be an easier way.I have heard few times from different people that the doo is getting an upgrade in the tunnel/track/skid department. Likely 15" wide and no (rear) cooling. Possibly some plastics to go with the 34" front end. To me it's similar to the changes the Matryx got over the Axys and I bet doo will treat it something like the XP-XM and run with it for a few years before anything major in the powertrain/chassis again.
Supposedly they are in town right now working on clutching.
What I would like to see from doo personally, is better serviceability, especially out in the field. The poo's can have the plastics off with almost no tools and plugs changed in a few minutes. Meanwhile, even after pulling about a dozen screws and several wiring plugs to get the hood off, it looks similar to the underhood of a new superduty.
I was pretty interested in a fancy gauge, but after finding a decent gps that works for sledding, I like the idea of being able to remove it easily and also not being being stuck replacing a very expensive part in case of an abrupt interaction with a tree.
Yamaha already has its emotors developed ....Cost of doing business is astronomical these days. Don’t expect much. Especially with the delivery issues this year. I suspect with the 100k snowmobile sales in North America the changes are going to be less and less to keep costs down going forward. 20k plus snowmobile and wages haven’t followed…what demographic are they targeting? Seems broken to me.
I would say all 4 are focusing on electric versions now with the way things are getting pushed for zero emissions. So the r&d investment on new combustion engines will be not worth it as time goes on.
Yamaha will be the electric motor supplier for all of them.![]()