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Mar 22, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Does anybody know if Yamaha is gonna make a bigger atv then the grizz for '05? Are they gonna upgrade the grizzly? They are gonna get left behind in the utility business if they dont pick up the pace. Any rumors or anythangs?
Mar 22, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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There is the A1 quad, but it is more recently rumored that it will be a mix between a traditional quad and a Ryno for industrial use[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
However, it is not a rumor that the A-1 exists. I was told about by a Yamaha service tech in Florida a few years ago when they unveiled the M1 PWC engine. Then I was told about it again at the Yamaha dealer convention last year by the regional sales rep. The guy in Florida did not know if it would make production, but was in the works. The sales rep last year said it is a done deal and will likely appear in a couple of years. [This was last year, when I was told this.]
The A1 enigne is a 1000cc I4 engine BASED from the R1 engine......same as the snowmobile and PWC engine origins......but will have around 75HP and some extremely low gearing.
As for another hotrod single cylinder engine......there is nothing left in Yamaha's lineup to use. If they go bigger with the single cyl., it would have to be an all-new engine or a beefed up version of the current 660.
However, it is not a rumor that the A-1 exists. I was told about by a Yamaha service tech in Florida a few years ago when they unveiled the M1 PWC engine. Then I was told about it again at the Yamaha dealer convention last year by the regional sales rep. The guy in Florida did not know if it would make production, but was in the works. The sales rep last year said it is a done deal and will likely appear in a couple of years. [This was last year, when I was told this.]
The A1 enigne is a 1000cc I4 engine BASED from the R1 engine......same as the snowmobile and PWC engine origins......but will have around 75HP and some extremely low gearing.
As for another hotrod single cylinder engine......there is nothing left in Yamaha's lineup to use. If they go bigger with the single cyl., it would have to be an all-new engine or a beefed up version of the current 660.
Mar 23, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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That 75HP figure had me frowning when I heard it. The R1 makes over 150HP, so I knew it would be a power house. I asked if the 75 wasn't the torque instead of horepower and he said "No.........75HP....and I do not know the torque".
What's odd is that the I4 engine itself isn't designed for low end torque. Why put such a large engine is something that could get by with an engine much smaller?
I would think their V-Twin engines would be better suited myself.......but hey.......it's Yamaha we are talking about here.
Nearly everything they have released in the last 4 years would have considered "over-doing it" in the early '90s. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
That 75HP figure had me frowning when I heard it. The R1 makes over 150HP, so I knew it would be a power house. I asked if the 75 wasn't the torque instead of horepower and he said "No.........75HP....and I do not know the torque".
What's odd is that the I4 engine itself isn't designed for low end torque. Why put such a large engine is something that could get by with an engine much smaller?
I would think their V-Twin engines would be better suited myself.......but hey.......it's Yamaha we are talking about here.
Nearly everything they have released in the last 4 years would have considered "over-doing it" in the early '90s. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
Mar 23, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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Originally posted by: KNOWSALOT
There is the A1 quad, but it is more recently rumored that it will be a mix between a traditional quad and a Ryno for industrial use[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
However, it is not a rumor that the A-1 exists. I was told about by a Yamaha service tech in Florida a few years ago when they unveiled the M1 PWC engine. Then I was told about it again at the Yamaha dealer convention last year by the regional sales rep. The guy in Florida did not know if it would make production, but was in the works. The sales rep last year said it is a done deal and will likely appear in a couple of years. [This was last year, when I was told this.]
The A1 enigne is a 1000cc I4 engine BASED from the R1 engine......same as the snowmobile and PWC engine origins......but will have around 75HP and some extremely low gearing.
As for another hotrod single cylinder engine......there is nothing left in Yamaha's lineup to use. If they go bigger with the single cyl., it would have to be an all-new engine or a beefed up version of the current 660.
There is the A1 quad, but it is more recently rumored that it will be a mix between a traditional quad and a Ryno for industrial use[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
However, it is not a rumor that the A-1 exists. I was told about by a Yamaha service tech in Florida a few years ago when they unveiled the M1 PWC engine. Then I was told about it again at the Yamaha dealer convention last year by the regional sales rep. The guy in Florida did not know if it would make production, but was in the works. The sales rep last year said it is a done deal and will likely appear in a couple of years. [This was last year, when I was told this.]
The A1 enigne is a 1000cc I4 engine BASED from the R1 engine......same as the snowmobile and PWC engine origins......but will have around 75HP and some extremely low gearing.
As for another hotrod single cylinder engine......there is nothing left in Yamaha's lineup to use. If they go bigger with the single cyl., it would have to be an all-new engine or a beefed up version of the current 660.
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Originally posted by: hondaracer305
Kinda reminds me of the Suzuki Saratoga [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Kinda reminds me of the Suzuki Saratoga [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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