[Earl McCreary]

What sled do you want in 2004?

 

[VFRcanada]

I want another F7.

 

[arctic rider]

ill take an srx,f5efi and an f7, mabe an f9 or an f8...haha i know so many yamaha guys who want the srx back

 

[got snow]

B) Iwant a F9, but what I want and what we get are two different things!!

 

[Jamie]

As long as it's reliable........

 

[kungfutu]

I would very much like to see an F6 at the same HP levels as the REV 600 HO. The F9 won't be feasible I think. The ZR 900 vibrates hard-core, if you put that in a light weight sled the thing would fall apart!

 

[team arctic]

Originally posted by kungfutu@Jan 8 2003, 09:38 AM
The F9 won't be feasible I think. The ZR 900 vibrates hard-core, if you put that in a light weight sled the thing would fall apart!

I'm not saying that the F9 is imminent, but a couple comments. The 900 in the ZR wouldn't be the same one in an F9, so who knows about vibration. Regardless of vibration, light weight does not indicate weak. The Firecat chassis is actually a stronger chassis than the ZR...Marc

 

[arctic rider]

even the 800 vibrates alot, but thats what happens with big twins, like the v-twin to a sportbike, u have 2 huge pistons compares to the same cc engine with smaller pistons, making less vibration

 

[jay]

F6 EFI

 

[skikvt]

What would be the advantage of an F6 over the F7?

 

[1madcat]

Would want to seen an F8 EFI, would shut the 800 Skidoo owners up.

 

[team arctic]

Originally posted by skikvt@Jan 8 2003, 09:59 AM
What would be the advantage of an F6 over the F7?

1) More easily insured and lower rates
2) My wife could actually ride it around the property some
3) Marketing niche - the 600 class is a sweet spot that most trail riders like
4) It would give Cat something to compete head to head with the REV600HO

Marc

 

[ditchrider]

when do they usually release sleds

 

[arctic rider]

mid february- mid march...i cant really remeber i think thats right tho

 

[team arctic]

Originally posted by ditchrider@Jan 8 2003, 08:02 PM
when do they usually release sleds

When the 03 inventories are down enough B)

 

[F-5 sno-pro]

i heard on this the F8 is being dynoed by D&D idk if this is true or not but they said it has 165.5 hp . i'm not sure if it was an efi i think it was but idk

 

[ridna7]

My F7 shuts up the 800 Ski-poo guys now

I think an F6 will be the choice to put out, for reasons already stated,
the insurance, to compete with the "other" brands in that class, ect.,
and the guys I know with the 900 like the ZR chassis and are
really hoping they don't drop it, just maybe tweak it a little. But I'm
afraid sooner or later the ZR will be fazed out. (More sooner than later)
Them die hard ZR guys need to really ride one of these sleds, I
think it would change their opinions of the F chassis.

Just my opinion

 

[acsnow]

I think I would want the f7 since it has been on the snow for a year. I think i would wait a year for f6.

 

[bones]

An f6 is already on its way late 03 model, my dealer has already put an order in

 

[Earl McCreary]

Originally posted by F-5 sno-pro@Jan 8 2003, 07:09 PM
i heard on this the F8 is being dynoed by D&D idk if this is true or not but they said it has 165.5 hp . i'm not sure if it was an efi i think it was but idk

Dealer heard something about F8 around 165 HP. Said, same engine that Tucker ran in the open last year, but down on the HP level as his sled.