are they joking?

[09nytro]

Well, since yamaha didn't come with the sled I really want (100-110hp, lighter weight FX sled) I would have liked to see some weight loss on the FX nytro and sno-x front bulkhead. I would have bet money on a totally new model to celebrate 10 years of 4-strokes.
Yamaha seems to have slipped back into a conservative mode regarding sleds but what this signifies is still unclear. Are they "resting" from the engineering push to develop the RX-1 to gather resources and prep the next great 4-stroke revolution? Or has the sled division gone adrift in the wake of the 4-stroke conversion?
A new model is more than another choice in the showroom. It signifies a manufacturers renewed commitment to the sport. 2012 has no manufacturer with a new motor (doo-new skid, po-same, AC-new chassis, no 600, no 1000, same motors). Between the epa, the economy, the price of sleds and gas, our sport is getting hammered. The time of a new model every second season is over.

Man you said it

 

[Mad Russian]

lol

 

[BombaPolaYama]

Re: sled

i have been retired for 17 yrs and i will be 64 soon, also been sledding for
40yrs and through the years i have gotten upset about new models, but
as you get older you have a choice to be happy with your last few yrs or
be miserable. i choose to be happy, and i refuse to let small things ruin my
day. i wanted something different then my 07 attak but i will be just fine.

so don't let the small things get in your way of happiness.

Good, happiness is really a choice isn't it? Seems like you have a good retirement plan there 64-17= 47 as well!! All the best on your continued retirement.
And I guess the more often sleds are revamped/remodelled; the more R&D involved and the more cost to the buyer. There has to be a breaking point beyond which it is just not affordable anymore; so it is a balancing act for manufacturers I'd say to stay in the market and stay competitive. $17000 + for an Apex - wow, now that is getting pricey.