NEW Yamaha Sport Side X Side?

[BrArmor]

So does anyone have any real info or good guesses to what Yamaha is planning for their next move? I saw pics of all the big media guys and editors in cowboy hats out in Texas driving some new Yamahas and my friend that went won't tell me anything... lol ;-)

I am thinking it might be some sort of sport UTV?

Maybe a single seat unit to compete with the Ace and work on OEM plans of getting rid of utility quads all together...?

Or could they finally be coming out with a sport model, which they have had plenty of time developing during the class act lawsuit...?

The reason I lean towards the sport model is... I see Cory Weller in the back of the guys in the pic from when they went to Texas. I would say they wanted her there for exposure but she was in the back of all the guys in the pic and why she would fly the next day after a big Lucas Oil Race to go drive a utility UTV? Maybe they want professional driver input and she is already a Yamaha backed girl/driver... which is also a cool combo... the Wellers have pretty much kep Yamaha in any UTV talk for the past 5 years.

What are your thoughts? Yamaha gonna debut a sport model this year?

 

[JoeyD23]

I was there, got a cowboy hat, and drove the new machine... all I can say is be here on UTVUnderground.com on Thursday to see what it is....

 

[crazywatson]

Yeah but Cory Weller's hat looked allot better on her then yours did!!!
I'll be here waiting for the new Yamaha to come out hopefully it doesn't come with a set of horns on the hood.

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[dezertduner]

If your hoping for a sport model your gonna be disappointed. Not gonna say more than that. I am a yamaha guy through and through but bought a rzr 1000 because i couldnt wait any longer. My prediction is 4,5,or 6 seat viking this year, 50inch next year single seat after that and then the sport model. Yamaha needs to grow some and put out sport model.

 

[Ra3iAlbadayer]

i think 4 seater, because the new Viking look the same size of last Yamaha Rhino 4 seater prototype, also after Kawasaki have Teryx4 and Honda Pioneer4 so it is the time to have 4 seater or 50 inch after Arctic Cat and Honda.

Yamaha follow the US market, usually look for Utility models, when i meet him here and ask him for sport models they said the market for utility in US and they doesn't care about other market, the sport SXS vehicle market is growing not just in US and UAE but also in Middle East and Europe.

i hope to see new sport SXS, new competitor to RZR XP 1000 & Wild Cat X1000 & Maverick 1000

 

[98GP]

I was there, got a cowboy hat, and drove the new machine... all I can say is be here on UTVUnderground.com on Thursday to see what it is....

What time?

 

[98GP]

i think 4 seater, because the new Viking look the same size of last Yamaha Rhino 4 seater prototype, also after Kawasaki have Teryx4 and Honda Pioneer4 so it is the time to have 4 seater or 50 inch after Arctic Cat and Honda.

Yamaha follow the US market, usually look for Utility models, when i meet him here and ask him for sport models they said the market for utility in US and they doesn't care about other market, the sport SXS vehicle market is growing not just in US and UAE but also in Middle East and Europe.

i hope to see new sport SXS, new competitor to RZR XP 1000 & Wild Cat X1000 & Maverick 1000

I bet a 6 seater. who else makes a 6'er other than John Deere, Polaris, or Kawasaki Mule. Really JD is a four, polaris is changing to a 5'er and Kawi's mule is so 10 years ago with drum brakes and all. That makert is wide open for a GOOD utility/recreational vehicle. Why else would Yamaha pass out cowboy hats? The new machine will be a good ranch hand with the capability to run down the occasional cattle rustler. With 6 seats, one could have 5 other people with 6 guns a-blazing after them cattle rustlers...Hold unto u'er hats boooooys!!

 

[BrArmor]

Haha I like the way you put all that!

 

[thekevin]

I am thinking a 5 seat viking this time around and then a mid year release in December of a 50inch Rhino like rig with a 550 in it.

 

[BrArmor]

Say they do a surprise release and it is a sport model everyone was waiting for... that would catch all the other OEMs off and they wouldn't have anything to follow it for a year or 2. That means that Yamaha would go fishing with more fish available than if they wait until all OEMs release their new sport cars...

Oh yeah... I heard Kawi has something coming very soon and Can Am too... only time will tell, or a leaked picture haha!

 

[thekevin]

I thought canam already realeased their 2015 lineup with the sweet digital camo stuff.

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[BrArmor]

I am feeling a mid season release...?

 

[dezertduner]

I have a pic of what i think its gonna look like and its from a very reliable source but dont wanna ruin the suprise for joeyd and utv underground. Plus i cant attach the image. But if joey says it ok , and i can get it posted i will.

 

[mosslager]

I'm thinking its the same Viking with a new engine...several folks in the media industry have posted Viking vids the last week...the Vikings not new...so I gotta think its the engine in it that will be new

 

[Kalop]

No way is it going to be a true sport sxs. People are dreamin' again.

 

[crazywatson]

18" of travel in front 20" in back and 112 horsepower! I hope.

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[dezertduner]

Found this on instagram. Looks like a 50"

 

[crazywatson]

Ok I'll start it off.
OH HELL NO!!!!

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[mosslager]

Wasnt there some talk a while back that Yamaha was working with Artic Cat and speculation was when Yamaha does do a sport SXS it will be a version of the Wildcat. Maybe the low sales numbers of the Wildcat has them staying out of the sport game.

 

[thekevin]

I like how they have the link to the release today on their website already and all that it shows so far is a flat green field. Maybe the new sxs will be able to drive over 3 rows of crops a time instead of 2.