I love my 18 early release, but damn, $11, 595 for am Alpha?
Think I'm going to have to pull the trigger and check one!
Think I'm going to have to pull the trigger and check one!
2020...Good, bad, or ugly?
- Thread starter ultrasks700
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I think that’s what I would get. QS3’s change the sleds handling too much when adjusted IMO. Kind of a set it and forget kind of guy, and it sounds like the IFPs are decent shocks. Beyond that your not getting an led headlight?
Im hearing 1 year warrranty standard, which is disappointing.
They’ll be $9500 in February 2020. I’ve been screwed by snow check every time lol.
Also this is what big companies do in a market they want to take over. They under cut the competition and slash profits for a while trying to buy market share. Enjoy it while it lasts lol.
What the heck? Why can't I get estart on the 154? Also what is the cost for extended warranty?
I don't get why you can get electric start on a 154 but can't get it on a 154 hardcore. Stupid
The edge is extruded vs what we have now. Go to Dave McClure Facebook page and you can zoom in and see the difference.
Thanks
I'm guessing it's the outer edge traction that's the difference? I'm not familiar with what the regular edge looks like... haven't paid that much attention.
Oval shaped tube, edge of the tunnel contours it on the inside with a serrated edge that sticks up along the top just like the inside row of grips in the image that was attached. New design extrusion adds another row of grippers along the edge as well as supposedly more rigid.
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Really minor. Haven't bent mine or slipped off but I bought the klim snow bike boot and they have a softer sole. My buddy slips off all the time with his harder plastic sole on his klim boots. I did shove a stob through the boards and broke a cross link. Those haven't changed on the hardcore.
You think they hung around Yamaha for too long? That is a lot of bang for the buck with the alpha. They made a new model or two for 2020 plus some motor refinements so we will see. They also cured my biggest gripe of no e start other than on the hardcore 154. The alpha is hands down the funnest sled to ride imo so we will see. Awesome sled at an awesome price. See how they sell and see what they do in the future.
Seems as a lot people on here trade yearly. One year warranty doesn’t seem that big of a deal.
My 2 cents...
I don’t think Textron is going anywhere soon. They are likely able to offer the spring price as the lineup has been streamlined substantially, offering fewer models means less time to retool the line (reducing costs),and third party manufacturing of parts allow the company to order what they need instead of maintaining a huge inventory, also reducing costs. The mountain segment, although gaining market share isn’t the lions share or snowmobiles sold in Canada & the US. Trail and crossover sleds dominate market share. Snow check sales will dictate the direction the company takes for years to come, realistically models are planned 3-5 years prior to release. I know everyone wants an all new sled every year, but the reality is very few purchase a new one every year, and with a new release every season, no one could afford one ( hence why no 850cc entry for 2020 from Cat -it simply isn’t cost effective).
I don’t think Textron is going anywhere soon. They are likely able to offer the spring price as the lineup has been streamlined substantially, offering fewer models means less time to retool the line (reducing costs),and third party manufacturing of parts allow the company to order what they need instead of maintaining a huge inventory, also reducing costs. The mountain segment, although gaining market share isn’t the lions share or snowmobiles sold in Canada & the US. Trail and crossover sleds dominate market share. Snow check sales will dictate the direction the company takes for years to come, realistically models are planned 3-5 years prior to release. I know everyone wants an all new sled every year, but the reality is very few purchase a new one every year, and with a new release every season, no one could afford one ( hence why no 850cc entry for 2020 from Cat -it simply isn’t cost effective).
