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Sure, I totally understand if they feel they need to keep the price point down and they don't agree with me and think enough numbers are out there for an EVO RMK PRO in the $8k-10k range.
That's where I'm saying that even if they just did 2 things to the evo to make it the evo rmk, that would be leaps and bounds forward for me. To put the standard indy skid on it instead of the lowered skid, I would think would be cost neutral. To put the 1.75" track on it instead of the .9" track, might cost another hundred or two. Boom, there is your evo rmk. Throw it out there and watch the orders come in. You'll never see a standard model get ordered ever again out here in the west.
Think about the 90's. The only difference in an RMK or an SKS was the track length. But that was enough to make all the difference in the world and soon enough nobody in the west ever bought a standard model ever again.
To take it even farther, if they want, it seems like these days polaris is doing belt drives for about the same cost as a chaincase, so maybe that could be in play as well, and as far as gearing it down, it seems that one gear costs the same as the next gear, although maybe they charge a little more to add another part on their shelves. Still it seems like those changes could be done at a fairly small cost premium.
For a narrow stance, it would be perfect if the new 36" arms from AXYS REACT would bolt right on to the old pro chassis that the evo sits on, but if not, and it's too much work for them, that's fine. Put it out with the 39 it has now and we can put some aftermarket offset spindles on it or maybe just picky guys like me can pay for a full blown zbros kit aftermarket.
It seems like they could RMK it quite well using parts they already have on the shelf and parts that I imagine don't cost much more than the ones on the standard model. But if nothing else, the biggest two things are to un-lower it, and get some lug on there. Both seem super easy and super cheap...from my outsider perspective.
Sure, I totally understand if they feel they need to keep the price point down and they don't agree with me and think enough numbers are out there for an EVO RMK PRO in the $8k-10k range.
That's where I'm saying that even if they just did 2 things to the evo to make it the evo rmk, that would be leaps and bounds forward for me. To put the standard indy skid on it instead of the lowered skid, I would think would be cost neutral. To put the 1.75" track on it instead of the .9" track, might cost another hundred or two. Boom, there is your evo rmk. Throw it out there and watch the orders come in. You'll never see a standard model get ordered ever again out here in the west.
Think about the 90's. The only difference in an RMK or an SKS was the track length. But that was enough to make all the difference in the world and soon enough nobody in the west ever bought a standard model ever again.
To take it even farther, if they want, it seems like these days polaris is doing belt drives for about the same cost as a chaincase, so maybe that could be in play as well, and as far as gearing it down, it seems that one gear costs the same as the next gear, although maybe they charge a little more to add another part on their shelves. Still it seems like those changes could be done at a fairly small cost premium.
For a narrow stance, it would be perfect if the new 36" arms from AXYS REACT would bolt right on to the old pro chassis that the evo sits on, but if not, and it's too much work for them, that's fine. Put it out with the 39 it has now and we can put some aftermarket offset spindles on it or maybe just picky guys like me can pay for a full blown zbros kit aftermarket.
It seems like they could RMK it quite well using parts they already have on the shelf and parts that I imagine don't cost much more than the ones on the standard model. But if nothing else, the biggest two things are to un-lower it, and get some lug on there. Both seem super easy and super cheap...from my outsider perspective.