i have asked this before....has anybody seen or heard about yamahas snowbike,hawk? just south of buffalo,ny is a very small ski resort that yamaha was at and closed off half the area to everyone but yamaha staff and test riders and a few of the resorts ski patrol that were blocking access to eveyone from all directions... a very close friend of mine that works there was asked to work the weekend for a "secret mission" he told me he talked to a yamaha guy that was riding the machine was a professional motocross racer but didnt mention any names... he never before has seen a snowhawk and asked what it was,so i showed him mine and he said it looked very similar but sounded like a 4 stroke and looked alot lighter ,more like a dirt bike with a snowmobile track. he said a few guys rode it and fell and a few rode it like pros, they kept changing stuff and had a few different bikes they were riding with this ski track set up. if im remembering correctly, this was about 3 years ago. i think its time they release the info and products. alot of people have asked me why yamaha would pick this tiny skii slope to test it....my guess is that tim benders race shop is on the same hill.... i think the other guy should go take a spy photo at his yamaha shop and post it for us.....
The amount of body roll in that chassis is alarming. I admire their innovative use of moto parts to build a sled, but I'm thinking the 2-moto conversion is a better alternative than the Talon...
