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sledneck_03
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Just wondering, seen a 2014 in a guys hands on the cat side.... Would be nice to get it early but this early!?!??!
When do people start getting snowchecks?
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My dealer here in the Seattle area said I should be getting the call around Sept 19th...
Can't wait to start fiddling with it, dry humping it, you know... all the usual preseason things
And for the record, I did ask my wife to give it to me on the new sled, and that comment just about got me divorced LOL!!
Can't wait to start fiddling with it, dry humping it, you know... all the usual preseason things
And for the record, I did ask my wife to give it to me on the new sled, and that comment just about got me divorced LOL!!
Build dates seem to start in July.Roseau is not far from here but I have seen new sled owners get them out west before we get them here. Mine showed up the first week in October last fall. Other than that, anyone's guess.
As far as Cat goes, Yamaha won't be shipping those until late winter.
As far as Cat goes, Yamaha won't be shipping those until late winter.
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sledneck_03
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would just be a tease to get it this early!
Thinking that they build them in the order that orders are received I waited until almost the end to order mine since I have seen too much evidence that early builds can have problems. Last year was a prime example, it happened in 2003 too. I had two of the 600's back then and the early build date one (July) had an oil pump issue that was ironed out later on in the production cycle.
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SU27
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My dealer here in the Seattle area said I should be getting the call around Sept 19th...
Can't wait to start fiddling with it, dry humping it, you know... all the usual preseason things
And for the record, I did ask my wife to give it to me on the new sled, and that comment just about got me divorced LOL!!
i might use your idea for divorcing
LOL
Late builds have better odds of avoiding problems than early builds. Most of these sleds are assembled from vendor parts, both vendor QA and OEM QA get better over time, tolerances get narrower.
Regarding ordering late to avoid an early build - sorry, has nothing to do with production scheduling at an OEM. Build schedules have many competing dynamics, but when the order was placed is not one of them.
Regarding ordering late to avoid an early build - sorry, has nothing to do with production scheduling at an OEM. Build schedules have many competing dynamics, but when the order was placed is not one of them.
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sledneck_03
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thinking that this is the last year for the pro. one would think it would be the best quality one built yet. The fit and finish from 2011/12 to 13 was a big difference, now with all they learned about the 13 belt drive and the fixes they have to it, it should be great.
Yep, you want the most bulletproof, get to year 3+ of a chassis/motor combo. May not be bleeding edge, but the best gas n go stocker of the breed.
If there was a line in vegas, I'd bet the 2015 will still be the current pro chassis, with a new motor. 2016 new chassis. Poo is making too much jing from the current pro to change, and the other OEM's aren't killing it, not yet. 14 will be a great year to go pro if you want the highest form of the species.
i might use your idea for divorcing
LMAO!!! Should work!
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I agree on the '14 that's why I ordered one. I don't agree on '15 - I already heard a rumor from a Polaris Pro hillclimb rider that they have been testing a new chassis for a while now. He was genuinely surprised that it wasn't released for '14 . We were checking out the new release together in March and I saw the look on his face. He had told me that there was a big surprise coming and he was pretty disappointed when it didn't show.
I think Polaris plans to be the first to have a sub 400lb sled from the factory.
Now if they would do something about icing - the Arctic Cat video was stupid but I did a bunch of testing late in the season and the video ain't exactly as far off as you might think.
I hope you're right. I'm just relying on the profit motive, and the historical product life cycle for successful platforms (only problem chassis's get pulled out of the lead role in less than 5 years) with my bet. Most times an OEM has intro'ed a first year chassis with a first year motor platform, bad things have happened, and you think Poo has gotta move off the CFI2 in 15. (The 99 doo ZX with the Series 3 was probably the last to break that rule.) Maybe the Rush year gets added and Poo makes the platform leap in 15. Your contact may have more firsthand knowledge on the why nots and when, too. Maybe it's a mid year release, which Poo hasn't done before. Of course, the Pro RMK chassis will be around for a few more years in some form. Good luck on the 14, got one coming, also.
