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rjg
7/29/2017 6:09am
7/29/2017 6:09am
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7/30/2017 3:12am
Yamaha, when is it going to happen? You are already behind.
Break away from the conservative business behaviors like your brothers. Take the risk and go for it! You will have a customer base.
Who else is waiting for it?
Break away from the conservative business behaviors like your brothers. Take the risk and go for it! You will have a customer base.
Who else is waiting for it?
I figure they will keep doing the same thing for now.
The Shop
One I've ever ridden was a 2012 but wish more companies offered one as I want one to add to the garage alongside my smoker.
I think if there was a 350 class, the 250 smokers would match up pretty well, and it would be hard for the organizing bodies to say it's not fair, for either side.
it definitely added a layer of drama to the racing when the 4 strokes and 2 strokes we're running together. One more element to cheer or jeer for.
Apparently the 350 is KTM/Husky's best selling size throughout their line, but don't hold your breath waiting for the Japanese to do anything about it, I think dirt bikes are chump change for them nowadays.
Yamaha should make a 350 out of their EXCELLENT 250F.
The BYOB is cool, I bought mine that way. A good dealer can match or beat the deal also.
Pit Row
I would sell my 250f immediately either way for a down payment the first day they came out with an e start yz350f.
During my time at a Yamaha/Suzuki dealership they asked for customer feedback about their products. Year after year they asked but year after year things never changed. It's like they expected the customer to reluctantly accept or forget about the short comings of their products. It is understandable that changes to the mfg process are expensive but they would change something the customers were not even asking for and in some cases have to revise or reverse the change.
They are losing significant market share the longer all of these attitudes go on. In my own opinion, the east is afraid to take a risk. They will sit back and provide an improved copy of a product rather then venture out and create something from nothing.
In regards to the ktm, I have 2 of them and like them but the truth is, they are expensive to buy, setup, and maintain. I had 2 yamahas which I also liked (250 2t and 450f) before the KTMs and they were not as nearly expensive but just as much fun. I weigh 250lbs in gear and for long term ownership a yz250f is not enough in power unless abused, and a yz450f is too much. Seems to me most would be happy with a 350 option. The reason I started the thread about a Yamaha yz350f option is because they have demonstrated that they are the most likely Japanese manufacturer to take the risk. More competition is better. The conservative business nature of the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers might be their downfall.
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