Comments on: Global Testing Sites http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/ Where sled heads gather to talk about what they love best. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: scott http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 scott Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:22:32 +0000 http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/?p=628#comment-2933 I think you guys made a good call taking the traditional approach with the Phazer tunnel. I bowed in the very rear, cast section, of tunnel on my Vector and it ended up cracking and breaking when I tried to bend it back into position. The cast pieces are quite brittle compared to regular aluminum. Funny to see how the new Polaris Rush seems to have taken some manufacturing ideas from Yamaha seeing as how their bulkhead is made up of large casts sections. I'll be curious to see how their adhesive holds up under abuse when guys are pounding through the rough in -20F to -40F below during the Iron Dog. Wasn't it 10 years ago that Polaris also copied the Yamaha front cast section bulkhead for their Edge? :) I think you guys made a good call taking the traditional approach with the Phazer tunnel. I bowed in the very rear, cast section, of tunnel on my Vector and it ended up cracking and breaking when I tried to bend it back into position. The cast pieces are quite brittle compared to regular aluminum.

Funny to see how the new Polaris Rush seems to have taken some manufacturing ideas from Yamaha seeing as how their bulkhead is made up of large casts sections. I’ll be curious to see how their adhesive holds up under abuse when guys are pounding through the rough in -20F to -40F below during the Iron Dog.

Wasn’t it 10 years ago that Polaris also copied the Yamaha front cast section bulkhead for their Edge? :)

]]> By: Hans Dreesen http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Hans Dreesen Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:16:25 +0000 http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/?p=628#comment-2929 Looking at the proto Phazers in Kiwi Land could you elaborate on the pros & cons of the die cast tunnel and what was experienced in the testing. Hans <em>i wondered if anyone would notice that, the idea was 'strong light cheap' but one of the items did not work out in favor of production, Yamaha has some proprietary die-casting (CF) process which allowed this little experiment. End of the day we decided to take the traditional approach, cr</em> Looking at the proto Phazers in Kiwi Land could you elaborate on the pros & cons of the die cast tunnel and what was experienced in the testing. Hans

i wondered if anyone would notice that, the idea was ‘strong light cheap’ but one of the items did not work out in favor of production, Yamaha has some proprietary die-casting (CF) process which allowed this little experiment. End of the day we decided to take the traditional approach, cr

]]> By: Yellowknife http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Yellowknife Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:06:13 +0000 http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/?p=628#comment-2927 Those pictures are great. It makes me imagine what you guys are testing now, what's being worked on in area's like that which we have no idea about. I liked this article - any time you can share more history with us including photo's is great. Video would be awesome too. Snag us some of those Johnny bloopers! cheers, YK Those pictures are great. It makes me imagine what you guys are testing now, what’s being worked on in area’s like that which we have no idea about. I liked this article – any time you can share more history with us including photo’s is great. Video would be awesome too. Snag us some of those Johnny bloopers!

cheers,
YK

]]> By: scott http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 scott Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:38:54 +0000 http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/?p=628#comment-2925 Cool article. Thanks for posting pics of some of the locations you test at. I didn't realize that sleds were tested in so many areas around the world. The differing snow consistancies must make it interesting when it comes to deciding what skis and tracks are spec'd out for a model. Cool article. Thanks for posting pics of some of the locations you test at. I didn’t realize that sleds were tested in so many areas around the world. The differing snow consistancies must make it interesting when it comes to deciding what skis and tracks are spec’d out for a model.

]]> By: Ike http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/comment-page-1/#comment-2924 Ike Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:32:54 +0000 http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/?p=628#comment-2924 CR, awesome story once again. You guys have an opening for guy like me? Suspensions need testing? I´m you man LOL! Didn´t know that Yammie had a test area in Kiwi land. Let alone Toyota. Ike CR, awesome story once again. You guys have an opening for guy like me? Suspensions need testing? I´m you man LOL!

Didn´t know that Yammie had a test area in Kiwi land. Let alone Toyota.

Ike

]]> By: DoktorC http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/2009/06/19/melatonin-express/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 DoktorC Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:26:04 +0000 http://snowmobiles.yamahablogs.ca/?p=628#comment-2923 That looks like FAR too much fun :). There's a boat in my driveway and now you've got me wishing for snow!! That looks like FAR too much fun :) .
There’s a boat in my driveway and now you’ve got me wishing for snow!!

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