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The last of the legendary Yamaha snowmobile will be sold to the highest bidder. Yamaha’s North American Snowmobile Team will auction the final iconic Sidewinder SRX snowmobile, number 998 of 998. Proceeds from the sale will be directed to the snowmobile community to support for years to come.

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https://powersportsbusiness.com/latest-news/2025/01/09/yamaha-to-auction-off-final-sidewinder-srx/

 

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farewell to the brand and to the best looking Procross to ever come out of Thief River Falls.

 

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I wonder how much it'll go for.  I'd think six figures is a possibility.

Posted
3 minutes ago, mnstang said:

I wonder how much it'll go for.  I'd think six figures is a possibility.

I think it’s one of those deals that’s either gonna go for barely over retail or deep into the 6 figures, no in between.

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23 minutes ago, Palu49 said:

I think it’s one of those deals that’s either gonna go for barely over retail or deep into the 6 figures, no in between.

I wouldn't be surprised to see it go for $100K...as crazy as that sounds.

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16 minutes ago, Bontz said:

I wouldn't be surprised to see it go for $100K...as crazy as that sounds.

Me neither but I think it’ll either be 120-150k or 30-35k it’s a very niche deal

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For a production sled???? WTF ...

"Collectibles" have a horrific track record.....

Save the money 💰, & buy one of the earlier models....

Better yet, get a BRP Lynx

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1 hour ago, Palu49 said:

Me neither but I think it’ll either be 120-150k or 30-35k it’s a very niche deal

I'd say it'll definitely be more than 35.  It's a special sled with a bunch of documentation.  The last ever of a snowmobile icon.  Every snowmobile collector will know about this opportunity.

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4 hours ago, ICG said:

"Collectibles" have a horrific track record....

LOL...Not Really...I sold my 3 Yamaha SSR's about a decade or so ago for $57k,,,Was told by the guy who picked them up that they were being shipped back to Hamamatsu, Japan

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A true Yamaha fan doesn’t view this sled as the last Yamaha. It’s a blue Arctic Cat and who gives a shit? This idiotic merger is what sunk their sled division in the first place. They have plenty of blue Arctic Cat sleds currently available on dealer floors here in AK. They never sold as well after switching to rebadged Cat models. Yamaha would still be around selling sleds had they kept manufacturing in Japan.

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46 minutes ago, AK440 said:

A true Yamaha fan doesn’t view this sled as the last Yamaha. It’s a blue Arctic Cat and who gives a shit? This idiotic merger is what sunk their sled division in the first place. They have plenty of blue Arctic Cat sleds currently available on dealer floors here in AK. They never sold as well after switching to rebadged Cat models. Yamaha would still be around selling sleds had they kept manufacturing in Japan.

Brands of snowmobile manufactured at Arctic Cat over the years that are now dead:

JC Penny

Kawasaki

Roy

Rupp

Scorpion

SnoJet

Suzuki

Yamaha

Seems like Ski-Doo is next on their hit list.

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27 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

Brands of snowmobile manufactured at Arctic Cat over the years that are now dead:

JC Penny

Kawasaki

Roy

Rupp

Scorpion

SnoJet

Suzuki

Yamaha

Seems like Ski-Doo is next on their hit list.

ski doo

lynx

arctic cat

Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, racinfarmer said:

Brands of snowmobile manufactured at Arctic Cat over the years that are now dead:

JC Penny

Kawasaki

Roy

Rupp

Scorpion

SnoJet

Suzuki

Yamaha

Seems like Ski-Doo is next on their hit list.

Kawasaki Snowmobiles were made by Kawasaki in Lincoln Nebraska.

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Posted
13 hours ago, Palu49 said:

I think it’s one of those deals that’s either gonna go for barely over retail or deep into the 6 figures, no in between.

I bet it goes for huge money to a Yamaha collector that buys it just to have the last one to go along with his 10 in the crate last banshees and yz400s 

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2 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

Yeah it's wrong..I owned 13 Kawi's they all were made in Nebraska..even the majority of Rupp's were not made by Cat, only the last year or 2 were bailed out by Cat.

Here is a snip from a Cat production report.  Not sure why someone would want or need to fake this.

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1 minute ago, racinfarmer said:

Here is a snip from a Cat production report.  Not sure why someone would want or need to fake this.

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Trust me Kawis were not made by Cat..I still have all the info from the Kawi factory, when I raced them Kawi techs showed up to offer assistance and free parts if I needed parts.

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I believe Kawi/Sno Jets were produced by Cat. Invaders and Intruders were made in Nebraska.

Posted
16 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said:

I believe Kawi/Sno Jets were produced by Cat. Invaders and Intruders were made in Nebraska.

Correct

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51 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

Trust me Kawis were not made by Cat..I still have all the info from the Kawi factory, when I raced them Kawi techs showed up to offer assistance and free parts if I needed parts.

I thought the kawis were built in shakopee mn and the super rare racers are were buried in the back yard of the place when they got out of the business?

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1 hour ago, Sled_Hed said:

I believe Kawi/Sno Jets were produced by Cat. Invaders and Intruders were made in Nebraska.

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