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.

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

 

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

 

Edited January 10Jan 10 by Crnr2Crnr

32 minutes ago, Not greg b said:

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?

That was a R&D facility. Larry Preston tried tracking it down, they were consumer prototypes.

6 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

Not Cat.

https://www.snojet.com/history.html

8 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said:

That was a R&D facility. Larry Preston tried tracking it down, they were consumer prototypes.

Ahhhh that makes sense. I saw he was trying to track them down. 

dbl?

Edited January 11Jan 11 by Crnr2Crnr

If you've never read or heard of the Kawasaki Sharks, the race team and enjoy a good read... 

P1 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/index.php

P2 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/the-sharks-in-the-day.php

P3 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/kawasaki-in-shakopee.php

P4 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/Kawasaki-burial-grounds.php

P5.1 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/four-feet-of-clay.php

P5.2 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/shark-details.php

P6.1 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/fishing-in-grand-rapids.php 

P6.2 https://vintagesleds.com/library/features/shark-hunting/post-mortem.php 

 

when my brother and I were in the HOF in St Germain a couple years ago we met one of the Kawi mechanics who was working on a Scorpion prototype that had only been seen by a few eyes for an upcoming unveil.   Super nice guy.  I asked about the Sharks, he winked and said 'I don't know what happened to them either'. 

 

 

 

but... this is about Yamaha so here's a few Yammie's that were supposed to be sent back to Japan or destroyed,  

 

between the museum in ER and St Germain this was/is by far my favorite display and sled(s).  

https://www.freedomsledder.com/index.php?/topic/55774-a-day-at-the-museums-picture-heavy/#comment-1518229

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1B5xkc4gC2/

hang on... 

I think I heard that the last Yamaha is going to be auctioned on bring a trailer 

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No Reserve: The Last 2025 Yamaha Sidewinder SRX for Charity

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I hope the winning bidder can afford a proper windshield for it when this ends ... 🙄

It’s up over 100k. I wonder if it will hit 150 by the end?

9 minutes ago, Not greg b said:

It’s up over 100k. I wonder if it will hit 150 by the end?

With 4 days to go I'd say it blows past 150

2 hours ago, Not greg b said:

It’s up over 100k. I wonder if it will hit 150 by the end?

I got out at $25,998

Cat should of shipped all the 2025's in a crate like that.

They shoulda auctioned it off at Barrett Jackson

Hope the new owner gets it home and takes it for a rip right away

13 hours ago, 800renegaderider said:

They shoulda auctioned it off at Barrett Jackson

there's a lot of wealthy people who buy/sell on BAT, fwiw. 😉

Yeah there's never a deal on BAT, too many eyeballs. Lazy eyeballs that have more money than they know what to do with. I think half the time it's not people looking for that specific item it's just rich guys seeing shit pop up that they have to have. BAT will always bring top dollar. Barret Jackson doesn't get near the views.

$165,000

I wonder who ProstockBenji is.

21 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

I wonder who ProstockBenji is.

Little bit of Google investigation says he might be a produce farmer in ontario.

7 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said:

Little bit of Google investigation says he might be a produce farmer in ontario.

WTF. There is no money in farming. I've been hearing it for year at morning coffee from all the old farmers at the cafe!

25 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

WTF. There is no money in farming. I've been hearing it for year at morning coffee from all the old farmers at the cafe!

I think that statement is a requirement for old farmers. Some young ones too.

3 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said:

I think that statement is a requirement for old farmers. Some young ones too.

IDK, I'm watching my ag peers in my generation blast thru money like tomorrow doesn't exist. I guess truck pulling and hauling $5 corn with $150k Peterbilts it what is turning their cranks right now.

Then again, they look down at my poor ass with our Volvo daycabs and all.

5 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

IDK, I'm watching my ag peers in my generation blast thru money like tomorrow doesn't exist. I guess truck pulling and hauling $5 corn with $150k Peterbilts it what is turning their cranks right now.

Then again, they look down at my poor ass with our Volvo daycabs and all.

That's what I meant about the younger guys. No money in it because it's spent. Not as much here because it's not BTO area.