Surprised I am first to post, Yamaha YXR1000r, new SXS

SBrooks72 wrote:

The Texan wrote:
If you like the Raptor look, then I guess it may look "pretty good". Personally, I think it is ugly and will follow the usual Yamaha progression, 10 years before it gets any type of update. Price wise, a Jeep would be a better investment and take you more places, plus has 4 seats.

My Raptor is kicka**!! Love the look. My Jeep is awesome, but these guys have everyone by the nads in terms of transport,compact etc...my jeep would be way too much work with putting skinnys on it and hope it fits in my TH, not to mention weight, safety etc...this is what I mean by the sxs industry having us all by the nads...
Brooks

I agree a jeep would be wayyyyy more cost effective but these SXS are better suited. The low weight and low height give them an advantage being transported. The performance on most terrain is better (not rock crawling) suited to their suspension and low center of gravity.

The problem is production numbers, these things should cost way less than a Honda Fit or low end KIA but they just don't have the economies of scale to get the costs down.