Two-Stroke Production

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Can any one tell me if this is the truth or just rumor, They have to
quit the production of two-strokes in 2006. Now does this mean you
can buy a two-stroke in 2006 or are 2005's the last year for this.
 
They have to meet certain epa emission regulations for 2006, so the 2006 models will have to meet these requirements. Those might be easy enough to meet, but with today's technology, the 2010 regulations are supposedly tough to meet with 2-strokes, but then again alot can change in a few years.
 
Yamaha could be doing a smart move starting with the 2004 production year. Because they get credits from the sleds that already meet the 2006 standard until the 2006 model year. So they theroretically could sell some 2 strokes that don't meet the 2006 standard by using the credits they have already banked.

Go here for a article by Ed Klim at ISMA about this
http://www.snowmobile.org/pr_certifiedsleds.asp
 
If there isn't a bill to get rid of 2 strokes all together, I am sure some day there will be. It's all politics and yes it is sad.
 
2 strokes will be here for a long time to come, just not as we know them today. Yamaha could join the game with their direct injection technology used in the marine division.
 
Hmmm...expensive and complicated injection, or droolworthy light weight materials and trick parts.

Guys, keep in mind the systems in the outboards do not take near the beating they would on a sled. Outboards reside at the back of boats, and act like a pivot point, instead of jumping up and down like the bow.

I'm wondering if these fancy systems could withstand the pounding my carbs do...I guess if SD can figure it out, so can Yamaha. But, it looks like they're commited to lightening the chassis the 4 strokes live in, instead of getting overly complicated.

I'll snatch the first rag with a weight comparo of the '05's...
 
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