SNOWGOER
MAILBAG
I wrote this letter two year’s ago and sent it
to Snowgoer several times . This
was written in response to their condemning Yamaha for waiting so long to update
the T.S.S. . They never printed or responded .
Welcome back
Scorpion the
Snowmobile Industry
missed the
Brute , Whip , Sting , and your
innovative ideas !!!
It is
refreshing to
see Scorpion
take front
suspension technology
to a higher plateau.
With the
exception of
Artic Cat
the other manufacturers have
been content with the
25-year-old radius rod,
coil over shock, trailing
arm suspension . The same
type of
suspension used
by Chaparral , Scorpion
, Artic Cat , Lunette and
many others throughout
the 70's
in oval
and Sno-Pro
circuit's. Refined
by Gorden
Rudolph , Polaris eventually
adopted this
design for
it's RXL
Sno-Pro racer
and then
incorporated it
into their consumer Indy series sleds . My hat is tipped to Scorpion
and maybe soon my wallet for coming out with a modern suspension. Even with Polaris, Ski-Doo and Yamaha refining their versions
of trailing arm types, the M-10, Yamaha and maybe Scorpion rear suspensions
have pushed technology past the capabilities of the aging trailing arms. Lets all hope the other manufacturers push the Suspension Revolution
to greater heights!
Although most riders are brand loyal I still dream about the next generation Red Rupp Nitro !!!
Et tu , Brute
Charles E Schettler