SHOP TALK / Yamaha

WHATS UP WITH THE GT,S INNER WHEELS COMING APART,I NOTICED A SOUND LIKE SOMETHING FLAPPING AS I WENT FASTER AND FASTER,STOPPED TO LOOK AND FOUND THAT THE INNER ROLLERWHEELS TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE SLED HAD RIPPED APART,I GUESS THEY CANT TAKE THE TORQUE,HEY YAMMIE,AFTER 10,500 PLUS TAX THIS IS BULLSH--,WENT TO MY DEALER AND THEY WERE STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER,GET ON THE BALL OR GET OFF THE POT.LOVE THE SLED BUT DONT EXPECT THIS SH-- FROM A JAMAHA AT 11,000 DOLLARS,CAN DEAL WITH THE WEIGHT,CAN DEAL WITH THE SUSPENSION BUT CANT DEAL WITH MINOR PROBLEMS LIKE WHAT IM GOING THREW AS WELL AS OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM  WITH THE GT LIKE MY DEALER IS TELLING ME ABOUT.ANYONE WITH ANY INFO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT U GOT.

                                                                                                        STEVIE G OUT

 Non - dealer service rep. mentioned that many of these wheels were blowing off.

 "Trick" in the trade is to replace with BRP (ski-doo) wheels as they are slightly larger.

 I have not put on many miles, so ok so far and haven't tried his suggestion.

 I agree - not what you expect from Yamaha.

The dealer I deal with, sells/services all 4 brands.  The started putting the BRP wheels on too.  From what they could tell, the track would shift on heavy torque; and the inner lugs would catch the wheel and grenade it.  They said the BRP wheels were slightly narrower, and the track wouldn't catch them.  One of their mechanics had an Apex with it happening, so he actually put some time into figuring it out.  I hope all goes well.

Sorry, the mechanic had this problem on his OWN Apex.