2015 Superjet Release

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With so few units for sale each year, would it even make sense to change anything at this point other than correcting issues like the steering throw?
 
Once again, small #'s are due to EPA regulation, not poor sales or marketing.
Yes, but the argument is about whether or not changes are worth making if they can be made. I think changes (if indeed they can be made as the rumors mention) would bring increased sales and would be worth it. Maybe its because my career is based on prototyping but I believe, if done right, R&D is always worth it. There are plenty of smaller players in the game investing in r&d and it seems to be paying off big time. Yamaha has a lot more money to play with. All of this is hypothetical of course since as you mention the EPA seems to have stonewalled them into only making changes to decals.
 
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I won't disagree, I just don't see it happening.

http://watercraftjournal.com/kevin-shaw-the-man-who-killed-the-jetski/

“We can build the SuperJet only as long as we leave it ‘as-is’ – it’s an EPA thing,” he growled. “The minute we update it, it won’t be considered ‘old technology’, which gets grandfathered in. Once we mess with it, it’s gotta pass all the emission stuff, and you know it won’t. So we’ve gotta leave it alone.”

“We talked about going 4-stroke. We did. It was a few years back. I put an end to it. The minute we put a 4-stroke in the SuperJet is the minute it stops being a jet ski. Y’know what I mean?”
 
But they could introduce a brand new standup model that was a 4 stroke. I guess the logistics of that are just too above and beyond being practical for anyone other than hard core racing enthusiasts.
 

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I know of many guys looking to buy new 4 stroke stand ups. I know I would buy 1. It's been 4 years since the sxr stop being sold so racers/ex racers are itching for something new
 
I know of many guys looking to buy new 4 stroke stand ups. I know I would buy 1. It's been 4 years since the sxr stop being sold so racers/ex racers are itching for something new

Even if it were a blaster type ski people would go nuts about it.

The upkeep is what might shy people away from it. 4 stroke in a small hull=more difficult to work on, less forgiving to water ingestion etc.
 

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I know of many guys looking to buy new 4 stroke stand ups. I know I would buy 1. It's been 4 years since the sxr stop being sold so racers/ex racers are itching for something new

There is a thread on here someone of a company in France selling a 300lb standup with the Seadoo Spark engine.
 
Maybe the new changes will be quality based.

I have had 3 x 2012 and newer and the quality of the glasswork bugs me. Bad trimming, random filling after badly drilled holes, just slapped together by tired workers.
 
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