Originally Posted by
jpswift1
Not innovative or cool, I totally agree. It probably floats......upside down!
Exactly, Mark. And they did it in a pretty cheap way by basically taking an existing 4 wheeler and making some slight changes to some components so you sit in it like the Odyssey/Pilot. Also, you sit in this 4 wheeler and can't lean and throw your weight around from side to side. 4 wheelers, being unstable as they are, need to be ridden this way in order to prevent rolling over. I don't see these machines being very stable since you can't use proper "Body English" to keep them upright due to the fact that you're strapped into them (and only with a 3 point seat belt, not a 4 or 5 point). I'm not at all impressed. And if I remember correctly, Brandon posted some kind of side by side stuff on here before and it generated responses mostly along the lines of, "this is 6X6World, not side by side world", which is absolutely right. So let's save Mike some headaches and space on the site that's for stuff what we're all actually here for, AATVs.
That's why I posted this in the chit chat section, it's not AATV related. I also posted it to see more reasons why the 6x6 industry is getting left in the dust. We have to embrace change and adapt what we do to fit the current market if we are ever going to gain any traction. Amphibs have been on the market for 40 years and you never see one in use at an off road park outside of an organized ride. Polaris introduced the Rzr in 2008 and that vehicle accounts for at least 50% of the vehicles at every park in the country. They are doing everything right and their market share reflects it. We can learn from that to improve our sport. It does no good for us to say this new vehicle is dumb, junk, or "doesn't float". Thousands of buyers and millions of dollars will prove you wrong.
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