I was told that the surprise for Feb 8th IS the ZR 700. We'll see.

a ZR 700 would definitely be nice but hardly qualifies for the "HOTTEST THING TO HIT THE SNOW" as they claim on their website i hope to see a 700 but i also hope to see a high performance four-stroke that will keep yamaha in their place

I heard it was going to be a Catfire or something like that or it was going to be a 1200cc sled.

I agree. *A ZR700 will be great and long overdue, but that hardly qualifies as the Hottest Thing to Hit the Snow. *Like it or not, Yamaha holds the claim to that statement right now. *I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think another ZR release will affect Yamaha's interest (or sales) at all. *A victim of bad timing maybe.

It's a F7 EFI and F5 Firecat! * Sno-pro chassis and laydown engine! *140 HP and 104 HP!!! *That's what the book says.
Available in Green, Black, or Red.
Looks pretty sweet.
http://www.snowmobileworld.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Just saw a b/w picture if it with the specs. *Nasty (in a good way). *It's no 4-stroke but who cares! *If they get the bugs worked out before-hand and price it right, it just might be a hot item. *Hopefully Yamaha won't steal too much of its thunder.

Makes sense that a "FIRE"cat would be the "Hottest" thing on snow. * Nice "red hot" color too. * I like the Firecat, but I'd like to see a 4 stoke equal to Yamaha's, but only if it was fun to ride and reliable.

Check out www.obvion.com/firecat *I nearly pissed my pants. *Gotta get one, buy the way i've got a 2002 600EFICC LE for sale only 600 miles.