Well for some of us weight is not the sole factor in choosing or not choosing the 1100T or Nytro for that matter.
I have had all two strokes during my nearly 40 years of riding. For the last 23 years riding out west, I cant count how many times these two stroke sleds have burned down, or had tuning issues. Frankly I am tired of it.
I am at a point in life where I measure a good day on the hill by the number of times I have to open my hood. Yes, we play hard when we ride, love to boondock, explore and bomb up the occasional steep slope. My manhood measuring days are long over, and not why I bought this sled.
I just want to get on it, start it and go. I am tired of reliability issues with two strokes. I dont like the noise, I dont enjoy the smoke smell anymore, and above all, I want to get back out of the woods at the end of the day on my own power not on a hook.
So for me, I gravitated towards a four stroke solution. But to get these things to go in deep snow or at altitude, you need to turbo them. Well, I dont have the expertise or the interest in tuning, clutching an aftermarket turbo set up.
I was telling Hilly and the rest of our group, tha tthe first manufacturer that makes a sled with a factory four stroke turbo, that will handle decently, and have good power, I am going to buy it.
I had an inkling last year when Cat took the 1100 turbo and made it an EXT. That had been traditionally the last step before an all out mountain sled.
Had a chance to ride a prototype in the spring and was very impressed at how it handled the weight and had great power.
Is it heavy, yes, but not all that much more weight than what I was already riding in a 12 year old sled.
Will it be a biotch to get unstuck, yes if stuck on the flats for some reason. On a hill, not really, grab a ski and pull it around like anything else. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been stuck on the flats when riding out west in 22 years. On a hill, plenty of times.
With age, comes a bit of perspective. Am I giving up the Chris Burandt style of tree banging?, probably. But then again I never have ridden that way to begin with, dont care to and probably wont start now.
For the riding I do, this 4 stroke set up is what I need.
Be careful you keyboard sled consultants, ride it before you judge, I think you will come away with a similar opinion that I did when I rode it...........
Wow! this is one nice sled!!