Difference between Assault and Pro RMK

I feel the original thread got a little off topic. A lot about different tracks.

I'm pulling a brand switch (trusting the new engine developement team) and trying to decide which one. Very little info up here on my specific questions. I don't mind building what I want but I need to know where to start.

Why is the Assault 15 lbs more. Suspention should be 5 or 6 of those. Is the track 9 or 10 lbs more??? It doesn't look like any extra bracing or wheels are there. I know the front end is wider.
Speaking of track, is it all new or the same as last year. Any experience with it??

Anyone riden the Assault and Pro RMK back to back? Was the track difference noticable? Big question for me, was the suspention noticably different? Too stiff, felt the same?? Did the wider front end effect how much you needed to work it?

I plan on a 155. The reason for thinking about the Assault is for a couple of hundred bucks I get adjustable needle shocks and I've learned I need more than one type of suspention during the year, depending on time of year, who I'm with and LOL, how many days in a row I've been riding.
I can narrow the front end (stock or aftermarket). Shorten the shocks with an internal spacer ( does any one know the difference in length between the two or the difference in spring rates on all four corners) I can change or cut the track to one with brakes LOL. Clutch to make the harder compound tracks work in the deep. But darn if I've been able to be happy with one suspention setting for the whole year LOL.
Adjustables have been a dream of mine for years and I've tried other stuff for my Cats but never completely satisfied. Part of it was the flexy chassis that I think the 2011 Polaris will fix. A lot of it was their front end.

I'm looking for the ultimate in handling. Anyone out there with facts or experience on the two??

Geo

Sounds like the Assault comes stock sans sway bar.

NDRMK, what did you mean "moved on the trail quite abit"? Was it skittery? Did you have a hard time controlling it?
Had a similar comment from a dealer that rode it. Said it was a bit unsettling to ride up to the snow (Revelstoke ride). Am I reading between the lines that it's front heavy (too rider forward) for sit down riding.

Anybody tell me the length of the Assault front shocks. Just read the narrow front end is 17".
Anybody (mountian horse??) know the spring rates on the RMK and the Assault

As for tracks, I've had 3 Power Claws in both duros and they are a good track going up. It grabs traction in bunches and makes clutching tough in changing conditions. The harder duro was actually better for consistant load. Less trenching too, cause I was able to soften the secondary spring with it and not have secondary slip in the deep stuff. Track speed is everything to me LOL.
The big problem is going down hill. What goes up must come down LOL. At this time of year, as I crest a top and head down a southern facing chute in the AM, I better know where its going (lucky I`ve been riding with common sense in areas I know well). There is no stopping. I put it side ways from the top down till I see the run out. It really puts a limitation to where I want to go and makes me plan my loop different than what I would like sometimes. That`s not right in my book.
It`s not that good in powder, downhill either. You can always stop cutting in sideways but some places I only have a straight line down. Then, you need to get your arse over the bumper and force the front end up to dig the track into the snow with your legs. If you have your suspention set soft it can be fairly taxing if its a long downhill. Thats not right in my book either.
So this may be my year to go back the the old reliable, the original camo pattern, in a 80 or 90 duro. Wish I could get it in a 2.25, 2.86 pitch single ply though (for the clearance and weight).
Im also into trying something new, like the Assault track lightened and cut to flex some. I want a good balance of braking and traction.
Anyone with the old comp track, does it feel like rubber when you grab a lug and flex it, or does it feel like plastic.

Were there any Assaults (maybe they werent finished yet) at the demo rides. Still havent heard from or read about someone riding them back to back.

It would be very interesting to hear from someone who rode the Doo or Cat on the same day as the Pro RMK demo ride to get a seat of the pants power comparison.

Geo