Yea I still don't know what I want to do. I'm not to worried because between my truck and school I don't have anytime, hopefully in a few weeks it will be different. Need to do a clutch and axle shaft U-joints before it gets to cold outside, THEN I can buy a sled, with that much less money
Weight of the sled hasen't ever bothered me. I weight about 300 myself, and my pack is probably another 30lbs, I tend to carry a ton of stuff, same with a ton of stuff on my sled. The king cat isn't a very light sled and it didn't bother me. Yea i'd like a lighter sled with the same track and hp. Any sled I buy is staying the way it is for 2 seasons.
Weight difference between a 04 159 and a 06 1000 162 is like 50lbs. And the 1000 is a LOT better deal, not to mention how much less HP the 04 800 has. I cannot find a 05+ 159/162 that I can afford.
If I can find a 05/06 with a 159/162 with a few mods for some HP, but not to risk relieability, in my price range with a engine that will last a while i'd take it over a 1000 anytime. Basicly a sled like yours MARCUSO. But with my truck repairs, my budget is down to about $5,500. I could spend more but i'd much rather spend the money getting out more instead of buying a nice sled to sit in the garage.
As far as riding, I do everything, starting a bit of highmarking, boondocking, threw the trees etc. The king cat was very good to ride in all of it. Besides for uncomfortable riding position. I really liked having more hp and track though, you can make mistakes sometimes and not get burned, were my buddies on 800 144-153's did. And even though all my buddies have years and years of riding experience on me, they had a very hard time keeping up, even on much newer sleds. So I am sort of relating to HP and track means a LOT, and weight a bit more secondary. A 07 800 rev 144, and a 07 m8 153 are all going to be lighter then a king cat, and I have atleast 80 lbs on all of them. And they couldn't come close to going the same places.
