2015 Arctic Cat M8000 Review

Blaksled said:

In your video, you say it handles somewhere between the Poo and Doo. Can you elaborate on the specifics in handling? Mainly in the tree riding department. Take into consideration, your abilities in comparison to 95% of the rest of us. I thought I was all that and a bag chips, then I rode with Rene St Jonge. I got schooled big time!! Lol. What I'm saying is you guys make everything look easy, and at twice the speed.

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I look at the machines on a spectrum for handling where the Ski Doo has very distinct handling characteristics and the Polaris has fairly distinct handling characteristics. The AC feels like a bridge between the two. The Ski Doo has edge to edge transfer that is well suited for downhill descents which defines the big mountain riding style. The Polaris holds an edge like no other and is likely the best conventional mountain sled. The Cat feels like it splits the difference between the two, its a fairly good big mountain sled with handling characteristics that don't feel that far off from a Polaris.

I'm convinced you can get used to anything you have and make it work for you. Any new sled will feel foreign if you haven't built up muscle memory around its handling. Once you get them figured out, the differences don't seem to be as big an issue, however each sled certainly has its sweat spots.