My Xm rear shock is having issues. So I have been wanting to try out the new mountain cat and my dealer had a demo and he let me take it out and try it. So to start with its a 17 mountain cat 800 153 3" it has a Slp can and Arctic cat high elevation clutch kit (66g weights and different primary spring) everything else is stock. That sled flat out rips, it has really good low mid and top end power throttle response was really good, power for an out of the box sled was really good, pulled hard and run 8100 rpm all day no matter if I was climbing in the powder on the trail it was consistent clutching was spot on imho. Handling was really good too I felt at home and was really comfortable and confident on this sled. I could pull lines and hold them better with more control than my Xm (t-motion I think it's where I have a control problem especially when skis lift is set to high) rear suspension in the cat is much better Than the doo aswell. I set all shocks up for my weight and setups from other snowest riders who posted what was working for them, agin spot on. Ski lift was perfect and I felt in control at all times (on my doo 50% I'm out of control) we had a good storm and at least 2+ft of fresh powder on our ride and the sled carved and floated like a dream, pulled right up on the snow. I have a buddy with 16 le 3" and I can't pull a donut off on his without tipping over or washing out his sled wouldn't pull back up from its side. And this sled will recover And tip back up (probably the narrower side panel and running boards that's not dragging as much aswell as dropped chain case and 8tooth drivers) all in all it was a much better sled than I would have believed it would be compared to the 16. My only complaint with the sled the brake disk and chain case are fairly exposed with thin plastic covers, and fuel mileage. it seems to like fuel more than my Xm but I was pinned all day long ripen it up on this sled. I didn't give it much of a break all day, and when I felt like I was gonna toast a belt from working the sh::t out of it, clutches were surprisingly pretty cool (my doo gets hot) in conclusion from a guy that rides a doo and used to ride a poo this sled gets the win for me I would buy this sled in a second. Cat got it figured out and got all the bugs worked out on this sled. I may own one in the near future
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