Flatheadyoungin
Veteran Member
yeah, that makes sense.......
besides, the money saved over the 700 sure bought a lot of nice looking goodies for it!
here, the only thing legal on our "pay" trails is a rzr.....i have two buddies with them and i REALLy like them for their sportiness and the fact that i could take one of my children with me to the trails, spend a day fishing (even though I really don't fish), looking at nature and having a picnic lunch.....
BUT for the property i don't like how you get in and out of the rzr, it's smaller bed for hauling stuff, etc.......i'm really sold on the rhinos, like i said, i know they are VERY tough......i like the 700 engine......i have one on my 700 raptor that i've done a lot of internal mods to, so i know the engine and setup well.........BUT, i'm still a performance junkie, so i really like the 1000 arctic cat....it looks the same outwardly but is completely redesigned as far as the frame goes......much lower over-all but still has the suspension travel, etc......they are so new, there basically isn't a used market and i pretty much always buy used..........the 13k-14k price tag will make me back off of it too......
i like the idea of a cdi that will detune it.......99% of the time i'll be the one driving it but for those days when family comes over etc.....i'd like to reign it in too.....especially on the bigger machines....
get us some more action shots some time......looks great!
besides, the money saved over the 700 sure bought a lot of nice looking goodies for it!
here, the only thing legal on our "pay" trails is a rzr.....i have two buddies with them and i REALLy like them for their sportiness and the fact that i could take one of my children with me to the trails, spend a day fishing (even though I really don't fish), looking at nature and having a picnic lunch.....
BUT for the property i don't like how you get in and out of the rzr, it's smaller bed for hauling stuff, etc.......i'm really sold on the rhinos, like i said, i know they are VERY tough......i like the 700 engine......i have one on my 700 raptor that i've done a lot of internal mods to, so i know the engine and setup well.........BUT, i'm still a performance junkie, so i really like the 1000 arctic cat....it looks the same outwardly but is completely redesigned as far as the frame goes......much lower over-all but still has the suspension travel, etc......they are so new, there basically isn't a used market and i pretty much always buy used..........the 13k-14k price tag will make me back off of it too......
i like the idea of a cdi that will detune it.......99% of the time i'll be the one driving it but for those days when family comes over etc.....i'd like to reign it in too.....especially on the bigger machines....
get us some more action shots some time......looks great!
I looked at the 500cc Arctic Cat, but not the 1000. Simlarly, I didn't really look at the Teryx or 700 Rhino. I don't need a 50MPH UTV, especially with my 17-year son nor my grandkids who'll be wanting to drive as soon as they can reach the pedals. In fact, I'm considering putting in a CDI that has a "brother-in-law" switch that allows you to flip a switch (usually hidden in the glovebox) and set the rev limiter to govern it 25 MPH while also slowing the acceleration.
IMO, the Arctic Cats sit too high (too high of a center of gravity) and their fit and finish just doesn't compare. They're also heavy -- they weigh about 150 lbs more than the comparabe Rhino -- and they felt heavier to drive them around though I didn't do much more than tool around the building.
I'm quite pleased with my "baby Rhino" so far -- as I said it'll keep up with the quads on the rougher trails, go anywhere the 700 Rhino would go (and most places that a quad can go), burns less fuel, and IMO is a bit safer because it is slower. It has all the utility of a Mule 610 4x4 (the specs are almost identical on load, payload, towing, etc.) yet will go about 10-15 MPH faster, and go places the Mule simply couldn't handle. Only real disadvantage, in comparison, was price and noise (Rhino is noisier). But, I got a good deal on this one -- within $500 of a Mule, and I'm working on things to quieten it down. I've done a couple things (including an ATV silencer) and have a couple yet to do...
It won't compare in payload with the bigger Mules nor the Rangers, but it'll go places neither of those will. (Rangers are so wide that it limits where they can go.) The Rangers are much faster, but this 450 is faster than any Mule, and goes plenty fast enough for most situations...
And yes, it puts a smile on your face to ride it down a trail -- with someone else along, that smile often turns to laughter...
