123kawi
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ATVlessinMN wrote:123kawi wrote:Better check your frame 
My frame is fine and so are the frames of the the nearly 40 arctic cat riders I rode with recently. This cat has a over 10,000 miles on it mabe you don,t ride your cat hard or very much.The ones around hear have not been good ATVs lots of problems.
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Over30
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Absolutely nothing will outrun a cam am outlander, however you will pay more at the cash register.
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ATVlessinMN
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This cat has a over 10,000 miles on it mabe you don,t ride your cat hard or very much.The ones around hear have not been good ATVs lots of problems.
It's been abused for over a year and a half. Mud bogs, jumps, hauling, plowing (60inch plow) and towing.
It has launched at 2400# boat on the beach at our cabin several times. Duck boat and jet ski too.
I move a 3500# boat around the property. Hauled logs out of the woods, pulled stumps etc etc.
Towed a fish house onto the lake with 450# of friends on the rear rack in 12in. of snow.
yea it's been babied!
2005 Arctic Cat 650V2
Black Plastic
Dynatech CDI
Snorkeled Intake
Bedlinered Racks & Bumpers
Warn Winch w/synthetic cable
27" Swamp Fox tires
60" Moose Country plow
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ATVlessinMN
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cchagros wrote:ATVlessinMN wrote:cchagros wrote:123kawi wrote:In july of 2005 Can Am relesed their 800 and they are a lot faster than king 700 or the 650 kawi cat.
No chit Sherlock. Nobody said the King 700 was fast, In fact, its testimony that most big utes will top 70 these days.
Does anyone else find it intersting that a Can Am owner would be posting pics depicting weak frames on the site. Classic irony, I tell ya.
I find it hilarious!
CC- I'm surprised the 700 KQ are so fast the 700 suzuki powered Arctic cats aren't nearly as fast (top speed) as the Kawasaki V2 powered ones. Must be a gearing thing.
I think the Cat is equipped with more agressive and heavier tires, causing more rolling resistance, and the Cat is probably heavier.
The KQ has some long legs, but it doesn't take much to upset that apple cart. Add some heavy tires, and you can watch 3-5 mph disappear off the top end instantly. This is one of the reasons they bumped up to a 750, and I will be ordering a VDI Copperhead ECU next month to compensate for the added resistance from my XTRs. Twins definitely have the torque advantage.
The cat is 100# or so heavier. My 700 riding friend has 28inchers and has done lots of clutch work also. I think his top speed is 50-55 or so. Maybe he was faster stock. Not that he really cares. Low/mid power is more important. He has plenty of that. I saw him ride a 75 yard wheelie in high gear.
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cchagros
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Over30 wrote:Absolutely nothing will outrun a cam am outlander, however you will pay more at the cash register.
...except a Gade or a Thundercat, but the Cat brings nothing to the table beyond that.
2010 Honda Rincon, Red, Bone Stock
2005 Suzuki King Quad, Yellow, Mudlite XTRs
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BlueRapted
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Also my Raptor 700. O wait we are talkin about 4x4's.j/k lol
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Rincon-newby
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Is it more power than speed that is desired on a utility quad? Speed is dependent on many variables that can be changed by modifications. I can make my quad have a higher top end by changing the geering or size of the tires. Or by piping with an exhaust that juices the upper RPM range. Or I can be more oriented toward my quad being quick by piping to the mid and lower RPM range, and using smaller wheels and tires or easier gearing. Power has its allure, but how much is necessary? Brpbear says that you can't ride in the higher elevations without have an 800 outlander or equivelant. He says the lowly 500cc sized machines do not have the power, or the 650/680/700 single cylinder machines. What was used before the advent of 700cc and greater big bores? The faster or more powerful quads are going to cost you if you can afford it, but the mid sizes can also do you well. That's all that I am saying. This is all of that counselling our fathers used to give us on determining what we need against what we want, and against what we can afford. If I have the money, I will go large, but within reason to the return gotten.
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Wahlz
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I carry a remington 870 with me on my quad but i just want to get to the coyote faster..I also have a 243
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