trail legal wildcat

Arctic Cat has announced plans to build a new 50-inch wide, trail-legal Wildcat Side-by-Side.

The only direct competitor to the new narrower Wildcat is the 50-inch Polaris RZR 800 the machine that started the Sport Side-by-Side craze when it was unleashed in the 2008 model year. Assuming the 50-inch Wildcat retains the same 951cc V-Twin engine as the rest of the Wildcat family, it will hold a significant power advantage over the Polaris RZR 800. If the new Wildcat can offer a competitive price, this machine could be a huge it for Arctic Cat.

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That's it?????? I want to see more!!!!!

LOL SO do I!!!!!!!

wvregulators wrote:

LOL SO do I!!!!!!!

Not that I want a 50" machine but I think it is kick ass Cat is stepping up!!!!!!

ME TOO RONNIE.. i love my cat when we get down there to ride. you can ride with me a bit and see how great these things ride and handle

Thats a VERY big deal.. If they keep the 1000 motor in it polaris will have almost no choice but to do something to their 50".. The 50" is the same platform as the S... If the 50" gets a new engine then so will the S.

wvregulators wrote:

ME TOO RONNIE.. i love my cat when we get down there to ride. you can ride with me a bit and see how great these things ride and handle

We will have to switch machines. I think you will be surprised how well mine rides. Moreover, I bet you will spend some money with Smoothride. He would make that Cat ride like a cloud........ Smoooooooth!!!!

we can do that, if i remember right didnt you do the long travel suspension. you do have a sweet ride from what i can tell

wvregulators wrote:

we can do that, if i remember right didnt you do the long travel suspension. you do have a sweet ride from what i can tell

I now have an RZR XP. With Smoothride shocks.

hell i have walker evans shocks now lol

wvregulators wrote:

hell i have walker evans shocks now lol

I had Walkers on my S. I am telling you Smoothride made them ride ten times better.

really i will have to ride your buggy and see

If AC would spend the money to build up their dealer network in the east they would be a great choice, being a former AC owner the problem is parts,service and lack of warranty support.

It will be interesting to see how A/C gets around Polaris patent on the 50" rear engine design. No one has attempted it yet.

I followed BigR's advice and went with the Smoothride shocks on my XP- huge difference!

I am also looking at the Wildcat X special edition looks awesome.

I have to agree with Gunny though there is only 1 AC dealer by me vs 4 Polaris

Smoothride is the shock doctor. He will improve any shock.

i drive 2 1/2 hours to get my work done at MLS POWER SPORTS in GEORGETOWN KY. and schumakers a Arctic Cat dealer is less than 25 minutes from me. i purchased my ride in Michigan at K&W cycles, and duke and his guys are fantasic to work with. i go where i get great service and the best value. the guys at MLS know me by name when i come in the door and they take care of me!! true ARCTIC CAT could use a better dealer base but there are good dealers all over you just have to find them . but with that said i love the arctic cat brand and its all worth the little if any extra time i have to spend on the road. and besides i love pulling it around and have all the people give me the thumbs up or actually stop and ask me about the cat lol

wvregulators wrote:

i drive 2 1/2 hours to get my work done at MLS POWER SPORTS in GEORGETOWN KY. and schumakers a Arctic Cat dealer is less than 25 minutes from me. i purchased my ride in Michigan at K&W cycles, and duke and his guys are fantasic to work with. i go where i get great service and the best value. the guys at MLS know me by name when i come in the door and they take care of me!! true ARCTIC CAT could use a better dealer base but there are good dealers all over you just have to find them . but with that said i love the arctic cat brand and its all worth the little if any extra time i have to spend on the road. and besides i love pulling it around and have all the people give me the thumbs up or actually stop and ask me about the cat lol

lol I don't know, sounds to me like your cat spends a lot of time at the dealer?

no not at all 8ball i have had it a year and i have had it there 3 times twice for updates and once to have proarmor doors and a windshield installed!! i actually have had no problems with my cat AT ALL!!

wvregulators wrote:

no not at all 8ball i have had it a year and i have had it there 3 times twice for updates and once to have proarmor doors and a windshield installed!! i actually have had no problems with my cat AT ALL!!

Haha ok good to hear. Was just thinking I'm on my third RZR and I've only had one in the shop twice in four years and we all know they are junk.

wvregulators wrote:

i drive 2 1/2 hours to get my work done at MLS POWER SPORTS in GEORGETOWN KY. and schumakers a Arctic Cat dealer is less than 25 minutes from me. i purchased my ride in Michigan at K&W cycles, and duke and his guys are fantasic to work with. i go where i get great service and the best value. the guys at MLS know me by name when i come in the door and they take care of me!! true ARCTIC CAT could use a better dealer base but there are good dealers all over you just have to find them . but with that said i love the arctic cat brand and its all worth the little if any extra time i have to spend on the road. and besides i love pulling it around and have all the people give me the thumbs up or actually stop and ask me about the cat lol

Not in our part of the East, artic cat shut down six since 2008 and not opened any new ones

We have a kawi.popo,yam & cat dealer at fairplans wv about 15 miles away from me. Hard to buy from but great service and parts.

arctic cat cant make good dealers or bad dealers! that's up to the people the run the dealership.. and that's true with po po dealerships too..... i wish there were more arctic cat dealerships around it would be awesome.. the father north you go the more you see,, you know they are pretty big in snowmobiles lol

I guessing the Wildcat will help the sales of Arctic Cat and increase dealers.....

i hope it will ronnie.. sucks they dont have as many dealers as the po po does....