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Arctic Cat used to be good stuff.
I know Textron bought them and discontinued the Arctic Cat off road market name brand. The Textron name didn’t catch on, so they revived the Arctic Cat brand.
Road Arctic Snowmobiles for 25 years and they always were cutting edge.
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my old peer at work in WI was a HUGE cat fan. had the latest machine every other year and swore by them. they were nice rides to say the least.....
we rented a slingshot 2 summers ago to ride out to redrocks. after spending a day in that thing, no way I would pony up for a polaris vehicle, snow or otherwise. talk about rattles, shakes and overall felt like it was well used. only had a few k on the clock. they had them doing burnouts/drifting at sema last year and had to park them every 30 minutes or so to prevent blowing a motor. didn't see the cobras and raptor trucks cooling off :)
Polaris RZR’s had a significant fire issue a few years ago.
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The slingshot is a whole different vehicle though. Does that translate to the SXS manufacturing arm? I dunno, Many components are prolly different. I had a Polaris Virage Jet ski for 16 yrs and it ran like a top, after 16yrs it consistently started on the first try, never failed. Sold it and got a new Yamaha Waverunner, and although the Yammy is great, the Polaris just felt more solid, well built, not as "plasticky". But then that was yr 2000 manufacturing vs 2018, seems like everything is cheaply built these days. Again, I think it all depends on how you maintain these things.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandm
If you want bulletproof toys, buy a Honda.
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we had a polaris sl900 jetski for a season. it was VERY used and rough but it ran great once I replaced a couple gaskets. solid machine. it was late 90's model tho iirc.
I have heard several say the same thing on the slingshots. gm engine but assembled and designed by polaris and it's a rattle machine.
I've had yammy's and kawi's in the sportbike world and to me, anything that revs to 18-18,500rpm's, does it willingly, without overheating and all day long show a commitment to quality builds. never an issue with any of them when I pushed them hard doing runs up the twisties and back. honda I have heard are just as robust but never owned one. my current whip is a '16 kawi z650(bought in 18 as a leftover) and it feels cheaper than the old zx6's and I don't get a sense it'll be as solid when I hit my first 5k as the other bikes.
My buddy had a rzr900 and the rear end grenaded on us out hunting. The nylocks in the rear diff heat up and unthread. After research he found it was a common problem and Polaris would not cover it under warranty or recall. He fixed it and sold it, buying a Teryx to replace it. Solid and stable machine and drives well. Not quite the look of the Rzr, but works for hunting and exploring.
I had Honda Aquatrax jet skis. Solid build, and near flawless performance for 100 hrs. Had Yamaha dirt bikes and sport bikes, and found them solid, durable, and easy to work on.
Back to boats and the Covid economy, we drove between Kingman and Albuquerque today on I40, and I counted 15 different types of used boats on transports, and at least 30 new boats (tooners and bass boats) all headed westbound. I think the used market is still hot.
Had an aquatrax turbo and it was fun for a couch. Bulletproof and my buddy still has it at 600 hours+, only issue was a gas tank recall.
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The difference is on many of those items we don’t have a choice. Trust me if I could find an I-Phone made in Dayton Ohio, I would buy it. Reality is they just don’t exist. Hell, I went to buy my kid an outdoor basketball the other day...struggled to find one made in the USA. Some things you just have to suck it up and buy it because there isn’t another choice. I am honestly one of those people who will spend and extra few bucks on something made in the USA, or at least not made in China. That is just me though.Quote:
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The new Honda Talon is legit. Not sure why it takes them so long to catch up to the market when it comes to ATV’s and SXS. When they do, it is always good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
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