Arctic Cat Catalyst 858

[MTsled3]

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Kyle is one of the Arctic Cat Black Cat riders. This is a 146"x2.6" 858 Mountain Cat. He does mention in the comments that it is low on RPM, I'm guessing they still need a little fine tuning.

 

[Pinchecharlie]

Sounds soooo much better !

 

[hansenmac]

looks like a ripper

 

[Mafesto]

Engine sounds a little sluggish at lower PM? Sounds "happy" at WOT though!
Could just be what I am used to too.

 

[sno*jet]

is it a Suzuki 858? lol, sounds like an m1000. bawaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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[boondocker97]

Some of the pricing screenshots from Facebook and one courtesy of Chewy. MSRP Prices ranging from $15,800 to $19,500 with accessories. Glad they didn't go wild with 9R pricing.

Base model 154:



Top tier 154 Mountain Cat with ATAC, G8 gauge, ES, bumper, boards, tunnel bag, and handguards:

 

[ridgelinerunner]

That 858 has some really good track speed

 

[caper11]

That 858 has some really good track speed

What vid did you watch? That’s a 146 2.5”, that’s horrible track speed with 6” of fresh.


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[10003514]

Seems to be an impressive chassis. Going to demo a 600 this week. If cat can show the 858 beating on a 9r they will sell a boat load. Also get the buddie tracking compatible for Canadian customers.

 

[turboless terry]

Here is a 600 beating up a 9r

 

[Hawkster]

Just think what a 900 BDX in that catalyst will do

 

[IDspud]

Seize?

 

[Bernoulli]

What vid did you watch? That’s a 146 2.5”, that’s horrible track speed with 6” of fresh.


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44-45 mph of track speed when he was pulling straight uphill is horrible? I get it's no turbo but that's a very similar track speed to 146 9r's

 

[caper11]

44-45 mph of track speed when he was pulling straight uphill is horrible? I get it's no turbo but that's a very similar track speed to 146 9r's

That’s at 7200ft, not impressive IMO looking at that gauge reaction to the throttle.
My NA 165 3” did better at the same altitude in the low snow.


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[Pinchecharlie]

Isn’t all that clutching? (Fix rpm/track speed)

 

[boondocker97]

Snow conditions of the day affect track speed significantly. I've seen everything from 42-55 on my old 900.

 

[spoon]

Snow conditions of the day affect track speed significantly. I've seen everything from 42-55 on my old 900.

Easy to get huge track speed in fluff pow, setup snow brings track speed down but forward momentum goes up. Traction is more important than track speed. If I wanted to brag about track speed I would cut the lugs to 1" and go 100 mph according to the guage. Need to use GPS function on all these fancy new guages and see how fast we really do go in climbing these hill. Quick to spool up track for momentum and traction is very important if anyone starts nit picking my answer.

 

[turboless terry]

I must be missing something. To me, this videos doesn't show that it's awesome and it doesn't show that it sucks. We really need snow. The stuff i deem awesome, you don't have time to look at a stupid guage or care about track speed. The 600 is a great sled so the 858 will be so much better. If it makes the same power as poo and doo it will be awesome. If it is the same as the 800 c tech it would still be an awesome sled. I rode in crappy conditions because that is where the old alpha was at its worst. Worst ride and swaps out. It did none of these things. Need to ride in deep snow to completely give my opinion. I only assume it just gets better.

 

[Teth-Air]

Easy to get huge track speed in fluff pow, setup snow brings track speed down but forward momentum goes up. Traction is more important than track speed. If I wanted to brag about track speed I would cut the lugs to 1" and go 100 mph according to the guage. Need to use GPS function on all these fancy new guages and see how fast we really do go in climbing these hill. Quick to spool up track for momentum and traction is very important if anyone starts nit picking my answer.

I could be wrong but if you are climbing a 45 degree hill at 50 mph ground speed won't your gps only read 25 mph because half your speed is horizontal and half your speed is verical? Or does a gps take into account your vertical speed?

 

[Mafesto]

I could be wrong but if you are climbing a 45 degree hill at 50 mph ground speed won't your gps only read 25 mph because half your speed is horizontal and half your speed is verical? Or does a gps take into account your vertical speed?

I believe that you are correct.