Arctic Cat in Trouble

[Vern]

that’s one thing that always baffled me. When the proclimb came out and had issues in 2012 they were never allowed to live it down, at least on the internet, even though they were pretty solid sleds by 2014 and just got better from there. Even after the ascender came out people were still bad mouthing them for the 2012 issues. Yet Polaris has been building less than reliable engines for years and then the stacks of recalls in recent years, or the belt eating issues when the doo 850 came out and aside from the guys who personally experienced the issues, not much was said.

 

[MTsled3]

It also seems like Cat started to get lazy with R&D schedules around that time. With the m series they were good with keeping it updated, and they stayed popular. New chassis in 05, new motors in 07, dropped 20lbs in 09, new motor in 2010.

With the Proclimb and Ascender, they were slow to progress. New chassis in 2012 and then the only thing that changed for the next 3 years were fixes to the 2012 problems. 2016-2019 all had good improvements but then they were stagnant again from 2020-2023 (and 2024 only saw the 600cc version of the Catalyst).

The other two drip-feed new features better to keep people coming back, just like car manufacturers do. Mid-model refreshes and updates are needed to keep people interested.

 

[Pinchecharlie]

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It was stated over on HCS that CFmoto sponsored snocross last year too

 

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[Teej83]

that’s one thing that always baffled me. When the proclimb came out and had issues in 2012 they were never allowed to live it down, at least on the internet, even though they were pretty solid sleds by 2014 and just got better from there. Even after the ascender came out people were still bad mouthing them for the 2012 issues. Yet Polaris has been building less than reliable engines for years and then the stacks of recalls in recent years, or the belt eating issues when the doo 850 came out and aside from the guys who personally experienced the issues, not much was said.

Uhh pretty much all of us on the Polaris forum bitched about it. But it was either go to a reliable but piss poor handling Doo or the Stoneage Cat. Kinda between a rock and a hard place. And aside from the annoying recalls, most had good luck with their sleds

I really hope cat makes it. i really want to ride the new sled. But as terry said, you need a turbo in the lineup (even though most riders don’t “need” one). I have to imagine my market is one of the largest in the US. I ride from 9-11k feet. The power loss is insane. NA 850 won’t wheelie or bow tie for **** where i’m at. NA is easier for technical situations but not as fun.