i have an 08 700 dragon, and had an 09 800 dragon....700 seems to be good, but i changed out the v.r. at my expense because of others' problems, it
's my wifes sled and i don't need problems when we're out, because that usually means i'm by myself for dragging one back....the 800, i did the updates last fall and sold it....i don't need endless excuses and trips to the dealer for pistons, updates etc...and with some of the rat hole places i find myself in, dependability is paramont......on the other hand, i also have an m-8 that has had zero problems, and an m-1000 that has also had zero problems....over 2k miles on both....i did change out the dd bearing on my 1000 that some have reported going out, it looked good, but changed it anyway....other than that, i liked riding both the the poo and the cat....cat more maneuverable over all, and easier to ride than the poo, especially tight going in the trees and doing off-camber work in ravines etc....the 2010 m-8 that i bought this year will run circles around the dragon, out drag race the poo, outclimb it, just a better sled......but if a guy likes one brand or the other, that's cool, i happen to like fords, but not chevys...i think yamies are tanks, turbo or not......and doos?, gag me.....but poos vs cats?, which ever seems to be the better for a particular year, i'll try it....but clearly the cat engines are developed better for the last several years...
's my wifes sled and i don't need problems when we're out, because that usually means i'm by myself for dragging one back....the 800, i did the updates last fall and sold it....i don't need endless excuses and trips to the dealer for pistons, updates etc...and with some of the rat hole places i find myself in, dependability is paramont......on the other hand, i also have an m-8 that has had zero problems, and an m-1000 that has also had zero problems....over 2k miles on both....i did change out the dd bearing on my 1000 that some have reported going out, it looked good, but changed it anyway....other than that, i liked riding both the the poo and the cat....cat more maneuverable over all, and easier to ride than the poo, especially tight going in the trees and doing off-camber work in ravines etc....the 2010 m-8 that i bought this year will run circles around the dragon, out drag race the poo, outclimb it, just a better sled......but if a guy likes one brand or the other, that's cool, i happen to like fords, but not chevys...i think yamies are tanks, turbo or not......and doos?, gag me.....but poos vs cats?, which ever seems to be the better for a particular year, i'll try it....but clearly the cat engines are developed better for the last several years...