Opinions? Deswaybared Dragon vs M7/new M8 handling?

[GlennRMK]

Kickin around the idea of a new sled

Have an 06 M7 LE 162 with K-Mod skid. Rides better down the trail better then anything I've ridden. Ease of throwing around in the powder is awesome. Climbing, sidehilling and carving is just effortless. Really love the sled. Thinking about adding a few more things. Ti arms, Boss seat, RKT 800 kit and 2.5 Challenger(have A20).

Rode an 07 Dragon 700 for a whole day in 1-2 feet of powder. Ran really well. Thought it was quite a bit harder to lay over and throw around then the M. I even thought it was harder to throw around then my narrowed, deswaybared and lightened up EDGE. Still handled well though and I liked it.

Whos ridden one without a swaybar and compared it to an M? I imagaine it is fairly similar?

Haven't ridden an M8 but I have ridden a couple M1000s and the nose feels really heavy and the fun factor is way down IMO. Prefer my EDGE in comparison.

Opinions of a new M8 Sno Pro 162 or Dragon 800 163? M is probably lighter but a little less power. I would probably do a single pipe and head on either sled. Or keep the 700 and do the 800 kit and few other mods?

My biggest thing is I'm afraid to lose the great handling on my M7?

 

[M8Chris]

ur already used to the M why not stick with it? if ur plannin on putting a single on definetly go with the M theres a lot u can do to them to make them really run. u wont be dissappointed

 

[Metallic(a)sled]

i have an 05 m-7 and my dads 08 800 dragon carves way better and the dragon was usually voted sled of the year by sled mags

 

[Clayton]

My RMK 7 is 10x easier to lay on it's side than my edge ever was.

 

[snowriderm7]

I actually thought that both chassis were pretty similar in handling. M was a little easier to me to lay over, but not by much. You will pretty much adapt to either one really quickly. The M8 has a lot of potential with minor work.