Andy,
You should know the reverse gear on all Arctic Cats is closer to 2nd gear than it is 1st. Have you even tried to back up a steep hill or back up with a heavy trailer? I ges not, because then you would know what he is talking about. I have gone up to a wall in reverse and tried to spn the tires but I couldn't, tried in 1st gear high and I easily did it. What he is trying to say is that it that reverse is pretty high.

Arctic Cat 500, Under stand?

 

So Andy do you under stand what he means?

 

I understand perfectly, but that isn't my point. Do you understand? Do you understand anything for that matter other than the obvious. He said that you would only need low range in reverse. The key word here being ONLY! Low in reverse is extremely handy. I use it all the time to back my 500 into my truck up the ramps, but it is by no means the ONLY thing you need it for. Uphill and downhill crawling are suited for low range. The key word here being crawling. Anyone who does rough terrain riding understands the importance of this. You don't want the high range 1st in some steep uphill situations, because it could be in unstable terrain where a sudden burst of the wheels turning too fast could cause you to flip one way or the other. Rock climbing is a perfect example. It is easier to have better throttle control with a low range. Extremely rough and steep downhill places favor the low as well, because it is easier to keep it under control. Wheels turning very very slow, but not enough to need to hit the brakes hard which could lead to the quad locking up and sliding downhill out of control. Understand? Low range has more purposes that are in fact needed or preferred than merely reverse. Understand?

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Andy Bassham *(1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4, 1989 Honda 300)*



[This message has been edited by Andy Bassham (edited 11-19-1999).]

 

Andy, you made a comment that your uncles 454 was running to rich and needed to be re-jetted. You said that a simple turn of a screw fixed the problem. As far as I know, re-jetting means physically removing a jet, and replacing it another jet of higher or lower value. Maybe thats what you meant, but I was just curious....

 

I probably worded it wrong, but you can understand what I was meaning by it. I wasn't talking about the idle adjustment either just in case.

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Andy Bassham *(1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4, 1989 Honda 300)*

 

I have ridden a 400 and there is a definite drop in power from my 454 and the 500 class AC's. Thats not to say that the 400 lacks in power because it doesnt. Now the 300 on the other hand does or atleast the one I rode on the trails one day did. It wouldnt clime a hill in 2nd gear. This wasnt a big hill either. It was a dirt rode. The 400 is a good bike and I don't see anything wrong with it. The difference in power between it and the my 454 is very noticeable, but if you had never ridden one of the bigger Ac's you wouldn't think anything of it.

 

BIGBADCAT- you spell road like this- R O A D. Get off the crackpipe hippy! ha ha ha.


anybody who wants to knock me for this post go right ahead, but it won't matter because I know this guy personally and I can rag his spelling deficiency if I want to. (god I hope I spelled deficiency right!)

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Andy Bassham *(1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4, 1989 Honda 300)*

 

Well good, I'm out of crack. Now I think I can spell again. Oh yea R-O-A-D-E thats right. Try to help somebody out with a question on here and get raged for spelling. Unfortunately you spelled it right. I got the dictionary out.

 

You were correct when you said I would nail you for something on here. Just had to fulfill the prophecy.

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Andy Bassham *(1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4, 1989 Honda 300)*

 

Hey you gotta give me credit I've made it this long with out you ragging me on something. I thank you for filling the prophecy "ALMIGHTY ANDY BASH-EM."ha ha ha