2004 Arctic Cat 650. The sweetest engine on the market, one of the best IRS systems on the market, switchable 2wd/4wd, locker, 7 gallons of fuel. And fairly light at 644lbs. Is this the perfect quad we have all been waiting for?

 

They will definitely have the new "King of the mud" if the new axles will hold up to the even more torque of the 650. That Kaw 650 puts down some serious power. This is good news for Gorilla as well.

 

i think it is an outstanding machine but, it has one of those rubberband transmissions. if 500i manual owners are honest, they'll say they bought the ac BECAUSE of the manual tranny. the grizz, p650, and polecat were all available when bought mine, two with irs, all with big bores and lockers. irs, great. locker, great. 650, great. auto tranny, deal-breaker. now, if later on in the year they come up with a manual tranny, oh my.

 

I have to agree with you CatsMeow, but I think were a dying bread. I am afraid the trend for autos are going to kill the manuals. Guess I'll be riding the old Cat for a LONG time.

 

tricat, true. hang on to those classic ac's. yamaha, um, i'm sure ac has thought about making their own engines but then they realized, why spend millions of dollars developing their own engines when there are plenty of fine engines already available from manufacturers who have been in the business for decades. i am sure ac is happy to pay suzuki and kawi a per unit royalty.

 

Yes now the grizz the perfect atv. vapour locks, boiling gas, broken parts. Same as all the others.

 

Do you own a Grizzly? I do. Don't have any problems with it either.

If AC would have made a manual shift version of this thing, I wouldn't have a Grizzly for much longer though. Now I'll have to just wait and see how everything plays out, because the AC chassis has to be the best out there for the type of riding I like.

 

I wonder if it will have fuel injection ????

 

Andy, no i dont have a grizz, but you missed the posts that were removed ealier. Hence my reply. My point was that all brands have issues.

 

No. It is the same 633cc engine from the Kawasaki 650. Same dual 32mm carburators as well.