I know what you men atving. I ride very aggressive and I don't notice the body lean at all.

Arctic Cat 500, What lean?

 

I can feel the lean in the suspension, but I've never found it to be negative really. I guess if you wanted to race the heavy thing, but even zipping through the woods, it hasn't bothered me any. Thats what everyone knocks about the cat. They read the body lean part in a magazine, and they are against the heel-toe shifter from the first look. Neither are really anything that matters. I've come to prefer the heel toe shifter for normal riding. I wouldn't put it on something that I was going to stand up on and drive ***** to the wall to, but I like it better for regular riding.

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

 

What is the lean that you are talking about, I haven't ridden a cat, what causes that. I would think it just takes some getting used to.

 

I have ridden a Sportsman 500 (that is what you own, right?) and it does the same thing but alittle less. The lean we are talking about is body roll.

 

That lean were talking about cob, is when you come into that twisty half dirt half sand corner at about 30 mph when you really should be hitting this curve at about 20 mph. If it is a left handed curve you turn the wheel back to the right and get on the throttle real hard as your rear end fish tails back and forth...gee I got all worked up just writing that.

Artic CAt 500...this works great in 2 wheel drive

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I always assumed it had to do with the front suspension squatting into a hard curve causing that outside front of the quad to dip some. It does that on quads with long travel suspension and when at extremes, can give the rider a quick wake up call.

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

 

I would hope that didn't come across as a dumb question I figured that was it, but I guess that I don't feel it I must be used to it.