Hi Boner,

As you know I ride a 99 500 manual and my son rides a 2000 500 auto, I'm 45 and my sons 15. I havent posted in a while. Indian deer season started on Oct. 1st and runs till Dec. 17 and I have been hunting all mounth. Just came home for the night to resupply then back to the res. so far I got a doe and 2 bucks I got a lot of tags as we can hunt for the old ones that cant go and need the meet. Alex, my son, broke his arm last week so with a full cast riding and hunting is out and he is bumed. The cat shure works great for hunting dont know how I got by in past years with out my warpony
scotto
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Well, I kind of fit in the middle. 30 years old and just bought 2001 AC 500 auto hunters edition. This quad is unbelievable. Previously owned quadrunner 500, liked it fine but just not the machine the AC is. Father owns 500 Sportsman, and after seeing and riding mine wants to sell his. Price was great. $6700 included warn winch, gun scabbard and mounting bracket, rack bags, advantage camouflage cover made especially for the machine. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

 

Scotto:
Hey, good to see ya back!, For a while anyway, better get out and find a few more deer! Hey, drop a nice big buck for me, if ya would, my luck hasn't been so good lately. I could have harvested a couple various 3 pts (we go by number of tines on one antler out here, 3 pt. minimum by law), but then found a huge buck, whose antlers looked like a big bush from far away. Tracked him for 4-5 more canyons in the pouring rain and fog, was setting up for a shot, and the fog got to thick to see, by the time it lifted, they were all gone, and so were my chances-at least till late hunt anyway. I leave for elk hunting on the 25th, and will return on the 5th of Nov., so hopefully it will fare a little better. Late deer will open again on Nov. 11th-19th, for whitetail only. Who knows, maybe I'll find one then. Whether I shoot one or not, I love the outdoors, riding my 'Cat, and the thrill of the hunt, so either way, I'm happy, though it would be nice to put some meat on the table, if you know what I mean!

Waco4Whlr:
Hey, congrats on the new machine! Surprised to hear about the thoughts of trading the SP for a 'Cat, though I guess in comparison feature to feature, it's about a toss-up between the SP and the 'Cat. Definately couldn't go wrong with either, in my book.

Best of luck with your new 'Cat, and good luck with the hunt!

Mike

 

boner I am 16 I got my cat when I was 15 to being nosey where did you get the name boner I thought you would be aroundd 25 or something





ac 400 4/4 supertrapp k&n 160 jet 2" lift 1.5" wheelspacers fog lights warn 2000 winch titan 589 on rear good year mud runners on front MOVE OUT OF MY WAY I AM COMEING THROUGH

 

Well im 17 so theres another point for you. I bought my AC 454 in 99 and love it. The reason i bought it was mainly because i got a great deal on it and didnt have even close to enough money to buy a honda (AC and Honda are the only two brands I even considered.) I got more than i expected actually. I was dissapointed that i didnt get a honda but now im glad I got my AC they are the best quads made. Did you guys read that shootout between the AC 500 and the bombardier traxter? I am shocked that AC kept up in the mudhole. And to stir things up a little i didnt see the Sportsman as one of the quads that made it through the mudhole. What a pity.

Dan Cinnamon
AC 454 the original big cat.

 

The reason the Sportsman didn't make it threw this pit was because they didn't test the Sportsman in this pit. If you go back and look for the review of the 2001 manual they listed the quads that made it and didn't make it threw this pit.

 

23 1998 AC 454

 

I'm 42 and my wife is 41. My brother is 41 too. Together we own three new AC 500s.

I chose Arctic Cat because of my familiarity with their snowmobiles, heavy duty construction and the price. I did careful research and it seemed to me that AC has the best utility class machine on the market.

Had I been in the market for a pure sport machine AC might not have been my first choice. But, it fits my style like a glove.

 

Boner,
Been away for a couple of weeks but I'm in that late twenties group (barely, 29).

 

I am 49 and my wife is 54. I ride a 500 gear and my wife rides a 500 auto. I narrowed the selection to the Sportsman 500 and the Arctic Cat 500 gear pretty quick when I was making the decision back in 99. A friend of mine brought home a Sportsman, and to keep up with the Jones' I had to bring something home. I selected the Arctic Cat due to how it is put together. It(in my opinion)is built much heavier than the Sportsman. I grew up on a farm and have had to do my own maintenance since I was a pup, so lack of twenty some grease zerks came into play. The clincher was the Video that Arctic Cat dealers have showing the various manufacturers' and the Arctic Cat going over the Belgium road course and a rockpile. It shows the suspensions working. It also shows how much of the roughness in the road is transmitted to the rider. I your question about age of my local dealership. His reply is representitive of the replies you are receiving in this survey. He is located in Hesston KS, a small agricultural community thirty miles north of Wichita. Since the mean age of farmers is increasing this tilts it somewhat.