my cats not fast but its got lots of power in low range on any ground its got ground clearence over most atvs and i like the indapendent suspention plus the grizly has solid fenders thay dont bend very good in the bush and thay cost more . i looked around alot and i got what i thought was the best 4x4 atv for the $ i liked the other ones to the griz is a bad machine but out of my price range

 

How do you like them Gators

 

the gators are great i've only had them on for a week but so far so good

 

While I agree, the automatics are a maintenance headache, they are a reliable unit for Cat and Suzuki. When you compare them to the shifters, I'm sure the reliability of the shifters out weigh the auto's. I don't have anything to support my thoughts except that I do ride often with friends that have auto's. Yami's, Polaris' and Kawi's. There are Suzuki automatics too but they never seem to have any problems. The jury's still out on the Honda's. They have problems but the problems seem to be more related to anything other than the tranny.
It seems every manufacturer out there with a 500 cc or larger bore, has a faster acceleration than our Cats. But that's got a lot to do with the gearing. My AC 500i, has out mudded most of the competition. Without a doubt, this machine could take on more, larger machines if the owner were up to the performance of the machine he rides... Win some, loose some...
I will never own anything but a shifter. It's nice to be able to stay in gear when you need it. Besides, automatics are for the family car and buses...
Chuck

 

we'll see if the honda's can my best freind just baught a 2003 rubicon and my other buddy has a 450 forman i went out with the forman 4 days ago and that thing will go places but it gets hung up alot, i must say there a nice rig......... but i love my cat