lets take a look at what I sad about the cat First the engine that is in the cat well who knows some one said they make their own 650 single that is not fuel injected.Whats in the outty a 500 Rot ax that's a fuel injected twin this the same engine that dirt wheels compared to a Honda fuel injected 700 rincon engine the outty beat the Honda buy three ATV lengths in a 100 yard race. So that's why I compared the outty 500 max to the 650 Cat trv.

 

Both quads would be an excellent choice, in my opinion. I would base my decision on what characteristics are most important to you for your 4-wheeler. The Can Am, for example, is extremely fast, having the best horsepower to weight ratio in the business, has superior high speed handling, and a very cushy ride. The Arctic Cat is, again in my opinion, built a little "beefier", has many more accessories available, and by most accounts, is a bit better for technical riding and extreme terrain.
It's kind of interesting to watch the different philosophies of these two companies, which was on display at the recently concluded Quad Terrain Challenge series. As some of you know, Daryl Rath won the 10 race point series with his AC H1, 13 points ahead of second place Scott Kilby on his Can Am (650 I believe?). But Can Am took the team title, one point over Arctic Cat. Both companies had 4 drivers each place in the top ten! Pretty good for two of the smaller, newer companies making atvs. From reading general accounts of the races, AC drivers, when they could, made up ground in the rougher sections (rocks, logs, mud), while Can Am was definately superior in the faster sections (this is generally speaking of course).
Interesting and fun to watch.
All that to say, base your decision on where you will be riding and what type of riding you will be doing. But I don't think you could go wrong with either choice.

 

 

Yes some people say that the cats are good in the rocks but that if they don't brake down getting their.

 

This queer does nothing but bash on AC, dont listen to him

 

i dont care who buys what, but if you dont have any more class than to use that type of language why dont you take it back over to the a.c. forum. we wont miss it here. thank you.

 

The reason I made the comment about the cats braking down is because I ride a lot about 5000mi a year and the ATV that people seem to have the most problem's with is cat.If the cat people don't like hearing the truth how cares

 

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I guess that was a little offensive, i apologize. Expecially to you maxxedouty, i had no idea

 

Just as a side note, Rath raced the AC700efi and not the H1 and yes he won the championship, but he was the only one to race all 10 races while Kilby raced 9. So that one race was enough for Rath to win. If Kilby had raced all 10, then Kilby would of won the championship. But again for 2 of the least sold quads out there, they made a great showing and should help in sales.

 

I read an interview by Daryl Rath after he won the series, and he said that he was riding an H1, so I assumed that what I said was correct; but who knows, maybe he used the 700 for some of the races? And, yes Kilby probably would have won if he would've been there for the first race, but that is not a given either, it depends on where he would have finished (and assuming no mechanical problems). But regardless it was fun to watch. I'll be looking forward to it next year.