i heard that artic cat rolls easily on steep slopes and hils? im looking to buy one but i cant have that, because i do a lot of hill climbing and trail riding

 

The higher the center of gravity, the more likely anything is to tip. Not sure if this rule applies to Arctic Cats in particular. You don't want to do much sidehilling if you can help it. Any quad will tip if it is on a sidehill at some point. If you're talking straight up or down a steep hill, the 2-up machines are better due to their long wheelbase. Much less tippy end to end over a 1-up machine.

 

Someone else posted on here that they tip more on side hills because they don't have swaybars. I haven't looked at one since the local Gander Mountain quit selling them so I don't know if that's true.

 

One of my friends has a AC 500 LE and he has tipped over following me on my Rubicon.

I have never riden one but I hear they nose dive real bad in corners too.

 

I had a 2009 Thundercat 1000, and as far as just climbing goes, it climbed very very well, perhaps the best of any ATV I've ever owned. The 1000 has a longer wheelbase than most ATVs, and the engine is mounted farther forward to keep the front end down on that 1000cc beast. Sidehills are another story, the 1000 is tall, and it didn't take sidehills as well as other ATVs I've owned, (Rincon 650, Grizzly 700, Outlander 800, and Renegade 800). The 1000 worked just fine on downhills. It didn't turn well at all, due to the long wheelbase, and no swaybars.

The all time best ATV I've ever owned for super technical terrain is a 2010 Renegade 800 X Xc. It is low, has great suspension that is fully adjustable, and has swaybars at both ends. It has the quick acting visco lock front diff, so you don't have to stop and push a locker button when the going gets tough. Just nail the throttle and hang on. Terrain where other riders are floundering and rolling their ATV can be made to look simple on a Renegade X Xc

 

ive had 3 cats. To me,they are no more unstable or tipsy feeling than any other atv,but may feel like it due to true independant suspension and longer travel. Cat stands wider than most at 50" wide to help with the higher ground clearance. An atv that is 45" wide and stands at 10" ground clearance will tip just about at the same as the cat with a 50" width and 12" ground clearance. Center of gravity goes up and feels more unstable when you get higher ground clearance,but when you make it wider the center of gravity changes to your advantage. A sway bar will help,also a better,stiffer side wall tire preferably a 6 ply,this is what i do,b/c like mentioned it does feel tippy(although,ive never tipped it). The ground clearance is now at 11" on thew new models so that feeling is less now and still stands at 50" wide. There is an episode on dirt trax when they took i think 4 or 5 atvs and put them on a tipping scale to see what angle they tipped over. Cat was either the most stable or second to most stable,cant remember. either way it scored highly. They did it with weight,with out weight and some other way. Also,body english is most important. You could ride a side hill just fine where as i could do the same side hill on the same bike and roll it over,IF body english was not used.