BUSH HOG,Speaking of not being the brightest bulb in the chandilier, dont ride the Larger,MUCH more powerful 500cc Sportsman.It will cause YOU blindness.Why do you think dealers dont put the 335 ANYWHERE near the 500cc in the showroom?HINT[they'd never sell one]

 

Alright bush. You and your great Sportsman 335 get on here and gripe and complain about Bill throwing all your wet dreams back in your face about how reliable Polaris is. Then you go and say make that little remark about some people need to learn how to ride. Well let me tell you something about how great it really is. I have an uncle that ownes a 97 Sportsman 400(without EBS) and I have wrecked it once and have flipped it numerous times. This is not because I'm a bad driver because I have been driving quads since I was 5. I have ridden a 500 one time and really enjoyed the ride. It had all the qualities that you could want: speed, suspension, steering, and felt like it had some power behind it, but come on. A 335 with the same body and a smaller engine. Oh yea and lets not forget those monster tires that come on it. Now on to the Cat. I own a 98 AC 454, but I'm not much on automatic transmissions so i'm not swayed either way, but this is a first year model. You have to wait for the bugs to get worked out of these things before they are going to really compete with the 500.

 

Someone give me a band-aid, I'm wounded.
BushHog
'99 Sportsman 335

 

Hey, what's wrong with Hot Wheels?
BushHog
'99 Sportsman 335 "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog."

 

I don't get it. Why do you folks think a 335 is so underpowered? My cousin bought a Sportsman 500 right when I did, he brought his over, and we switched quads a few times while riding. I could hang with him on the trails,hillclimbs,and mud, and on a straightaway, until I reached about 56mph,the 500 then led by a few mph's. But that's about all. So come on, give the 335 its dues.
BushHog
'99 Sportsman 335

 

BUSH HOG,I wont even go into detail about whats wrong with the 335.If YOUR happy with it,than guess what?It's the quad for you.BUT 56MPH on that 335? YAH,RIGHT----. BILL

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Happy Happy!! Joy Joy!! Happy Happy!! Joy Joy!! If you are happy, then good. Thats all that matters. Most people aren't happy with their quad no matter what they get. They are always searching for the Perfect Quad (which doesn't exist). I know I am still looking for it (Like Ponce de Leon for the fountain of youth), but for now, I have the best for me.

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

 

Ok Bush, you don't understand why everyone thinks it's underpowered. Well let me think on this one. "oh I got it". It's carrying around a 500 frame and its only like 30 lbs lighter than a 500. I'm going by what I think and can see on the statistics. You own it so I guess you would know, but(oh yes there is a but to this) I don't believe that that thing went 56 and just lost a few secs. on the 500. The 500 is one of the fastest utility ATV's on the market.

 

Speaking of top speed...
And the original topic...
What is the top speed of
the Arctic Cat auto?
Is it as fast as the SP500?

 

Ask ATVING. He owns one, But since the two have todaly different speedometers I would say they would have to be side by side to tell.