Catalyst

Sledtuner360 said:

Cats new chassis unveiled. Looks ok but comes with a 600 only for 24. What are first impressions?

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I tried to buy one on Friday but the dealer said cat isn’t taking orders for them anytime soon. It appears they did a good job on it. Excited for the new bag system and belt drive

looks like a pro cross with a different console? what's up with head light? two cover ugly.

northstarrick said:

looks like a pro cross with a different console? what's up with head light? two cover ugly.

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Definitely NOT a ProCross; forthcoming details to be shared will show this to be very true. A new animal, and good for all of us as competition raises the level for everyone

Front nose not that attractive, and only getting one hand on the front bumper to get the front end turned around.

just-pinch-it said:

Front nose not that attractive, and only getting one hand on the front bumper to get the front end turned around.

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None of the new sleds have attractive noses... you'll have to ride classic iron to get that

just-pinch-it said:

Front nose not that attractive, and only getting one hand on the front bumper to get the front end turned around.

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You would rip the bumper off the current procross trying to get it unstuck and turned around. It’s a piece of tin. Not sure of the new sled is any better

Is the skid slide action or is the front arm bolted up??? Arm looks longer. Don't ask the Lester that did the video on the 23 9000 RIOT. He called that skid a slide action which it is not. Kinda wondering how close the new skid is to the RIOT Crossaction?

kirk said:

Is the skid slide action or is the front arm bolted up??? Arm looks longer. Don't ask the Lester that did the video on the 23 9000 RIOT. He called that skid a slide action which it is not. Kinda wondering how close the new skid is to the RIOT Crossaction?

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ST boys are clueless, lol

Why is this discussion in the Polaris Matryx forum?

ExcursionPSD said:

Why is this discussion in the Polaris Matryx forum?

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Was thinking the same!🤔

Greg B. said:

There are quite a few changes over the procross. You can still see a lot of procross in it

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From the side it looks like an ugly green painted IQR. Didn’t Polaris quit making IQR’s 5-6 years ago? Only 600cc.. Polaris went 650cc in 21. Cat is sadly still behind.

ExcursionPSD said:

Why is this discussion in the Polaris Matryx forum?

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Needed a distraction.

BattleStorm said:

From the side it looks like an ugly green painted IQR. Didn’t Polaris quit making IQR’s 5-6 years ago? Only 600cc.. Polaris went 650cc in 21. Cat is sadly still behind.

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They copied the most successful race sled probably ever built

Polaris and doo had a baby and out came a cat but with 2000 era engine

Greg B. said:

They copied the most successful race sled probably ever built

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The IQR? LOL

BattleStorm said:

From the side it looks like an ugly green painted IQR. Didn’t Polaris quit making IQR’s 5-6 years ago? Only 600cc.. Polaris went 650cc in 21. Cat is sadly still behind.

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LOL, so if they went 700 that would mean Polaris is behind? Building a "cheater" sled (which is what the 650 is in terms of the existing 600 cc class) is hardly paradigm shifting, lol (despite it being a stellar performer, it's still a cheater sled in the eyes of many, just as the original 850 Doo was)

Manufactures did this dance years ago……500, 521 Doo, 530 Cat, 550 Cat, 570 Yamaha, settled in at 580, then to 600. 650 Poo then 700 Cat…..750 storm and vmax then 800.

Amazing to think they some years had 440’s 500’s 600’s 700’s 800’s and a 900.

F8HO said:

Manufactures did this dance years ago……500, 521 Doo, 530 Cat, 550 Cat, 570 Yamaha, settled in at 580, then to 600. 650 Poo then 700 Cat…..750 storm and vmax then 800.

Amazing to think they some years had 440’s 500’s 600’s 700’s 800’s and a 900.

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Right you are, but the current class structure has been in place for some years now (not carved in stone, I know). Alas, the main thing was that a mfr choosing to adhere to this structure hardly makes them obsolete or outdated simply due to the fact that another chose not to. Kudos to Polaris for going to a 650, but that doesn't make Cat's decision to stick to a 600 (as Doo has done) necessary a bad one. I have been thinking for some time that we will eventually settle on 700s and 900s (before everything inevitably goes electric), time will tell