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Unsure when it started... Kymco built the entire 366 arctic cat quad line-up i beleive until 2013. (Started in 2007 when cat dumped Suzuki entirely?) The pre h1 line 700 was Suzuki...
Ice dog did you have any problems with the artic cat have an opportunity for a 2015 500 efi with 100 miles already set up for ice fishing. has plow,2 up seat with wrap around storage,led light bar,auger rack. asking because i've seen a lot of neg reviews but great reviews on snow machines. anyone else have an oppinion would be welcomed. Oh forgot price is 5000.
Shifting it into gear without the brakes on ticks me off. I think there is something with reverse too.Last year I was out on a cold day in the middle of a lake and couldn't get it out of park. I didn't have the brake depressed enough. I am old, I hate safety crap. WS
I agree with most people here except the Polaris haters. I too used to be a Polaris hater but after being a GPS soil tester for 5+ years and putting 600-1000 hours a year on an ATV I can tell you which ones I prefer and why. When we bought an ATV we would have to put aftermarket tires, cv boot guards and a few other things to handle the abuse of riding through corn stocks and soybean stubble. The Honda Rancher Automatic with power steering and independent rear suspension was by far the best most reliable quad I used of all of them. The second was the Yamaha grizzly 550 with power steering, good machine but I only used it for 200 hours or less. I really liked the Polaris Sportsman 500, they had the best ride by far and got the job done. On the other hand the maintenance on them is much more than a geared ATV like the Honda.
Belt drive, not a big fan.Ride really nice though, and the engine brake is nice in the woods.
I've had mine in very wet conditions, deep slush especially and I was leery of the belt, but so far no issues.