If your a tall guy or have knee problems you won't like the Ski-Doo Rev model. Apparently they can be uncomfortable if your tall. The riding position takes some getting used to aswell.

I think the Sabre Cat would be a great choice! or the T660 Four stroke from Arctic Cat great gas miliage and no smell (well not as much).

If your an older guy make sure your sled has reverse and electric start. Trust me its hard to pull over a sled in -20!! It's like trying to pull start a V8. My F7 was impossible to pull over.

 

I've heard some tall guys complain about the Rev, but I've also heard of some tall guys who love it and have no problems with it. I think it all depends on the person. I'm 6'3" and about 245 pounds (on a good day )...I sat on a Rev at a Ski-Doo show last spring and while it did feel much different than my Firecat, I didn't think that it felt uncomfortable at all. Of course, that was just sitting on it, not riding it, and riding it might be a different story. If you're thinking about a Rev, at least find a dealer where you can sit on one, or even better yet, find a dealer that will let you take one for a quick ride. If money isn't too tight, rent a Rev and go riding for a day to see how you like it. It might cost you $125, but that's a lot cheaper than spending $6K on a sled, only to find out that it doesn't fit you well or that you just don't like the way it rides. Arctic Cat F7 said that the Rev riding position takes some time to get used to, but I think this is mostly true for people who have been riding traditional sleds for a long time and are accustomed to a traditional riding position...as I said in a previous post, if you are new to riding, the Rev riding position probably isn't going to feel weird, since you aren't used to anything else. If I buy a sled for my fiance, it's probably going to be a Rev, since she has only ridden other sleds a couple of times, so the Rev shouldn't feel so different to her. Manufacturers are starting to move toward riding positions similar to that of the Rev, so if you're new to riding, you might as well learn to ride that way. Most people say that once they get accustomed to riding the Rev, they can't imagine going back to a traditional riding position.

I've never owned a sled with reverse or electric start (I'm 29, so my back can still handle it), but there have been times where it definitely would've come in handy. That's another area where Ski-Doo (and Polaris) have an advantage over Arctic Cat, since Ski-Doo has electronic reverse. As I understand it, when you put the sled in reverse, the engine stops moving for a brief second, then runs backwards, until you take it out of reverse. Thus, there are no extra (heavy) parts. Arctic Cat uses a traditional reverse system, which does add a bit of extra weight to the sled.

 

My next sled will most likely be a REV X 800 HO. I really like like the REV. Supertrax magazine says it start to get uncomfortable after 100 k ride. In a weekend we can easily put 200 or so k.

I'm 6 foot 195 pounds 28 years old. So the REV fits me perfect. I grew up at a Polaris dealership my parents owned, So I've ridden about every sled out there at one time. I feel in love with F7. It's a rocket! wow.
I do hear A/C is working on an F9

 

ok ok...my sled used to be owned by the f-7 owner...thats why its so fast..i have 240 stud boyz.. aftermarket pipes and one crazy clutch and i weigh 150 lbs less than the previous owner he did a lot of work to this sled...sorry for the lack of details...zap!

 

hey chez whats up?...ok ok the mach z is far from stock..the f-7 owner used to own the sled..240 stud boyz aftermarket exhaust and one crazy clutch...and i weigh 150 lbs less than he does...happy trails...zap!

 

Ahhhhh, now it all makes sense! Have you been able to do much riding this winter? We've had very little snow here in SE Minnesota, but I went out to Dubois, WY for a few days after Christmas and put on about 400 miles.


drillsgtjra, if you're still following this thread, and if you'd like more information on a couple of sleds I recommended (Arctic Cat Sabercat and Ski-Doo Rev GSX), see if you can find a copy of the Jan/Feb 2005 issue of Snowtech magazine. They have write-ups on both of those sleds, which you might find useful. If you can't find that magazine anywhere, I could probably mail those articles to you, since I've already read them...just send me your mailing address.

 

Yes, still following. Sorry, I haven't been keeping up, I've been swamped at work. I thought the look of the GSX was so-so but, I really liked the look of the Sabercat! What is the difference between the Sabercat 600 EFI and the Sabercat 600 EFI LX? I also liked the look of the T660 Turbo ST. I didn't see a MSRP on Arctic Cat's website, any idea what they are going for? Thanks again.....off to work I go.........

 

hey chez...we have ridden the past 3 weekends....the snow pack is not deep enough to get to town...most of the trails groomed by my club(colebrook ski-bees) have not been open yet due to lack of snow...its really wierd to drive 4 hrs to marcs house and NOT see 3 foot hi snowbanks along the hiway...(franconia notch however has deep snow but it allways does)...we wont be going up this weekend... we will go back next friday and give it another shot...happy sleddin'...zap!

 

hey chez...check out our clubs website www.colebrookski-bees.com and check out some new hampshire trails marcs club is called the swift diamond riders www.swiftdiamondriders.com. the pittsburg ridge runners have webcams on the trails that update every 5 mins so you can see the conditions..way cool! there site is www.pittsburgridgerunners.org check'em out!...zap!(dont forget the - between ski and bees)

 

Take the H off the end off Pittsburg and the link will work. Beautiful area.

 

i knew something was wrong...thanks norm!...zap!

 

The LX models include electric start, reverse, mirrors, and position-sensitive shocks. I'm not too familiar with these shocks, but I think they are valved so that they compress fairly easy, early in the compression stroke, to eat up the smaller bumps. As the shock compresses more, I believe it takes an additional amount of force to compress it...this should prevent some bottoming out and make the larger bumps a little easier to handle.

I don't have any MSRPs for any of these sleds...sorry. I'll look around and see what I can find. I'm also not sure what dealers are asking for these sleds right now either...you'd probably just want to call a few dealers in your area to see what they have in stock, and to see what they are asking for prices. If you do that, post the prices that you are quoted, and I'll let you know what I think.