stevegoetsch said:
In Wisconsin their are no mountains, all riding is on groomed trails. My question is how well do mountain machines handle and perform on groomed trails. I can purchase a new 2008 M1000 with full Arctic cat warrenty for $6200.00, that is why I am considering it.
I just bought a 700 Dragon 163. Only riden it 250 miles total (on the trails). It has a 2.4 inch lug and I was surprised at how well it did on the trails. Never really felt the deep lugs and hotest temp the gage showed was 160 degrees. Last 24 inch of rail is tipped up.
2 biggest problems I found are the short handle bars really tiring out my arms and the front of the track is set down for deep snow which makes it a little "rolly" on trail corners. Haven't had a chance to do any adjusting on it yet . I should add that this is not my primary ride, which is an 09 600 Dragon Switch back