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Posted by: Fango
Here's another site that is similar to browns.....alpha-sports.....They are out of Maine..
Posted by: luvthemud
cracks add character!
Posted by: mudblaster
i rolled my cat at least 5 times befor i realized that they suck on any kind of hill or ditch climing.
and i thought i was the only one who was having problems with my cat rolling over and playing dead.
but i have 2 freinds with cats (one now cause one sold his) but they have roll theres also as much or more then me.
ive seen my buddy jody go up a spot where 3 other quads just went and he has a heck of a time getting up it without flipping or filpping it on that spot its like the front end pops up and the back end squats and then your upside down. and that sucks.
my freind jodys 05 650 cat is in bad shape from the last time we went out, from rolling it twice.
the front end and the plastic are all beat up.
good thing for aftermarket parts and plastic.
Posted by: mudblaster
an extra 8 inches of what.
Posted by: weez440
i learned the hard way about letting friends ride my atv. i bought my first brand new atv a 2002 arctic cat 500 just came out with that body style and a 500 automatic that thing was a cadillac in my eyes. had about 50 miles on it let my buddy ride it he lined it up to a big oak tree and run right into it dead center. took out my front bumper bunch of plastic pushed the winch back into the radiator took out one of the headlights and well it was after dark and his excuse was i did it earlier in the day and tried blaming him for it when about 15 people were standing right there and watched him do it so i had to pay for everything but my local arctic cat dealer can go to arctic cat salvage in thief river falls and get everything there for like 25 percent the cost of what it costs brand new. gosh i love that place.
Posted by: DeeDawg
QUOTE by rango726: .....as well as my little bro hitting a tree on it and a family member hitting his shed with it ???? figure that one out so now my bike looks like its been through a war....
This is why I don&39;t allow my more moronic friends and relatives to use my stuff.
Posted by: DeeDawg
weez, I know what place you are talking about; they always seem rather arrogant to me. I always get the feeling they are doing me a favor for allowing me to give them my money. Maybe it's just me, but other people have told me the same thing. They do have a hude inventory though, especially of older, hard to get stuff.
Posted by: Hoopie
sorry about the mess, I know how you feel. my 05 cat has been rolled, sunk, and cracked a fender on a tree and she still runs great! Its just plastic damage so dont feel to bad but it kind of expensive. you can order plastics for it online. I had to with mine. the bottom link is in canada but i have ordered plastics from them for the cat with no problems.
Try ordering it here,
http://www.metricpowersports.com/
http://www.brownsleisureworld.com/frame.cgi?url=http%3A//www.brownsleisureworld.com/Parts/
PS. dont let your little bro ride it anymore and keep a safer distance away from other atvs.
Posted by: Hoopie
my left rear fender is cracked also. I tried to glue it and it held up ok for a while and ended up cracking again. i figure i will smack it up a little more before I put a new one on.
Posted by: Hoopie
I noticed the same thing and it greatly helps to position your body over the front handle bars while going up the hills. Especially if your a bigger guy.
Posted by: Hoopie
trv models are 8 inches longer which will make it more stable on a hill climb
Posted by: Hoopie
I also learned the hardway. i borrowed my quad to my brother for a month and he let me ride his new suzuki 1500 LC bike and he returned it to me with $2300 of damage i had to fix and he got his bike back in mint shape. URRRRR Family. never again.
Posted by: kaptap
Hoopie - Thanks for sending that link. It's a great site for replacement parts. My back fender is cracked on both sides, but I'll stick with Gorilla Glue for now before spending $285 on a new rear fender that will probably crack again. Cool site to bookmark though!
Posted by: trvman
ya know i have never fliped mine mabey its the extra 8 inches?
Posted by: rango726
well i went riding today to find that my new 06 400 auto battery was dead not sure why ran it yesterday after it sitting for a week the after riding for 20 minutes rolled it on its side now the storage box doesnt sit right as well as the cover that reads speed rack on it (the one that covers the mess of wires running down the steering post) i realized that the plastics on one side of the bike either moved forward or back so there is a 1/4 in difference between the two sides lining up not sure why the bike barely touched the ground i caught most of the weight but then the worst while riding along side a budy on a completely ice trail he spun out and i avoided him at first but he eventually came back at me and t- boned me right into my leg and wiping out my whole rear fender so ive only owned my bike for a month and this happened as well as my little bro hitting a tree on it and a family member hitting his shed with it ???? figure that one out so now my bike looks like its been through a war so does anyone know where i can get new plastics my dealer said they wont start producing replacements till summer and dont know if arctic cat will sell them too me and if so whats that gonna cost ( way more than i can afford) and i havent even made my first payment yet and my bike been through hell and back i cant leave it looking like that thanks for listening to me wine/vent i appreciate the info
Posted by: rango726
thanks hoopie that site is awesome you saved me big time that crack would have haunted me for life i was miserable about it until you sent me that link and i learned my lesson my little bro was banned after i warned him its not a 90 its a huge difference in power but he learned the hard way and me too. i think i want to line my bike in tires lolno onw else is rif=ding my bike anymore let them crash there $6000 machines. again i cant thank you enough
Posted by: rango726
i noticed the same thing simple inclines are a bear on a cat but i guess you give up stability for height i still wouldnt trade my cat for anything. i get ragged on when i have a hard time with flipping on a hill and others go right up i try to explain its not loss of traction by any means its just high center of gravity
Posted by: rango726
dee dawg i learned the hard way trust me no one else is riding my bike no one im stuck eating the cost of the fender that got cracked because of someone else messing around but i was told to get over it it cant stay new forever so atleast he gave me something toward the whole thing
