First brand new quad

[tmo1620]

Just bought my first brand new quad last week, its a 2011 arctic cat 550 efi with power steering. Just wondering if anyone else has one and how they like them. Got a real good price on one and figured what the hell might as well get one seeing as we still have hardly any snow around here and I need something to do in between mountain trips.

 

[STYKO]

Cool, have fun!!!!


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[GYMBRAT]

Congrats! Ive never heard anything bad about the Cat 4 wheelers.

 

[tmo1620]

Thx hoping it turns out to be a good machine

 

[Scotty]

Enjoy your quad! I almost bought the same unit this summer. The 550 is a real strong unit... I had an AC 500 for 9 years and it was truely bulletproof! Just lacked on power. The 550 is considerably more powerful than the 500 in my 2002. I sprung for the T-Cat this summer, but the 550 would have been just purrrfect, the power steering on the Cats is the best system out there by the way. Enjoy!

 

[tmo1620]

Thx man I will, picking it up tomorrow afternoon, can't wait to take it for a rip, this little bit of snow we got combined with the mild temps lately should make for a good ride this weekend

 

[tmo1620]

Took it out for its first ride and am very impressed with it. Put on about 40+ km and had a blast, definitely worth the coin. Now all the fun starts rims and tires, pipe clutch kit, lift and a snorkel just as a start. Yet another cat to pour some money into.............. would of took some pics while I was out but my damn phone died on account of the cold... oh well

 

[DaveB]

Congrats on the new ride.
Snorkels=good.
Clutch kit=good if you're going bigger tires.
Pipe=hmmmmm, probably should have got a 700 or bigger. Pipes on the little one-lungers really just make noise. Just my thoughts on it.

Either way, you'll have fun.

What color did ya get....I want to see that new steel blue.

 

[tmo1620]

Definitely only going on sound for the pipe, the thing is very quiet, not my thing. Went with green, huge fan of arctic cat green

 

[megan_myne]

Awesome new addition. My hubby has a 700 Artic Cat a 2011 I believe. It is a really nice ride.

 

[big_bubba_b]

i have a 700 chase 2 motobishi and i added a hmf exhaust system noticed a big improvement in performance and it rumbles verry nicely .also an air intake would be nice and if you like the big mud holes deffenetly a snorkal

 

[tmo1620]

Around here there is definitely some big mud so im thinking snorkel is a must, ecspecially if we get rain like last year