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Of course , this pole, on this forum, will be biased to start with........... in 1 form or another ...........

Yes, the G8 can obviously move from sled to sled. The hours are stored in the ECM.... However the milage is NOT actually recorded & stored on the gauge itself. It is stored on one of the supporting modules that make the "kit" work. So moving the G8 "KIT" to a new vehicle, the G8 would display whatever miles it previously accumulated. There is a way to have the gauge start back at zero.....but it requires purchasing the module that storages the milage. I believe it was a couple hundred bucks when I looked into it in the past.

Looking at the models themselves on the prices sheets circulating around, it appears that the only ZR 600 that will come with the G8 from the factory will be the ATAC model. The SP and R-XC will be just like we had to do this year...buy the gauge "kit" and do the install. However, the 858 Sno Pro (but not the R-XC) can be factory ordered with the G8... retail difference is $1400.......

Waiting for more precise info to be released on these 2026 models. Is the tunnel bare aluminum or powder coated silver on EXT Special ? Will all ATAC sleds get the adjustable front arm shock also ? Or just the EXT Special ? Somewhere I saw it said that SnoPro models could be ordered with the G8.... what about the R-XC ? Also wonder what the upcharge will be...... I wonder if there is enough consumer interest shared with the dealers if Cat will also release the EXT in a 600 ? It has happened before..... I would definitely order a 600 EXT (sell our blue 24 ZR 6 ATAC) ...but right now I am not sure on the 858 EXT or another 858 R-XC for me for next season.......... Here's to the next move forward and more info coming out !!

Zero decals..... surprisingly Yes, the PC made more "sense" ...but the SP Ctec600 would have been more fun........... We now call it a Catalyst. Pretty darn close to the SP ride / feel..... Yes, Catalyst is far better than the ProCross. But at the time, the PC made more sense for Cat to produce than the SP chassis with the ctec 6 motor as C-2-C was meaning

I think it was before the Skime sled. Might have been the 15 RR with the 920 in it... Or maybe the 18 800 LTD that we ran at the shootout that year... I don't remember. I only had a couple ProCross sleds...... 🤥 09 SX half asses trail converted. Wiring harness has issues....someone even spliced in a 4-way trailer plug into the main harness (At least they soldered the ends together)..... No stutter button. No diagnostic light in the cowl. Not even any wires left for either. Got the servo motor working and the sled running decent. Now to fine tune it. Told him to send it down the road.............but he won't......... Agree.... 600 ctec in the SP Chassis (with engine reverse) would have been a great sled

Would have to guess it was 2014/2015 -ish...... not that long ago in some aspects. Not like me right now helping out a buddy who picked up a 2009 600 Sno Pro........... boy did I forget a bunch of stuff about those sleds....but not how much I don't miss carbs !

Mid touring to be exact.............

More top speed.

I can say @Palu49's 2019 600 LTD 137, when I owned it at least, was bone stock, had the TALL window, ice ripper track, and was consistently high 90s-100 sled. Honestly all stock motor and clutching. Even yesterday when it was brought along for a day in the snow and not being regulated to the back corner like a red-headed step child, it was seeing low 90s...with the Catalyst secondary on it...................maybe it was all the glitter on it...... However, I don't think there is a Catalyst 600 on the snow that has run like that STOCK. At least none that any of us have been talking about...... My blue 137 ATAC yesterday was seeing high 90s, but isn't stock. D&D reflash, Y, clutching. Trying a different flash yesterday with the stock can VS their quiet can...so slightly different than last time I rode. Still in the 130s hp. We didn't line up any sleds except for my 650 VR1 (D&D Y & clutching) and my Catalyst, so can't tell you how badly my Catalyst would have beat the 19 in a draggy..... but if just comparing top end to top end, they were both seeing 90+. There is many ways to skin a CAT (all pun intended).... and looking at just top end isn't the whole story. As we all know.....

The 650 rides smoother. The Catalyst feels like it can ride thru what ever you want it to. Definitely less "refined" feel to the Catalyst. 650 is faster over all.... Guess I'm a hater and a liar....need to go see these fb groups you speak of and confess my sins............

US old guys rule !!! But I'm not sure if maybe you're slipping because seems you are not sure if it's 96 different procross sleds ....... or my first time riding one.................

So the R-XC gets Fox QS3-R on the skis and rear arm of the skid. And a QS3 on the front arm of the skid. The "R" shocks have rebound adjustment along with the 3 position compression adjustment. These (normally) will have bigger shafts also. Valving will be a bit stiffer also. The ATAC system uses the electronic version of the QS3 shocks where there is an electric switch that changes the compression adjustment VS having to get off the sled and change them yourself. The adjustable shocks are on the skis and the rear arm of the skid only. And do not have rebound adjustment. The front arm shock is a basic non-adjustable IFP shock...and is notoriously the weak link in the skid. And the valving all the way around will be "softer" compared to the R-XC. Which is better ?? Well, comparing shock to shock, the R-XC shocks are the better shock. However, depending on your riding style, the ATAC is the more convenient "system" as you adjust on the fly. Also on the 2025 models, the ATAC sleds get the Garmin G8 gauge cluster from the factory. Where the R-XC will get the basic sport gauge and to get the G8 would be a $1300+ upgrade

Anyone else notice that the SnoPro models list the front arm shock as being a AC5S ? I was fully expecting the crap IFP shock like on all the procross sleds that weren't RRs / R-XCs.... I think if those 5 position shocks work well, this level is the best deal this year.

ZR and RIOT ATAC models will have the G8 standard. But I'm sure you are close to the upcharge to add that to other models. EDIT-- Comparing 2024 to 2025 Catalyst MSRP --- 600 R-XC ES is same. But the 600 137 ATAC was $15599 for 2024 and is $16899 (now more than the R-XC BTW) for 2025 .... which is $1300 more.....which I would believe is the G8 cost......