p51mstg 631 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 26 minutes ago, wrinkly balls said: Were there any 129 catalyst there when you were testing? I have asked several people at Cat if I can talk about the track lengths and options on the sleds we rode and nobody has told me whether I can talk about it or not. They also didn't tell us what would actually make it to the finish line. It seems to me that in the last few years, Cat has set up their fans for disappointment. People speculate about what they might have up their sleeve, and some - like me - have been optimistic, only to be proven wrong. This year, I saw things that truly made me happy, like the last few years weren't for nothing, that they put their R&D budget in the right place. I'd rather not be put in a place where I'm quoted and that gets back to someone who didn't want me to talk about whatever I said. Besides, these were basically prototypes, and maybe what I saw won't actually be offered when the big announcement is made. The platform surprised me. The Catalyst Riot will run circles around my ProCross-based Riot, and I'll bet I couldn't even outrun it in a straight line. It'd be closer than I'd like to admit. The ZR really is "that good", and if they decided to offer a 129, all I can think of is the scene in Ford v Ferrari when Ken Miles talks about the Perfect Line. I think the Catalyst is going to impress people more than they expect. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cat45 1,612 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Did you ride a riot off trail? Wondering if it gets up on top of the snow similar to an assault ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 631 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 (edited) 7 hours ago, Cat45 said: Did you ride a riot off trail? Wondering if it gets up on top of the snow similar to an assault ? I didn’t get to ride it off trail and am sorry I can’t answer that. For the regular Riot, the ski stance is 3” less than the ProCross-based model, and is significantly lighter. Edited January 24 by p51mstg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crnr2Crnr 6,932 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 https://www.facebook.com/groups/832855321418501/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT that FB group is weird... worrying about warranties and gauges this week.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 631 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 (edited) The snow mags were having a blast (riot?) on the new Catalyst yesterday with Roger Skime. As a Minnesotan, I’m always worried about being too optimistic, but not after reading their comments. Good job to Cat for impressing virtually everyone who has ridden it, so far. By the way, on the thumbnail - sleds in the background, under cover - Cat didn’t tell us what they were and never took the covers off. We didn’t see everything they have for 2024, and we didn’t see any prototypes they may be testing. Edited January 25 by p51mstg 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Premium 223 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 18 minutes ago, p51mstg said: The snow mags were having a blast (riot?) on the new Catalyst yesterday with Roger Skime. As a Minnesotan, I’m always worried about being too optimistic, but not after reading their comments. Good job to Cat for impressing virtually everyone who has ridden it, so far. By the way, on the thumbnail - sleds in the background, under cover - Cat didn’t tell us what they were and never took the covers off. We didn’t see everything they have for 2024, and we didn’t see any prototypes they may be testing. Watched the full vid as requested! I'm really excited to throw a leg over one of these. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wrinkly balls 90 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Kale confirmed on his face book page that there will be a zr 129 available . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stinkipinki 471 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 https://snowgoer.com/latest-news/first-impressions-riding-the-arctic-cat-catalyst-chassis/31318/ Lots of high praise so far. Glad to hear this stuff, no more hype, just real world impressions. Cat may have something here. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stinkipinki 471 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 https://snowgoer.com/latest-news/first-impressions-riding-the-arctic-cat-catalyst-chassis/31318/ Lots of high praise so far. Glad to hear this stuff, no more hype, just real world impressions. Cat may have something here. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stinkipinki 471 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Not sure why that double posted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 631 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 12 hours ago, wrinkly balls said: Kale confirmed on his face book page that there will be a zr 129 available . I’m glad someone said it. The 129 ZR will be a great sled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jerr2Star 66 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 https://www.arcticinsider.com/first-ride-on-2024-arctic-cat-catalyst-models/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crnr2Crnr 6,932 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) jealous... tell us more about the gauge well done @p51mstg Edited January 27 by Crnr2Crnr 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crnr2Crnr 6,932 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 high praise... 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 631 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) Snow Tech had a great writeup: https://www.snowtechmagazine.com/2024-arctic-cat-catalyst-first-ride/?fbclid=IwAR3GAn5u7hVr0f_XEwKFArfBmzZpdKxOSVhemrHdt9ZOW5vPguUJXHDE2wc Edited January 27 by p51mstg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 631 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 On 1/25/2023 at 12:38 PM, stinkipinki said: Not sure why that double posted. Because it was such a good comment! 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stinkipinki 471 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 And so it begins.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wrinkly balls 90 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 7 hours ago, stinkipinki said: The game has been changed. Congrats to the engineers . Nice job cat!!!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stinkipinki 471 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) The Snowtrax video has 25,000 views in less then a day. Edited January 28 by stinkipinki 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdsky 975 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 11 minutes ago, stinkipinki said: The Snowtrax video has 25,000 views in less then a day. Is that all? Dumstad has been watching it non-stop since they posted it. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crnr2Crnr 6,932 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/25/2023 at 10:53 PM, p51mstg said: I’m glad someone said it. The 129 ZR will be a great sled. were you able to ride a 129... or are those still in the pipeline? is it safe to assume the 129 RXC without e-start will be the 'race' version? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hayward 1,645 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/26/2023 at 8:14 PM, Jerr2Star said: https://www.arcticinsider.com/first-ride-on-2024-arctic-cat-catalyst-models/ damn that's sweet the way the side panels and hood comes off. Now, will all that plastic hold up? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 631 Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: were you able to ride a 129... or are those still in the pipeline? is it safe to assume the 129 RXC without e-start will be the 'race' version? I was able to ride a 129 ZR, but it wasn’t an RXC. I would assume the same as you, but all of our sleds had electric start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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