AC Trail owners?

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

any body own one yet?

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:54 pm

Going to test one out next weekend!

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

Me too! Windrock.

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:49 pm

I am planning to give it a good look over and hopefully a good demo ride myself. If I can get enough info from AC and the demo drive, I plan to try and do some type of review of it, compared to my RZR 570.

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

COOL Dale! I was hoping to see such.
I am so torn.
The only thing for certain is I will be getting a SXS soon.

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:53 am

mudhound wrote:: COOL Dale! I was hoping to see such.
I am so torn.
The only thing for certain is I will be getting a SXS soon.

Gary the only advice I can give you, is test drive as many different models that you can. You are the one that will have to live with what you buy. I had so many people wanting me to get what they had. I drove almost every model from the bigest & fastest and everything in between, then I made my decision..and I am happy with what I have.

I would deffinatly give this a look before I made a final decision, as I am sure you only want a 2 seater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuaUFcw8rc

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

Keeping an open mind. The T2 is still there. It might be a close 3rd right now

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:47 am

What's your list Gary? I'm with Dale (& biased I'll admit) but after 1200 miles and only a busted floorboard, I think the the T2/T4 platform is hard to beat in performance, reliability, and standard warranty. NO ONE had the confidence in their sxs other than Kawi to offer a standard 3 year warranty.

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:10 pm

I am like MattN03 I love my T4 and had a T2 liked both of them the only thing that I would have changed about the T2 was the trans and in the 2014 T2 I think they did. I our group we had about one of each model except a artic cat and they all done just as good as the other for were we ride I guess it all comes down to the price and what you like in the features of the rides. The only one that I am not impressed with for the price are the commanders and because we had 2 in our group and had a lot of trouble out of one but it was in the mud alot. But they are sporty with that 1000cc motor.

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:36 pm

Gary, FWIW, I've always had a soft spot for the Wildcat 1000 Smile

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

Today’s list is as follows:
1. AC Trail
2. Polaris 570 or 800 (50 inch)
3. T2
4. Honda (only because the reliability is near the top)

The Can AM, the large AC, and the Yamaha do not make the list. I MIGHT consider a John Deer but maybe not too.

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:58 am

Got the new Polaris ACE now too.

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

That ACE is not even in the running right now. It could be in the future. But not now

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

After riding the new AC trail my list remains the same.
The AC Trail #1
The RZR 570 or 800
T2 and the Honda are getting more distance

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:00 pm

Biggest thing on the artichoke is it won't have much accessories for awhile.

Subject: Re: AC Trail owners? Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:15 pm

I looked at the artic cat trail addition, Friday.

What I did not like:

1. The clutch box is the inner fender well for the driver rear tire, can see rocks and sticks going through that. Will need a cover mod.

2. The front box, directly in front of the driver has a huge area with just a piece of plastic between you and the sticks or logs that might come through, would take some serious fabrication to make this area safe from jousting.

3. The quality just seemed flimsy.

4. I did not bend over and look under it so don't know.

Conclusion, If I was buying today, I would take a hard look at the Kawa T2, new one, the RZR -S, or the John Deere. (I have never looked at the John Deere, but my needs have changed since buying the farm).

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2013 RZR 800 S LE, Blue, bunch of stuff.

2010 Yamaha Grizzly 700, Yamaha Skid Plates, Yamaha Front Brush Guard, Yamaha Fender Flares, Rock Sliders with Richochet Skid Plates, Moose Rear Bumper, Back Rest (Flea Market by Brimstone), Hand Guards, Warn Winch, 27" ITP Mudlites or 29.5 Outlwas with AMS Rims.

2009 Yamaha Grizzly 700, Yamaha Skid Plates, Yamaha Front Brush Guard, Moose Rear Bumper, Rock Sliders with Richochet Skids, Moose Fender Flares, Hand Guards, Warn Winch, Rotopax twin 2 Gallon gas carrier, SS12 Stainless ITP Rims, 27" Bighorns

Extreme Mudder Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21

That John Deere would be a GREAT machine for both trails and the farm