Arctic Cat Bearcat 660

Reviews - Touring Snowmobiles

Written by Jeff Hunt

Saturday, 15 July 2006

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8.8

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MSRP: $9,099
Displacement: 660
Horsepower: 53
Engine Type: 4 Stroke

The little sibbling to the turbo versions of the Bearcat.

ENGINE - 660cc, 4-Stroke
HORSEPOWER - 53 bhp
COOLING - Liquid
FRONT TRAVEL - 8.4 inches
REAR TRAVEL - 8.5 inches (adjustable)
TRACK - 156 inches
BRAKES - Hydraulic disk
WARRANTY - 12 Months

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Average user rating from: 1 user(s)


Overall rating (weighted)		8.8
Power		9.0
Handling		9.0
Fit & Finish		8.0
Price / Value		9.0

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Owned it for 6 years now, Monday, 08 February 2010

Written by Ken Mashinter


Overall rating (weighted)		8.8
Power		9.0
Handling		9.0
Fit & Finish		8.0
Price / Value		9.0

I have owned this sled, since new, since 2004. It is the original 4 stroke B.Cat, non turbo. I updated the suspension springs with heavier ones as the originals are too soft. This is, by far, the nicest riding sled I have ever owned and everyone that tries it agrees. Leg room is great and with a passenger, even at 200 lbs, the suspension can be set so that it barely bottoms out, even with a load in the rear rack. The only thing I do not like on this sled is that it is quite slow and at half throttle or less on the thumb, it is at full throttle on the engine. It handles very very well for a heavy sled and yes it is heavy. I carry a portable electric winch in my rear box (I built a large box for the rear that takes up the removable seat area as most riding is by myself. It is not fast on the take off and has to wind up to full speed, but that is fine for me. For most trail riding I have no problem keeping up with my riding freinds, but they do love to laugh when they are first off the lake with the B.Cat playing catch up. If you want a work sled, you cannot beat this machine. IT IS A TANK and will work all day long. I pull a homemade snowdrag that is 5 feet wide with 3/16 steel tubing and multiple angle iron cutting blades to groom 60 miles of dog sledding trails for the Kearney Dog Sled races www.kearneydogsled.com and it works great and pulls strong. Being a 4 stoke, it runs clean and most people do not even know it is running. Sometimes, when riding with 2 stroke freinds, I have to squeeze the throttle to see if it moves as it has very little vibration when running and is overtaken by the other sled engine noise. After 4800 miles, mostly working, I had to replace the secondary clutch - mainly because I did not give it the attention I should have after working so hard. If it was maintained, I could have corrected a problem with replacing the bushings and the roller cam rollers. The main clutch does not show any signs of wear on the bushings or the weights or the pins. The hitch is strong and quite capable of pulling heavy loads, as long as you get some traction. Yes it is a heavy machine and not one you can lift if stuck as the amount of suspension is largely more than you can lift when stuck, plus the thing is a tank. In this area most of our riding is on groomed trails, but when the trail is rough, this machine just floats over those bumps. Honestly, I am surprised not every touring rider buys one of these machines as it will do it all, with a great ride and power to pull a huge load. If there is a negative, I would think the track lugs should be deeper, as they have made them deeper on the new models. Great sled. Will be hard to start in deep cold of say 20 to 25 below Celcius, but not an issue for me as it is inside whenever I need it. Make sure you get a block heater if it doesn't already have one.

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