Phil Molto, Hal Armstrong and Kevin Maggs plan a ride each year. The goals. To ride farther and to ride on new trails on the OFSC system. Oh Yeah , the ride has to start in their hometown, Fergus, Ontario and end there.
This past weekend they left Fergus at 7:00 am, Friday and headed towards Whitney , just outside of Algonquin Park.
On the trip we had two new 09 Sleds to evaluate . The Nytro XTX and Arctic Cat Crossfire 800 SnoPro edition.
I rode the Crossfire and was anxious to put this sled through its paces.I quickly found out that this sled is a deep snow , lake smoking ride. Top speed? Lets just say it will run with the best of them. Even sitting in deep slush, when you hit the throttle the 1.5" lug track hooks up and lifts the skis and just hauls.
On the trail, I found the sled hard to turn and non-responsive. The long 141" deep lug track simply overpowers the front end. When running through stutter bumps, the un-coupled rear suspension struggles and the rider pays for it.
Surprises? How about 13.5 mpg over the 1000km ride! This from an 800cc motor. The fox Floats up front never faded on the rough trails, the telescopic steering post allows you to change from a sit down to standup riding position on the fly and the engine reverse is a long waited feature Cat riders have been waiting for.
The Crossfire chassis is a great boon-docking sled and if you live up in cottage country and spend most of your time running lakes or live out west where your looking for a x-over sled that is a capable in deep snow without having a full blown mtn. sled this just may be what the Dr. ordered.
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