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One thing’s for sure – this is one good looking sled. The T500 is newer in the Arctic Cat family and although they’ve done a great job with the design the performance isn’t the greatest. The machine is extremely comfortable (it’s true that it’s the most ergonomically correct touring machine nowadays), but it lacks the speed other Arctic Cats have. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fast, but if you’re into real speed you should know there are better Cats than this one. The handling is good. The thing is small so you shouldn’t have any problems there, still be careful on those turns as it tends to be a little tipsy. See the specifications:

MODEL    T500
M.S.R.P. *    $8,399.00
ENGINE    Suzuki, 2-stroke, liquid-cooled, 2-cylinder
DISPLACEMENT    499 cc
BORE X STROKE    71 x 63 mm
CARBURETION    38 mm throttle body batteryless EFI
IGNITION    3D
CLUTCH    Drive: Arctic (rpm sensing)
Driven: Arctic (roller cam) ACT drive system
SUSPENSION    Front: AWS VII dbl-wishbone A-arms w/ hyd. 2 tube shocks, swaybar; 9.5 in. (241.3 mm)travel
Rear: Slide-Action frame w/cplng blocks, adj. tors. spr., hyd. 2 tube FAS, 2 in. (50.8 mm) dia. RAS, fbrgls ovrld spr., TSL rear arm; 13.3 in. (337.8 mm) travel
BRAKES    Hydraulic disc
LUBRICATION    Oil injection
EXHAUST    Tuned pipe and canister
SKIS    UHMW plastic saddleless
LENGTH    128 in. (3,251 mm)
WIDTH    47 in. (1,194 mm)
TRACK LXWXH    144 x 15 x 1 in. (3,658 x 381 x 25.4 mm) Quiet Track
SKI STANCE    43 in. (1,092 mm)
FUEL CAPACITY    12.7 gal. (48.07 l)

Overall it is one good sled, but I personally expected more of a 2008 model. You may have some trouble with the engine running rough at low rpm, but that’s about all the trouble you’ll get with the T500. On the bright side the thing doesn’t come at a very high price. It’s pretty good if you ask me. Still, if it was me I’d do some more searching before jump for it. Especially if we talk about speed, some of the older models are so much more worthy than this one.