2025 Arctic Cat ZR 858 ATAC Catalyst 137 First Burn

We're back again in the seat of a catalyst but now with the 858 powering it! With the awesome G8 digital display, you won't be confused on what's going on this time!

[jasonbrushett]

Good to see Arctic Cat 🐈 up their game!!

[billslabich]

Sharp sled. The tunnel on the back looks to leave a lot of room for storage with the shorter seat?

[bradkrahenbil]

A little over 25 Cat sleds, across 45 + years of riding, including Ice Oval racing in Canada and the US years back, with Arctic Cat sponsorship. Nice video - thank you. A few miles on my new ZR 858, it handles well for the most part (needs some "weight on the skis" adjustment via the front track shock spring, and different carbides) - overall power is OK - the exhaust valves have a lot of latency at higher RPM, however perhaps the very early issued reflash may address this . The ride, while playing with Atac settings, is good. The vibration that propagates up thru the handlebars, however, is huge. It exists at all RPM's, and most would likely say goes away at higher ones, however it just increases in frequency of course and is somewhat less noticeable. The lack of engineering and design detail here, not to overstate it, is very bad. The same afternoon as the last ride, I spent a number of miles on a competitors sled, same class, with no detectable vibration on the bars at any RPM. So those who indicate it is a foregone conclusion that with weight minimization and hard coupling of the engine and drive systems, it is inevitable, I respectfully disagree. Cat, that I have known, rode, raced, and loved for many years, does some things well. Detailed Engineering Design, proper R and D pre-release, respectful response to critical items like defective clutches grenading (and in a number of cases over the more recent years - reasonable treatment of customers) - none of these are on the Santa good list. These things drive customers away. Let's be respectful, but real.

[paulpriest]

I dropped my seat off at an auto upholstery shop last week. I'm adding 2" of soft foam as a sort of "Pillow topper". I'll have to wait until next season to try it. We shall see.

[EliteTriple]

gave me even more excitement, put my early order in the second the emails all went out COME ON DELIVERY DATES

[Zack-unrh]

If you were to compare this sled 858 and the first burn on you did on the 9R. What would be your thoughts ?

[jeffbrown]

If you're going to stand there and describe the sled at least take your helmet off so I don't have to hear the muffled verbiage

[joshgessinger]

Sorry but have to laugh when i see people standing on groomed flat trails i don’t get it. Raced SX and pro XC many years we only stand when necessary. Off trail riding is when standing a lot is beneficial.

[Joeys]

Very suspect on your ride. That’s the lamest first burn you’ve ever done. You rung the 600s neck, gave us wot videos showing speedo on 650, 850s, and grandma ride the most anticipated cat engine…. It’s a dog is how I interpret this. 😢

[jean-francoisdupras]

Fit and finish look bad on arctic cat selds

[mrGW]

Catalyst bullshit, adding weight and less power.