Riding the Dragon

[BIGFOOT]

Wanting to hear some feedback on the 2008 800 Dragon.... Who is riding them & or have ridden with someone who has one. How are they working ?

 

[dooryder]

One of the guys I normaly ride with Steve masse says its awsome great machine loads of power and very nimble.. and not to many problems so far i dont think

 

[WCTHEMI]

Love mine, put a can on it to loose a little weight and pick up some sound. Lots of power, very nimble. Me and a friend trade machines for a few miles, I rode his XP, he rode my Dragon. Hands down, the Dragon is a more nimble machine. Power seems fairly close, but handling is in a different ballpark.

 

[Summitric]

WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT OF THE 800 DRAGON?? CURIOUS.... I HEARD THEY FELT VERY NIMBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEEP.

 

[summit889]

WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT OF THE 800 DRAGON?? CURIOUS.... I HEARD THEY FELT VERY NIMBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEEP.

I think they are 480ish.

 

[WCTHEMI]

The brochure says 487 lbs dry, so tack on 11.5 gallons of gas, not sure of coolant and oil capacity, but I would guess it would be around 550 lbs wet. Will have to have a look in the manual tonight to get the other capacities and figure out for sure what it weighs wet.

 

[Summitric]

Thanks... I Was Always Curious About That.

 

[GRD]

They sound like a nice machine..... I will get that chance in Sicamous on the Easter weekend to try my buddies...

 

[BIGFOOT]

I am going to have to put my 06 900 on the washroom scale ....to see what she comes in at ??? Any body know ? I took that suitcase carbon collector off mine.

 

[Bearded Satchel]

Big Foot. I beleive the 05 900 in a 151 is about 530 lbs dry. so with a 166 add about 20 and subtract 10+ for the suitcase.

 

[Shredder]

Thanks... I Was Always Curious About That.

What are you dooing snooping around in here. STAY OUT!!!! I'm the ship jumping; brand whore around these parts.

 

[4extreme]

I rode a 800 Dragon and it felt good. The handling, power and comfort worked for me. The things I didn`t like was the seat was to slippery, you can feel the weight if it tips over. I had a hard time getting it back on its track, compared to the XP. The dragon felt to tippy when turning and cornering, but that could be something that just needs some getting use to or the extra weight.

 

[O-Rock]

I bought an 08 Dragon 800 163" this year. Overall I'm happy with the ridability. Not happy with the WE shocks, the water and snow in the airbox, the ratcheting track on the downhill. We were in Valemount 10 days ago and the XP 154" that I rented for some one else beat the Dragon by 30 feet easily. The next pull I made was another 15 feet higher and they're both stock machines. That was very surprising. Of course the M1000 wasted both machines....and it should.
The Dragon is the best handling sled I've ever been on...if that counts for anything.

my 2 cents. O

 

[SledPornGurl]

I havent riden one but everytime i take a trip to the mountains theres one there. talked to alot of guys who have em... said they love them and that they are easy to handle. they said they could be a little lighter but then again wut sled couldnt be.

 

[GRD]

I bought an 08 Dragon 800 163" this year. Overall I'm happy with the ridability. Not happy with the WE shocks, the water and snow in the airbox, the ratcheting track on the downhill. We were in Valemount 10 days ago and the XP 154" that I rented for some one else beat the Dragon by 30 feet easily. The next pull I made was another 15 feet higher and they're both stock machines. That was very surprising. Of course the M1000 wasted both machines....and it should.
The Dragon is the best handling sled I've ever been on...if that counts for anything.

my 2 cents. O

Good feedback & honest... Did you ride both??? You were the one that beat your mark?

***Edit
I wonder if there something wrong with the track.... I heard on other sites that the Dragon is out climbing the XP..

 

[teeroy]

I rode my buddy's Dragon 8 with the 163 in december, it was crazy nimble. went to throw it over for a carve and the thing almost did a 180 within it's own length. the only thing I disliked was the humped seat, it was hard to ride with a knee on it while 'docking around the trees. the material seems very slippery. power wise it pulled great, throttle pull was incredibly easy. nice sled, we were riding in 4-5 feet of powder all day and it had no issues.

 

[xxx]

Probaly one of the best sleds i have ever rode

 

[xxx]

Good feedback & honest... Did you ride both??? You were the one that beat your mark?

***Edit
I wonder if there something wrong with the track.... I heard on other sites that the Dragon is out climbing the XP..

ITS true seen it with my own eyes at ground hogg and done it my self (barely done it)at renshaw.

 

[Rucky]

Wow, bravo polaris...pretty good for the weight advantage dooo has.

 

[flatlandguy]

ITS true seen it with my own eyes at ground hogg and done it my self (barely done it)at renshaw.

XXX ... Whats with the 09 Biodiesel hybred????