Ya, I know what you mean, new sleds are crazy expensive, but they handle great. I got to drive a friends 2013 Polaris Assault 800 on saturday and it was awesome. With the 6'' risers on it was perfect for me to stand up and ride, and you didn't even have to stand back to pop it nearly straight up. A week ago I also got to drive another friends 2013 Arctic Cat 800 and it was nice, had lots of power, and really easy to move around but in my opinion you are too far ahead when standing and it's not as comfortable to ride that way.