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Gentlemen,
Have actually been a member here for a while but haven't made any posts because I haven't owned a Can Am. I own a couple of 2013 Honda Ranchers and have been very pleased with their reliability. With the type of riding my wife and I do they have been adequate in taking us anywhere we have wanted to go with no issues. Even being at the bottom of the chart for horsepower with only 28 hp, they have hauled my wife and I and other couples wherever we've chosen to go with no problem whatsoever. The only issue that we've encountered is the ride quality, and not that it has been terrible, it is just a little rougher than we like and seems to be a little too hard on my wife in both riding double and when she has a long day of riding and driving herself. So we have been looking and researching different types of machines trying to decide what direction we should go. To be honest, I have not read or seen a lot of positive reviews of Cam Am and am curious as to why, they of course have not been nearly as negative as the reviews and info I have read on Polaris. Can anyone shed some light as to why Can Am is getting such a bad rap. We've got friends that have one of these machines and have had a good experience with it. Other than a factory recall that has yet to be dealt with, they have been extremely pleased with it. Also have some other friends that just purchased a 2017 850 XTP with every bell and whistle imaginable last fall and have been happy with it as well. So while looking over the past few months I found a 2018 570 Outlander DPS with 49 miles on it and still under warranty from a gentlemen in Boise Idaho. I have made arrangements to purchase the machine with delivery in a week or so, in posting on the Honda forum that I have done so was blasted with responses. I feel it is a great deal and the fact that he is willing to deliver it to us was a bonus. I guess my big question is, is there anything I need to be concerned about in getting this machine? I just figured that it being new, having PS, independent suspension, fuel injection, and being an automatic would be the perfect machine for my wife and when fitted with a rear seat and foot rests would work for when we wanted to ride double. What is it about Can Am that causes such fiery responses from other brand owners? But ultimately, am I purchasing a truckload of problems? I don't water or mud ride and am meticulous about maintenance, and after every ride wash our machines from top to bottom. Knowing that these machines have grease zerk fittings all over, they will be checked on a regular basis. How often should the oil be changed with that 570 twin? I would appreciate and info and feed back I can get. Thanks FF.

I have a 2010 belt and have done some research on it. I noticed its jerky when pressing the gas. It has the orginal belt on it from polaris. Im guessing its time to change it out. What do you suggest? ive see gates belts from 54.99 all the way up to a superatv belt for 125.00
The only modification i have made is increasing the tires from stock 26"x14 to megas meyhams 28x9x14 and 28x11x14 on the rear

Being that the market is somewhat small for the Scrambler, I had to search long and hard to find anyone willing to make a seat cover for me without having to ship them my seat to have a one-off made.
I was fortunate to find that Mud Motorsports had made one for Teixeira when they debuted their Scrambler upgrades. I knew I was on to something when I saw the magazine article and reached out to them. They still had their template and were able to make me one without having to pay shipping for my seat to and from pricing the cost of the cover out to much.
The cover is VERY well made and fit perfectly. I’ve never installed a seat cover but gave it a shot and was surprised with the right tools how easy it was.
Take a peek.
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Not really bling, but had some custom graphics made by Spider Graphix. Sent them image files for the logos I wanted incorporated, just all those I have parts from that I feel build quality products and don’t mind showing a little support for.
These ones are the Footwell Graphics.
Spider Graphix was referred to me by Rick Cecco himself as they made his for his Scrambler.
I think they did a great job and fitment was perfect.
I’d highly recommend to anyone looking for custom graphics.
I know stickers and or bling isn’t everyone’s thing, when done tastefully, I dig it.
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I installed the fox shocks on my 2018 650XT. Haven't even rode it yet. I did notice the front end dive when braking when I pulled it out of the dealer. I have read and been told that the foxes are a huge improvement.

I left the preload as they came out of the box. The rears are close to maxed out. The fronts have about 2" left. Since the both the fronts came the same, as did the rears, I figured there must be a reason for it.

This quad will be used for hunting. No mudding like I see a lot of here. I only go thru mud when there are no other options. No lifts or larger tires will be used either.
I am looking for a nice ride, but also the ability to carry a hefty load. The racks will have weight on them more often than not there will be guns or bows and cases most of the time, and I come in around 235#.

I will be out on my first ride this weekend. Just wondering from those that have BTDT, what their experiences were.

My first quads were a pair of 2004 Arctic Cat 650 V2s. I remember on that forum back then, all of the complaining about brake pads, belts, broken axles, etc... With almost 20K on those quads, none of those issues ever cropped up for me.

I am hoping that I have the same experiences with this Can am

My take is that many on these forums push there quads pretty hard.

Okay so I recently picked up a tb for $500. It needed some brake work new rear hubs and had idling problems. I have everything fixed minus the carb problems. The original Mikuni has all the screws totally stripped and unable to get them out. So I bought a replacement carburetor and put it on. Everything looks identical and it went right in. It fixed the idle perfectly but everything else was crap. Any sudden throttle will stall it out, but if I ease into it I can get to 3/4 throttle but then I can tell it’s running very rich. I’ve tried cleaning the carb adjusting the needle and checked the main jet is the same size as factory. Lost on where to go from here. I think it’s running rich but don’t know how to fix it. Any help appreciated.

2011 sportsman 800 is making a lot of loud clanking when driving from the rear end when in reverse mainly it will bog down then make a loud ping noise then start to move almost like something is jammed in the gears, also it has jumped out of gear once while riding at around 40 mph the CV joints in the back have a lot of movement in them was wondering where to start

My 2002 sportsman 700 has only 40 psi of compression was driving through a water hole when it just lost power and died didn't get water in carb water was right under it tho with them I don't know what to try to figure out the problem