Starting a new thread to vent and see if anyone else has any issues. First the venting. First ride out this past weekend and after a few hours of riding and way back at Petersville my "limp home mode" came on for overheating. First inspection in the field did not seem like the radiator was that dirty, but have it tore apart last night and going to wash it out; but I have put my 800 Polaris through a lot worse before I plugged it up solid and the Can Am has a higher mounted radiator. Not sure if the angle it sits at is a factor. The fan should have stayed on until it was cool, but at first it would not run, then come on and shut off after a minute; meanwhile the reservoir was boiling.

I do not see a thermostat switch in the radiator like Polaris, so that should avoid any false readings from a mud-caked sensor being insulated from the true temperature. I am half tempted to wire in a manual fan switch to over-ride the sensors if this ever happens again.

Now some whining: you would think for the amount these machines cost that MORE thought would have went into service and maintenance. Last week I did the first oil change, thought I would pop off the skid plate to eliminate any oil from getting trapped and making a mess. After realizing there is no nutplates on the skid plate and last night finding the same thing with the front rack (all nuts & bolts). All I could do is shake my head in disappointment. And lastly would it have really been that difficult to engineer a spin-off oil filter? It is still a great machine and very happy with performance; but I am going to test this thing "hard" this summer in Peterville and Eureka and I will know more by hunting season. For 13K in cost, Can Am should have thought about those poor bastards in service that have to work on it and those of us who do our own maintenance. Whining and venting complete