Hello Everyone, I’m a new Can-Am owner as of September. I upgraded from a 92′ Big Bear 350 to the Outlander 570L. I’m going to share my experiences with the new machine with 800 miles on it so far just in case anyone is on the fence about buying one.
Throughout the initial "break in" period I was worried I had bought the loudest suspended machine on the market. Any time you hit a bump and had to use the suspension, it was extremely creaky and made tons of knocking noises when going over whooped out sections of the trail. I went along with it and figured everything just needed to be seated and worn a little before it would work to optimum peacefulness. I was right, and around 200 miles it settled right down and no more noises except on large bottoming hits. I had to up the preload on the front 2 clicks to prevent nose diving and bottoming when going through large whooped out sections. I only weigh 170 and still had to stiffen the preload up front.
The belt drive had a very annoying 90’s snowmobile roar to it when it was getting broken in. After the 10hr service where fluids and clutches were changed and adjusted it has quieted down some, but is still louder at cruising speeds above 25mph then other quads I’ve ridden.
The most notable thing that has occurred in my three months of owning the machine is the two green lights of death on the instrument cluster (lower right corner). I took it to the dealer and they stated that it was because water had gotten into the cluster which fried something and had to be replaced. At the same time this occurred I lost all back lighting to the cluster as a result, they replaced that under warranty. The machine is a standout performer engine wise and will top out to an indicated 70mph. I rode mostly wide open rail trails for long distances and the machine handles this well. It is also very agile in the woods and from my perspective couldn’t see why anyone would need power steering with steering this light, then again I’ve never rode one with power steering. At 800+ miles on it now I wouldn’t change my choice…
Throughout the initial "break in" period I was worried I had bought the loudest suspended machine on the market. Any time you hit a bump and had to use the suspension, it was extremely creaky and made tons of knocking noises when going over whooped out sections of the trail. I went along with it and figured everything just needed to be seated and worn a little before it would work to optimum peacefulness. I was right, and around 200 miles it settled right down and no more noises except on large bottoming hits. I had to up the preload on the front 2 clicks to prevent nose diving and bottoming when going through large whooped out sections. I only weigh 170 and still had to stiffen the preload up front.
The belt drive had a very annoying 90’s snowmobile roar to it when it was getting broken in. After the 10hr service where fluids and clutches were changed and adjusted it has quieted down some, but is still louder at cruising speeds above 25mph then other quads I’ve ridden.
The most notable thing that has occurred in my three months of owning the machine is the two green lights of death on the instrument cluster (lower right corner). I took it to the dealer and they stated that it was because water had gotten into the cluster which fried something and had to be replaced. At the same time this occurred I lost all back lighting to the cluster as a result, they replaced that under warranty. The machine is a standout performer engine wise and will top out to an indicated 70mph. I rode mostly wide open rail trails for long distances and the machine handles this well. It is also very agile in the woods and from my perspective couldn’t see why anyone would need power steering with steering this light, then again I’ve never rode one with power steering. At 800+ miles on it now I wouldn’t change my choice…
