Hi all, just joined and was hoping someone could identify what model this is. I’ve just bought it. The guy said it was a 350 but that was all he could tell me really. I don’t pick it up till next week so don’t have the vin yet. Can anyone identify the model from these pics?
Thanks
Ewan
I have a 2011 550 sportsman and the cluster gage is dead and the battery is being discharged every couple days. I have installed knew batt and still discharging and guage is dead, any sug
Okay so long story short I have had a 2013 Can-Am Outlander 1000xt for a couple years now and I love it. Some minor failures that I do not think should have happened but they are 80+ hp machines, parts will wear/fail. Looking on craigslist the other day and ran across a 2015 Sportsman 1000 with 7 hours for a deal imo, so i went and bought it. I like going fast but I also like a nice ride and reliability. So I read up on the 2015 Sportsman and there are a couple flaws that can be fixed (would of fixed them anyway) just like the Outlanders have as well. I am nonbias and not brand loyal at all. Whatever I think performs the best and looks good I will get. So it is hard to go to a forum and get a real answer because yall are going to say po po is the best and can-am is junk blah blah and so will the Can-am forum about polaris, or there are always a couple trolls that are pissed at whatever brand and they stay on the forum to down them. So I decided to race the 2 (after reading for weeks about the popo) as close to each other as I could and that would make my mind up. The po po won every race. I had the same weight riders and we switched, same size tire (po po has 14s), same air pressure, same amount of fuel in the tanks, we kicked the same everytime on these videos. There were several that the other left first or the can-am couldnt stay on the ground but these videos below are after suspension tweaks and the ones that were fair. Even though the po po won the Can-am definitely has more brute bottom end but after that the polaris will walk the dog on it. Remember this is a very short race, if it would of been longer it would of been even worse for the outty. This is how I decided to keep the po po and sell the can-am. I think and have read about clutching on the sportsman so with clutching and exhaust it will be even faster and we all know a better ride than can-am. Just thought I would share this for anybody that is in the same boat I was in. Also I will add if you hate polaris or something about the sportsman do not get one because of this post lol. The polaris is faster but it is not that much faster so would not be worth getting it if you dont like something about them.
Okay so long story short I have had a 2013 Can-Am Outlander 1000xt for a couple years now and I love it. Some minor failures that I do not think should have happened but they are 80+ hp machines, parts will wear/fail. Looking on craigslist the other day and ran across a 2015 Sportsman 1000 with 7 hours for a deal imo, so i went and bought it. I like going fast but I also like a nice ride and reliability. So I read up on the 2015 Sportsman and there are a couple flaws that can be fixed (would of fixed them anyway) just like we all know these Outlanders have as well. I am nonbias and not brand loyal at all. Whatever I think performs the best and looks good I will get. So it is hard to go to a forum and get a real answer because yall are going to say something about the race or po po is junk blah blah and so will the Polaris forum about can-am. So I decided to race the 2 (after reading for weeks about the popo) as close to each other as I could and that would make my mind up. The po po won every race I am sorry if it hurts yall feelings or think I am lying. I had the same weight riders and we switched, same size tire (po po has 14s), same air pressure, same amount of fuel in the tanks, we kicked the same everytime on these videos. There were several that the other left first or the can-am couldnt stay on the ground but these videos below are after suspension tweaks and the ones that were fair. Even though the po po won the Can-am definitely has more brute bottom end but after that the polaris will walk the dog on it. Remember this is a very short race, if it would of been longer it would of been even worse for the outty. This is how I decided to keep the po po and sell the can-am. I think and have read about clutching on the sportsman so with clutching and exhaust it will be even faster and we all know a better ride than can-am. Just thought I would share this for anybody that is in the same boat I was in. Also I will add if you hate polaris or something about the sportsman do not get one because of this post lol. The polaris is faster but it is not that much faster so would not be worth getting it if you dont like them.
I have recently acquired a 2008 Outlander Max XT 800. My son lives in Toronto and he has a 2008 Outlander 800 that he purchased about a month ago. I have already learned quite a bit reading here. I am hoping to find other Can Am owners in the area.
I am not sure just what either of these features are? I know my bike doesn’t have them, and I looked at the Polaris website to try and find out any information I could on them. What can you guys tell me about these features?
The Elkas that I had ordered came in this past Thursday. After I received an estimated delivery confirmation, I started prepping the night before. First of all I reinstalled the rear sway bar that I had removed three rides back. I then took off the Ricochet a-arm guards and cleaned them all up and cleaned the a-arms also since I had the guards off. I wanted everything nice and clean for the install.The shock install went well. The bottom bolts on all four factory shocks were really tight and hard to break loose. Just the opposite on the top bolts. They broke loose easily. I then installed the Elkas.
I then proceed to reinstall the Ricochet a-arm guards. The rears go on with no problem but when I reinstalled the front guards there was contact with the bottom coil springs and the guard. So I think no big deal I will just bend the guards out a little and that’s what I did. I will say these guards are tuff and hard to bend.
So come Saturday I decide to go for a solo ride because I am anxious to try out the Elkas! Here’s where the drama starts, LOL. I go to back up the Grizz to pull my trailer out of the yard and I hit the front brakes and nothing,no brakes, until I pump the lever a couple of times. I look it over don’t see a problem and now the brakes feel ok. So I go on the ride and every time I turn I loose my front brakes until I pump them a few times. What the @$%&!!
I ended up riding 18 miles and enjoying the Elkas. I cut the ride short because of the brake problem. I will probably soften them up just a little more than what Elka set them at. I requested they set them up for comfort mostly slow rocky trail riding. I feel they are a little stiffer than what I would like. I was very impressed with them at high speed riding! I also like having the rear stabilizer back on and not having the body roll.
So when I get back home I jack up the front end,remove the front wheels. I then turn the handle bars back and forth and discovered the problem!! When I bent the guards out they were making contact with the front brake calipers and pushing them over on sharp turns. So I ended up removing and notching out the guards and then bending them back to where they were before. Problem solved!!!!!
Sorry for the long post. Just felt like I needed to tell on myself :rofl:
Here are a few pics.
Here is where the guards were making contact with the calipers.
Anybody here have a recommendation for a manual bead breaker/tire changer. I do not want to break the bank but I think investing in a bead breaker/tire changer could save me some money down the road.
I would like one that could be used for my 570, my trailer which has 4.80 X 12 tires and possibly my riding mower. So, what are you guys using?
I have a 2003 90cc Sportsman and I am trying to find the stamped vin location I have found the tag below the head light that’s wore off and a metal tag in front of the machine with a tag that’s wore off but nothing stamped in the frame. We need this to register the machine in Arizona, any help would be great.
