Category Archives: Can-Am Outlander

TFI – EFI Controller

Does anybody have experience with these? I took my bike for it’s virgin (to me) ride this weekend and although it was greatly enjoyed, it was extremely uncomfortable due to the heat coming from the exhaust along my left leg. It wasn’t as bad at higher speeds but at slower speeds though the woods it was almost unbearable.

The only mod I’m able to find on the bike is an HMF Performance Exhaust and the TFI Controller. From what I’ve read, these bikes run hot to begin with but improper fuel mixture will cause them to run hotter. I’d like to adjust it to resolve the issue but don’t want to start turning dials and cause more trouble either.

My alternative is to put the stock exhaust on that came with it and unhook the controller but I’d rather not do that if I don’t have to.

What storage boxes yall running on the LinQ racks?

Been looking at boxes and bags for a couple weeks for my Outty 1k. The reviews Ive seen online about the can am box that is LinQ compatible seem to be sub par. Many people online say to get a zipperless bag because they don’t last too long because of mud, dust, dirt, etc. What kind of boxes or bags yall have on your LinQ rack and how did you make it work? Could I also get pics of it installed and the mount hardware. Thanks yall!

Clutch sounds like it’s got a bag of marbles in it

I was out having a great time in Windrock. Told Travis ‘race ya to the creek’ and let him go first. Was hot on his heels and as he went wide in a corner I took the inside. Off trail, but rideable. Was hammering the bike it’s true and it was rough as can be, but the suspension was soaking it up and the bike felt like it was on rails. Made a clean pass and left him eating my dust. 😀

Shortly thereafter it started making a horrible noise. I stopped, looked for something caught in the tires, axles, etc. Nothing.

Traced it to the clutch. Sounds like someone poured a bag of marbles in there. Horrible sounding. It functions just fine, sounds horrible.

Limped it to the creek, hung out a bit, decided that rather than risk more damage we’d drag it home.

Since we were on the backside of Windrock, this was no easy task. Dragged it a ways, but this was a heck of a task for the other outlander, these things are heavy.

So we gave up, fired it up and drove real slow all the way back to camp.

It works just fine, just the sounds coming from under the cover are not anything you’d want your bike making.

No swivel in my toolkit and BRP has made accessing the clutch on these about impossible even with a swivel. So I loaded it up on the trailer.

I’m thinking one of two things. Either the belt is breaking and has frayed and is slapping the cover with the fray or one of the flywheight bolts has come out and is rattling around in there.

FYI this is a VforceJohn primary, stock secondary and Mav belt, with all of about 100 miles on them.

Whatcha think I’m gonna find when I pull the cover off?

Led tailights

I put led 1157 taillights in my 2013 outlander since incandescent got to hot and melted my lenses some. The driver side light is working perfectly fine however the passenger side is dim and also doesn’t work when the brake is switched. I know from reading it is a diode issue. My question is which wire for the bulb socket gets the diode and what type of diode do I need?

Led tailights

I put led 1157 taillights in my 2013 outlander since incandescent got to hot and melted my lenses some. The driver side light is working perfectly fine however the passenger side is dim and also doesn’t work when the brake is switched. I know from reading it is a diode issue. My question is which wire for the bulb socket gets the diode and what type of diode do I need?