So I am new to owning a 2015 XT-P 1000 . I wanted the utility part of having something real close to the awesome looking XMR, but I really did not like that radiator relocation as I am not going to be doing any above the floor broads floatation testing. I could not justify the pricing of the 2016 XT-P at most of the quoted prices for me were $14000. I got my shiny new 2015 for $11,750. I mean it is November 20th and I figured there had to be one XT-P left that some dealer wanted to get rid of. Matter of fact, they have a 2015 XMR that is very reasonable priced too. I have all of 15 minutes on it myself. Seems the dealer took delivery Jan 2015 and they moved it in and out, in and out of the front area nearly an hour of time already on it. So my 15 minutes of Can AM frame was a really good experience.
I come from Honda. The last 5 years of ATV utility type Honda’s. Rancher, Recon, Rubicon, Rincon .. I have all of them. Even as new as 2015 DCT Rubicon, and 2015 Rincon. So that is a long story about owning a 15 Rubicon only 3 weeks @ 9 hours on it in January, and sold it. I should have stopped there, but no, I went right back there and brought a 15 Rincon. I just sold it 2 weeks ago with only 31 hours. Lets just say I was not happy with the 2015 Hondas.
So I had thought about the 15 Can AM back in January, but all the bad talk on YouTube about the belts and water getting in there kept me from even looking at the dealership what one really looked like in person. When I sold the Rincon 2 weeks ago, I just immediately went to searching on Can AM. I was sold in my mind I was going to try it no matter.
So at 15 minutes so far in the pitch dark with those excellent lights ( compared to my Rincon ), that low gear is really low. You have to do the Big Gear Reduction Ratio on the Rincon to get that nice of low gear. Then the V twin is just awesome sounding putting around. Back to power steering. My 2015 Rubicon had power steering and it was excellent. The Rincon did not have power steering and it really showed it age with the lack of it. So this Can AM power steering is really nice.
I am not new to ATV, just new to Can AM. I will be reading and learning the service aspect and maybe a few mods.
