WOW!!! An absolute plush mobile! I have come to really
like IRS equipped ATVs and this one is no exception.
It soaks up everything the trail can dish out including
jumps and whoops. The trailing arm rear suspension is
genius. Instead of the IRS traveling straight up and
down like on a-arm style systems the trailing arms actually
travel in a up and back motion eliminating any kicking
feel when hitting objects. The front strut suspension
also worked well but was a tad soft when pushed hard,
but I didn’t notice any dive or roll when cornering
at high speed.
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Can-Am Outlander ATVs all come with Torsional
Trailing arm independent rear suspension, which
allows the rear wheel to move up and back through
the wheel travel, which provides for a smoothier
ride over obstacles. The suspension provides
9" of wheel travel |
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Brake
Disk are mounted inboard to reduce unsprung
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The brakes did a good job of slowing down the massive
beast, I just had to remember that I wasn't on a sport
quad and that I did need more braking distance. I only
used the hand brake and completely forgot that there
was a foot brake. I would like to see independent brakes
for front and rear as I normally use my rear brakes
for breaking free the rear tires when turning, but otherwise
there was no noise or brake fade during the entire race.
Although I never needed to use 4WD even though it was
raining for most of the race, I did try it out a couple
times. I found that when in 4WD the Outlander would
track straighter through the ruts. One of the other
times it came in handy was when a 450 sport quad got
stuck in some ruts on an uphill. I pulled up behind
the guy and pushed him all the way to the top. Man I
would have loved to have someone following me on a 4x4
in my racing career at the mud races. I used it one
other time in a nasty creek crossing, but I it wasn't
necessary as the next lap I took the same line in 2wd
with no problems.
