I was wondering if anyone else had problems with the CVT. (I generally ride 30 miles at a clip through all types of terrain). I pass through puddles and some low creeks, and have never had a problem. I never took my quad in water up to the racks for fear of what would happen, and I was wondering if a few of you have. In addition, some of the trails are complete water and mud, so I was wondering if I should be concerned about the water spraying into the CVT. Some of the people I ride with swim in every pond we come across, and their bikes keep going. I ride mostly with the yamahas and hondas.


Just wondering about how the outlander performs in water!

 

Check out can-amtalk.com or atvfrontier.com alot more outy owners over there. Good group of guys.

 

I've put about 1,500 miles on my Outy. Have had only one instance where I got any water in the CVT - this was by driving at high speed over and over through a shallow creek (up to about 12" deep). No real problems even then - just ran in low range for a few minutes and the minor slipping stopped.

I've gone through water and mud up to the racks with no problems - just traveled at a slower speed. However, the CVT intake is in a bad place - high up under the left front fender. Many have added a 2" snorkle either to the pod or outside, sounds like a good mod. If you are frequently going to be in deep water, I'd add the snorkle.

 

Thanks for the info. I went and read a lot on the can-amtalk.com site. I will probably add a snorkel in the future. However, until I get everything what does the slip feel like, and how will I know when to put it in low to stop the slip?

 

If a CVT belt slips - you'll know it. Exactly what it sounds like - hit the gas and instead of the normal acceleration the engine revs but the bike does not move as fast as normal. Running in low may not stop slipping if you have ingested a bunch of water into the CVT, there's just less chance of slipping of any kind while in low range.

 

Thanks for the info! Hopefully I never have to use it.