my 08 650 outty max only has about 2" of rear shock travel- in other words, the shocks will only compress about 2" max. Also- if I bounce on the rear shocks, they compress and stick, I have to lift the rear end up to get the shocks to decompress and return to the top. It appears both rear shocks are doing this which leads me to believe it's not the shocks- maybe a problem with the torsion arms or axles? I never hit jumps with the bike and the spring adjusters are on max firmness.

Does this sound right? Can any other outty owners compress their rear shocks more then 2"? Bike has less then 400 miles on it.

 

I don't have an outty but I would say you need to check your springs

 

the springs seem fine, there's plenty of spring left to compress when the shock stops- it's like the shocks are filled with water and just stop 2" down...

I would appreciate if someone could tell me how much their rear shock actually compresses when they push down on the chassis- (guesstimate would be fine)

 

c'mon- not one of the 67 viewers has an outlander with rear shocks on it, huh?
looking for a little help here, guys-

 

You would get better response on one of the Can Am forums, Like Can-Amtalk.com. I have on 06 Outlander and there is more suspension travel than that. I assume you mean the distance the shock rod moves in the body of the shock and not the total travel the rear wheel makes. Put in on some stands and take the shocks loose at the bottom. Then move the trailing arms up and down to be sure they are free. Next, check each shock. If they are stock (not HPG or aftermarket) they should move about double what you say you get now. If they are HPG or other aftermarket, you will need to remount the bottom bolt and move the shock with the leverage of the trailing arm/tire and wheel. Should be easy to figure out what is wrong. Good luck.

 

That's funny- I did post at the can-am forum.
I actually sold it last night for $6k, the whole torsion arm needed repairs and I didn't want to deal with it. I'm real bad like that- first wiff of a failure and I bail kinda bummed out- I loved the atv, but an 08 with hardly 400 miles and needing that kind of repair .

Now for the fun part- the hunt for my next atv....

Thanks!