2005 400 4x4 man. I had the same issue before milage break in. You will be fine !

 

CCWW we ride with an outlander 400 also, you will never keep up with one, I have about 14-1500 miles on my Cat 400 auto, clutch kit and jet kit, I cant beat one in a race (I didnt buy it to race though, can get 50-55 mph) As for keeping with a 650 I doubt it, we also ride with 2 grizzlies (which should be comparable) and the outlander cant touch them. Get that outlander in some deep mud or over some logs and such and you will be pulling him in no time, and he better hope he doesnt hit anything, they tend to crumple pretty easy.

 

Dont even f with is artic cats are horrible nd it will always be gutless!!!!! YAMAHA ALL THE WAY

 

Listen to einstein here (yamahalltheway) just so you know I have pulled out a few grizzlies since I have had my bike, and yes they have pulled me out also. Oh yea nice spelling also.

 

Out accelerate a grizzly what a load of bullsh*t. You may move from a stop to 5 yards faster than him, if your lucky, but a model t is NOT going to out run a mustang no matter how long you've been racing. First the other guy said his 400 "woke up" after a few hundred miles. I had one and so does a friend, if you want more power you'll have to look at something other than the ac400. Don't waste your money on mods. Trade it in and get something that acts like it has an engine in it. This is just my opinion and the voice of experience.

 

Spoken like a true CC snob. Mr. Tim "the toolman" Taylor and "More Power" are not the cure for poor driver skills. Getting
the most from your equipment and using everything it has is what counts. And old say that real race know, "A great driver with average equipment will win, while an average driver with the great equipment won't".

 

Folks - now I know whay my ArcticCat 400 auto 4x4 is not as superior to the Bobardier 400 auto 4x4! Mine is a 400 is actually a 380cc and the other is actually a 480cc. ArcticCat likes to round numbers up and the other likes to round down. The cc's are approximation but you get the point.

 

Gee, according to the spec sheet I see for an Outlander Max 400 HO they have 400cc's in a 645lbs machine, I don't know where you numbers come from unless your buddy is calling his Traxter a 400 which it isn't. It's a 500.

 

Hey Bear, after talking last night, you have a good idea of what I want in a bike. All this talk about no power and gutless makes me want to ask. Should I go with the auto or the manual? You know my current ride is a manual and I'm tired of shifting up and down constantly due to the type of driving that I do, but I need that low end torque. Top speeds of 50 mph do not interest me, don't care if I ever win a race against a Grizzly. I need a workhorse, so what do you think? You say a manual, I'll go test drive one before I buy.

 

One of the guys that works with the wife just bought an '06 500 auto. It is more sluggish off the line than my manual 400 and I can stay ahead of him until I get to 3rd gear, then the cc's take over and I can't hold him off any longer. One of my regular riding buddy's has a Grizzly and I can do pretty much the same thing to him. But top speed wise against either one of them is no contest. The 400 autos haven't a chance, but then again they go everywhere I go and the don't have to worry about choosing the right gear and it is AC's best selling model. I would think you would be happy with it as long as drag racing isn't your thing.