I finally received my new Renegade 800 and after getting about 60 miles seat time on it and some break-in on it I wanted to do a litte race to show the results. Accept for the renegade that is only a week old I have rode them all on quite a few different rides and trips and have a lot of seat time to base my opinion on.

As far as how it stacks in up against a brute force and an outlander I would say the power is just slightly better than the outlander but feels almost the same which is a good thing also means it has quite a bit more than a brute force. The ride and suspension is not quite as plush and soft as the outlander and about the same the brute which means it has soaks up the landings better than the outlander which definately seems soft to me jumping. The renegade's steering feels nice and light like the outlander and don't push like the brute accept in snow the holeshot's don't cut the best. The seat and ergo feels very outlander like and as far as the display goes it has the side by side digital tach/speedometer which I like even better than the outlander's and you can't go wrong with the EFI starts instead of the cold blooded nature of the carbeurated machines.

Obviously it skimps on mud coverage but other than that and the Holeshot ATR's which don't seem very puncture resistant being they have 3 plugs in them already. I did manage to get some videos the Renegade 800 and the 2006 Outlander 800 are completely stock including tires and the Brute Force 750 has a dynatek CDI with 25" Mudlite XL's. I am on the renegade and my brother that was riding the outlander and the brute weighs 75lbs less than me and all of the races in the field are in 4wd and the races on the road were in 2wd.

Neither of the 800's stay down real well when you launch which is a nice feature to have but also turns out my tire was real low which made the renegade pull to the left which explains that. Here is the video.

Renegade 800 vs. Outlander 800 vs. Brute Force 750

 

Good vid,

Put an 840 kit in that brute, and try again...lol

Renegade looks like a nice machine.

 

Thanks for the video. I have been breaking in my Renegade this weeekend and the only atv I could race against was a 700 Prarie. You know how that ended up. Did some deep mudding too. It did pretty good except for these tires are not the best in the mud. Does your renegade make a clucking sound when riding on bumpy ground? And it also clunks in the drive train somewhere when you let off the gas then hit it again. Should I be worried about this or is it normal?

 

I notice a little bit of noise in the drive train, but a lot less than the outlander has always had so I wouldn't be too worried because the outlander has made that noise since my dad bought it and it has been fine. I do notice much like the outlander when it was new there is a whining noise when in park and neutral but that went away after it was broken in I'm expecting more of the same with any luck.

 

Thanks. I am not to worried either because of the three year warranty.

 

Renegade comes with a six month warranty.

 

No clunk in any of my 800s including the new Renegade. That does not sound right to me. But diagnosing odd sounds over the net is not easy.

 

Mine came with the three year warranty. I don't know if the dealer threw it in or what. I ask them if it came with the same warranty as the outlander and they said yeah. I thought is was six months too. But once they promised it to me I was not letting it go. I got the BEST contract in hand.

 

I saw a BRP promo a day or two after I got mine that said free 3 year warranty on all new ATVs, no disclamer on the Renegade not being included. I think my dealer just failed to be up to date on the promo's because I only got the 6 month. But since they had to borrow mine for a big boat bike and RV show this weekend, I am going to hit him up about it.

 

Looks to me like that Bruteforce 750 was right there the whole time. I'd like to see a video of the top end a little more than drags.

I like the Renegade but I still think it needs to lose some weight.