There was a little hint, but no spy photos of the 800outtie being released

There was no hint that a Renegade was being release (everyone was expecting a 450)

We were expecting 450 and now soon it will arrive [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I am hoping it will be a machine that comes equiped with a consumer adjustable fuel injection controller and a pipe that cant be improved on! I am also hoping it will be fast enough and light enough to "by far" surpass the other 450's. so fast that it will still outrun a more than "lightly modded" (pipe & filter)450 yami with ease. otherwise , in a couple of months it will be old news and will be just another "bike that seemed like it had potential when it came out but now is just another good trail bike". if it doesnt exceed all others by far it will still just have a small following because most people will just figure they can buy a cheaper yamaha or honda and put a $400 pipe on it and outrun the canam anyway. the only way I can see it becoming even close to number 1 in sales is if it outruns the others so bad that you have to spend 5K on a basic japanese 450 to catch the canam. also I would prefer a chromolly frame to something made of aluminum. I think it could be lighter and stronger.

 

Very well said Gregg.

 

The newly released 4, I mean 5 criteria.

DS450 Objectives:

1)Lowest weight.
2)Lowest unsprung weight.
3)Most mass centralization.
4)Highest power.

5)Highest Price.

 

Can-am will never be #1 in sales just due to the fact they are capacity restrained. Japanese manufactures can turn out a lot more units and I'm sure Can-am realizes that. Assuming the performance of the DS450 is above and beyond what is currently offered in the 450 class, they will try to make their money on lower volume/higher price per unit sales. I wouldn't be shocked by a +$7500 price tag. Ultimately consumers will have to decide if the machine is worth the extra permium.

 

Who sells the most personal watercraft?

Who sells the most snowmobiles?

 

ok then let me rephrase, I doubt that the can am 450 will ever be the most prized or sought after bike in the 450 class or "the bike to have" unless it TOTALLY spanks all the japanese 450's by a VERY wide margin...

 

Its made in Mexico isnt it???? I mean, how much more do you think it could be over the Zuki 450 EFI???

 

Wow! I can't believe it is finally almost just about getting closer, here. It's like a slow, sick torture.
It has the pipe coming out off the left side and chain off the right.
still's

I wonder how well it will hold up to the beating of a good XC race. Or how it will hold from one hard landing after another on the MX track. I bet pretty good.
John Natalie told me he was going to be doing some testing on it.

 

Looks like the same gas cap, that could be interesting info for someone.