sorry, should be Outlander & not Outlandert!

I have a 2006 Outlander 800 in stock condition- would like to upgrade a little- like the power of the bigger engines, but I don't like the clutch jerking, & hard to shift between gears crap these 2006 & following years are notorious for! One concern is this used one, a 2012 has 5,000 miles on it, & I don't know yet the service history until I speak with the owner and look at the unit- one of my concerns is: did BRP fix the crappy "shift between gears" for this year yet? & the pos 3rd world design clutch, to stop the jerky engagements? or should I look for a newer improved ones- Guy is older who owns it- wants $6800.00 comments asap please & thanks!

 

The shifting is still notchy. I think every Can-Am rider learns the Can-Am bump, dance. Rock back and forth a little while pulling or pushing the shift to the desired setting. Not sure if it's any better than previous models. Mine isn't too bad and my son's Renegade isn't too bad either.

 

$6800 is a lot of money for a ATV with 5000 miles. The guy sure must ride a lot . My 2001 only has 3600 miles.

2500 miles per year ? WOW.

 

An Outlander 800 isn't enough power? Sounds plenty powerful to me. I wasn't aware of the the sloppy shifting of Outlanders. The Grizzly 660 has a shifter that is a bit erratic at times but once you locate the gear you want, it goes easily into it. I would think the gated shifter that the Outlander has would be more precise, much like the shifter on the Grizzly 700. That is an awful lot of miles on a 2012 model. A new 1000 costs about twice that though.

 

The Can-Am shifting isn't really sloppy. It's more notchy or stiff. Can be hard to change gears. Sometimes have to rock the machine a little bit to get it to go where you want to.

 

My 2013 G2 renegade 800r is slighly easier to shift between gears than my 07 G1 650 max is now that it's fully broken in but I'd don't find either to be particularly bad. Like moose said, a small rock usually does the trick.

 

I don't have a snow plow on mine, but it sure would get old having to: Hump & Rock the atv to shift from low to reverse....I understand the reason its this way is, they used straight cut gears, rather than the curve gears like the Japanese do. My wife's 700 Suzuki king quad is smooth as butter, even when parked! ...then there's the jerky clutch engagement, which I've tried everything the dealer suggested, & it helps for a while with a new belt, but its back..

800cc enough power? I don't drive like a crazy man, but my atv is road legal & often drive to off road sites 15 miles away..just nice to have the extra power..( used to drag race 427 corvette, Trans-AM six-pack Challenger's, & muscle cars )

I understand the previous owner used it to drive between his 2 or 3 farm/ranch all the time. Its the rest of the atv wear & tear on u-joints, clutch parts, etc. I've heard of 25,000 miles on one outlander & still going!...so it sounds like the shifting between gears is improved, but not anywhere like the grizzly's or king quads, so that answers my question. If he doesn't come down in price (allot $$ ) I'll pass on it. I've been a die hard ski doo owner most of my life, having owned 24 sleds & almost all were SD. I'll search to find what year they began the curve cut gears, and wait for now- thanks for the reply's!

 

Seems like a design flaw if you have to rock the machine to get it to go into gear. I would think that Can-Am has come up with some sort of solution to fix this by now.

 

Yeah, it is called purchasing a new machine I am afraid.

 

I think they can lube the shifter to get it to be a bit smoother.

Also, when I'm plowing, after a couple shifts it seems better. Might just be getting whatever they use for lubrication loosened up a bit.