Oaktree
Super Member
Man, either you got a lemon or you're really rough on it. My 2012 Outlander has stood up well for me. Had to replace a rear half-shaft and bearing seal, but that's it. It was that way when I got it, I think the PO used it hard.Whatever you do, don't buy a Can-Am ATV.
After 35 years of riding Honda, Suzuki, Polaris, and Arctic Cat I bought a brand new Can-Am Outlander 570 last year. It's been the worst piece of **** I've ever spent money on. I work on it more than we ride it. 13 months old now, 800ish miles on it, and I think it might be to the point where I can use it this summer without fixing something else. What a piece of trash.
The plastics have gone brittle and literally fell apart in some areas, it overheated constantly so I had to install a radiator relocation kit, servicing it is a nightmare, brakes literally fell apart and the pads and calipers were destroyed, front diff whines like a couple of cats fighting, front diff drain screw is installed from the factory at an angle so it got stripped upon first service, I can't even remember all the issues. And this is in the first 12 months. Pathetic.
Only complaints are the throttle is a bit hard to modulate, but that seems to be the case on most of the ATVs I've ridden regardless of make. Battery's a little tough to get at...cables could stand to be a bit longer and the + terminal is only a half inch or so from the (aluminum) mounting shelf, - terminal is inaccessible with battery installed. Not sure who thought that was a good idea.