Went from a beat up Suzuki to a new Can Am and it's night and day

Last summer I finally traded in my old 2003 Suzuki QuadRunner that I'd been running for about 8 years. That thing was reliable but felt like a tractor, no suspension to speak of and always fighting with the carburetor. I picked up a 2023 Can Am Outlander 570 from a dealer in Thunder Bay for $9,500. First ride out on a muddy trail near Kaministiquia, I hit a hidden rock and barely felt it, the QuadRunner would have thrown me off. The power steering alone makes a huge difference when you're plowing through deep ruts. Only thing I miss is how easy it was to work on the old carb, now I gotta worry about fuel injection sensors. Has anyone else made the switch from an older machine to a newer one and found the learning curve worth it?

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the_jennifer28d ago

You ever had a buddy buy a brand new machine and immediately wreck it trying to show off? My friend Dave got a new Polaris and tried to hit a mud hole full speed on the first ride, ended up snapping an axle and had to get towed home by his old beat up Yamaha. He learned real quick that modern power can get you into trouble just as fast as it can save your back.

reese_perry628d ago

Traded my '06 Kodiak 400 for a 2022 Grizzly 700. Basically went from a bicycle with a motor to a luxury SUV. The independent suspension is unreal, you don't realize how beat up you were getting until you try something actually modern. Fuel injection sounds fancy until you get a bad tank of gas and have no idea how to bleed the system. That said, I'd never go back. My back thanks me every time I hit a whoop section.