2021 Can am outlander 650 XT review and Opinion
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- An overview of my new CanAm Outlander 650XT. I've broken it in over the last few months and now I'm going to give you my likes, dislikes and overall opinion of this machine.
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I really enjoyed this video, thanks! I have a 2021 850 Max XT and I would say my dislikes are in line with yours. But I haven't had any issues after 1k miles. I love it overall. I would have probably gone with the 650 if I wanted a single seater. But figured I'd go with the extra HP for 2up riding. Should also mention that I have a 2016 570 Max DPS and aside from the sticky shifter I have no significant complaints about it either. Ride safe and enjoy!
Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion. Refreshing to see a video that is unrehearsed or sponsored. Like your breakthrough accents and lightheartedness. Good thorough review. Own a 650 XT Max and I love the machine. Mainer eh? In NH we call you "Maine-e-acks. "Kind proved it with the wheelie segment at the end of your video. Made my day!
Thank you I'm actually out of Connecticut spend alot of time in Maine. Good chunk of my family moved up there.
So one of the tabs broke on my D.E.S.S. Key for my snowmobile on the first ride……I did not do anything to the key, but the dealer would not warranty it. Anyways I’m over it, but the key still works, I just use it as a spare. Nice machine, the 650 will be sought after with the discontinuation of a solid engine. I miss ATV’s, I bought the Defender XMR. I like the one on one feel of an ATV over the driving of a SXS. Hope you enjoy….nice machine!
Was not a fan of that engine brake. But then again that was the 1st time I've been on a quad with one. Nice overview on that beast!
Best detailed video i seen yet! Great work.
great video! u answered alot of questions i had about this machine
Nice video, very thorough. I got the 650 DPS in February this year because they had one in stock. I wish I would have waited for the XT for the painted plastics. Let dirt fly was also a big factor in me going for the 650 over 570. Get your grease gun ready and check to make sure your sway bar bolts are tight, mine were lose from factory. I look forward to your videos.
That's awesome thanks for the heads up. Exactly just greased mine the other day I'll have to check on my sway bar.
I had a recall letter from Can Am that the front Tie Rod Ends were not seated properly. Mine were fine but how do you miss this from the factory?
@@Chris-kw6fs I got the same letter and my dealer replaced both of mine. The quality control was put on the back burner it seems. Could be covid related, no idea.
Good to know havent received anything on mine but I'll take a look.
15:07 there should be a mesh filter on cvt intake
Please do a video of you changing the belt. I have the same machine except mines a two seater. I LOVE it!!!
I havent changed it yet. I'll definitely do a video on the belt swap.
Love the rooster sound in the background.
Yeah are rooster never stops haha
Good video! I agree about the door on the storage box. I left it down one time, unfortunately, the exhaust pipe lines up with the lower left corner of the door and in about 3 minutes of riding, the exhaust will melt that corner. It’s a small thing but still… congrats on the 650. Looks just like my 1000.
Thank you did end up replacing your door?
@@backwoodsgearhead I did. I think it was $35.
@@thenarrowpathatvchannel4316 awesome that's good to know.
I had the same thing happen to me...that latch is very finicky and someone who was riding with me stuffed their hoodie in there and closed it but alas, not fully. Melted the plastic and their hoodie zipper to the door. But you know what? Dealer covered it under warranty! Awesome!
@@Chris-kw6fs My dealer said ‘No’. 🤣.
Tell you right away, that key doesn't float, it sinks really fast. How did we find out? Well, brother drowned his 3 day old 2021 outlander Xmr 1000 and knocked the key off accidentally. Fortunately, my mighty 2021 outlander 650 Xmr towed the heavy 1000 about 5kms in dense trails, through rivers and streams, rock gardens and mud...and it towed it home without engine temps going over 97°C. That's one of the things I love about my 650, it has more than enough power.
That's awesome my brother just got 2021 outlander 850xt just road it off the first time today I'll be doing a comparison video next
Backwoods Gearhead I'll be sure to check that out! I did drag race the 650 Xmr vs his 1000, he had one quad length on me by the time we both hit the 105km/h speed limit (all Xmr's have their speed limited)
How about a boat key float? LOL!
Just another side note, I debated between the 650 and 850. Most forums stated the 650 has tons of power, I'm not a crazy rider anyway. The 850 runs hotter and fuel economy is not as good. All the power to the 850 and 1000 guys but for me this has all I need and it seems others shared the same opinion. Even with my wife on the back. I have the XT Max.
My brother picked up 2021 850 xt I plan on doing a shoot out between the two once his brakes in.
I just bought the same machine but a 2022. I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere but here in Canada the 650 xt doesn’t come with the digital key for 2022. It’s the same as my 570 outlander. I’ll see how long the brake pads last but I still have the original pads on my 570 and it has 12000 Km’s. I guess I don’t use the brakes much.
Kind of regret not paying the extra $1000 for the 850. On paper the 650 stock has 14Hp more than the 570. I guess I was expecting 30% more Hp to be quite a bit more powerful than my 570. It is faster but not much considering my 570 is a 2 up and heavier. Still breaking it in so I am not fully pushing the new one so we’ll see after it loosens up a bit.
Overall I like it. It’s not a smooth as my 2up but we’ll see after I get my Elka shocks. 2up also has 12 inch wheels so I guess that gives more rubber to smooth it out.
They perk up a bit after break in my brother bought an 850 and on first ride felt like my 650. Now that it's broken in night and day difference 850s are spicy units but I'm still very happy with the 650.
The 650 in Canada did come with the desk key system, the fact that you didn't get one just means that you have one of the covet bikes with the chip issue. Shortage happened all across the product lines 650, 850 and 1000. Quite a few of them were produced with regular keys
Great Video! I have the same machine!. You are right about the Digital Key. I am trying to get a 2nd one but hard to find right now. I hope I don't break a tab. As for the Console display, I have had some issues of it not holding in place and I see you had fun reinstalling yours. Pretty lame. I have left another comment below regarding the stock rear storage. Very bad design and mine was melted by the exhaust. I was totally not impressed with the cheapy plastic skid plates which didn't cover much anyway so I ordered a set from Iron Baltic and received them before I even had my quad. A bit fun to install but Billa Vista has a most excellent video for this despite a couple of small changes since he did his video. I highly recommend his channel for Outlander owners. Question, where did you purchase the Aluminum Shifter Plate from? Did it help? I don't usually watch 26 minute vids but you were entertaining and seem like a great dude to have a couple of brewskies with. I am subscribed!
I got mine on amazon sorry for the delay on the response. It shifts slightly better still have to do the wiggle now and again. Easy to install but it's still mounted to plastic.
Not lockable rear storage i guess?
@@soulis1000 unfortunately no and even if it was lockable the door is cheaply made wouldn't take much to break into it.
I had the max XTP 1000r, and I couldn’t stand doing maintenance, every drain and fill plugs are different sizes and it’s a pain to get to it all. And I hate how noisy the CVT is. And don’t get me started on the heat that 1000 puts off.
Your dislikes are not even real issues lol I have an 18’ with 9631mi on it now. My complaint is that I’m replacing the rear diff seals, bearings and bushings yearly. The 650’s are great and very underrated. I hope you have enjoyed yours as much as I have mine. Cheers.
True they aren't major issues. I havent had any issues with the diff as of yet but I also dont have a whole lot of time on the machine. I'll keep my eye on it tho. I think your right that the 650 is underrated it's a great machine. Happy holidays to you and yours.
Between this and the Polaris Sportsman, which one would you say it's better on a medium difficulty trail in terms of manoeuvrability / stability?
Both are great machines polaris has a great soft ride in slow trails but feels tippy when you get aggressive. Can am is a pit stiffer but feels more stable to me. I lean more towards can am but that's my personal opinion. Tight trails poarlis power steering takes the cake. It comes down to your riding style at the end of the day.
My XMR 650 came with two keys. Normal and performance. Maybe that’s an XT thing, but why? Same engine. It also makes no sense that the XT comes with a winch, but I had to pay extra to have one mounted on the XMR.
Great video. Looking at ordering the 650 max XT. How reliable are these machines? I know about regular maintenance, greasing and all but is this a machine that constantly needs to be worked on? I'm more of a Yamaha guy but I really like the power of the Outlander. I'm just riding forest roads and such. Not into mudding.
I have yet to have any major issue with mine. I have see people have issues on forums but I dont know how they treat their machines. Far as i can tell if you stay on top of regular maintenance they're a reliable machine like all the others head brands. One thing to keep an eye on are the factory brake pads I hear they burn up quick.
How do you like the power on the 650?
@@livinglife69 I'm not disappointed at all. Has plenty of power to whip the rear end around and with alittle persuasion can stand it up on the rear wheels.
I just ordered a 850 XT it was just $500 more than the 650 XT but price did go up on the 2022 Models so I bought a 2021 but good video
That's awesome my brother just picked up 21 850xt so I'll have to do a comparison.
Yea 2022 are a little bit more
Is this as wide as the polaris where you feet rest? That is something I don't like about the belt-driven 4 wheelers. Frankly I wish they would get rid of the belts.
The foot wells are about the same for foot room. Canam is wider how your legs come down do to the belt drive being on the side. Polaris isnt as wide in that aspect because they put their belt drive in the rear.
How is the Can-am ride quality compared to Polaris? Thats what I like most about Polaris, but these are sharp!
Just cruising around polaris is a nice soft ride, but when it comes to riding hard racing around the can am seems to out preform. You get alot more body roll with the polaris.
Hello Backwoods Gearhead,
I'd think these V-Twins would be smoother engines than same displacement one cylinder engines. Yet I can imagine manufactures have made substantial improvements to smooth out the single cylinder models. One of the reasons I'm leaning towards a CanAm. Do you have experience in this regard?
The canam is definitely a smooth runner. I've played with single cylinder machines that are also smooth. The new machine these days are pretty smooth runners. If your shopping for brand new machine go off your riding style or how you plan on using it. I can say for canam they are good work machines and are more of a sporty fun utility quad in my opinion.
Canam going away from vtwin now. Back to single cylinder. They rep says its a way better engine.
@@mattvikich3767 The rep sounds like he's also a salesman.
I have the 2020 outlander max 650 , my front sway bars screws were gone after the first ride. I guess they were not installed properly from the manufacturer. I ORDERED MINE WITH THE FACTORY SKID PLATE which has no hole to access the front diff. drain plug, can am should have it in their aluminum factory skid plate. I like the bike but I find it hard to service it, basically you have to dismantle everything to work on it . I also find that the rear storage box is cheap plastic and so is the 125 liter rear cargo box. For the money can am could do a better job.
They definitely dropped the ball on a few things.
Thanks for the share, have you been on a king quad 750? Im between these two
Unfortunately i have not been on one yet.
@@backwoodsgearhead hows your reliability been. The more i check out these can ams the more impressed i am
@@alefever45 no issues yet but just like any rig stay on top of the servicing of them and they last.
Nice ATV💪💪💪
Can you make a video like this on the can am outlander 450, please
If i had one to do it with, I would definitely do one.
Nice machine.. I had a 2014 650 I bought new and the plastic bushings on the a arms etc, sucked..Would constantly make popping and clunking noises..
I need to grease mine shes squeaking already
@@backwoodsgearhead My Polaris 850 has about 30 grease fittings.. Takes a while lol..I stopped at the place you bought yours a few months ago to see what they had, I'm in Southern Maine..
Nice my old man is over in Andover
Can probably make a silicone gasket for the trunk to water proof it :)
You might be able too. There also might be one on the market I havent looked into it nyself.
@@backwoodsgearhead ua-cam.com/video/OH0YQ125wpg/v-deo.html
Unfortunately the handle has a opening into the back so even silicone gasket wont prevent water from getting in.
@@backwoodsgearhead ah gotcha! that sucks.
Literally the first sentence that came out of your mouth I can tell you from Wisconsin
Haha I'm actually from Connecticut.
Idk if I should go 650 or 850
Ill say the power difference between the two is night and day. The 650 has great power love mine. My brother got the 850 which i need to review and it is far snappier then the 650. They're both great machine if i were to buy another machine I'd heavily consider going to the 850. But i definitely not upset with my 650.
@@backwoodsgearhead this is what I needed to hear. Thank you
legs heat?
It's not as bad as an 850 or 1000. Still gets pretty warm
I have the same machine, top end is nice 🤘bottom end not as nice as my grizz 700. I ordered a Cvtech back in June still not here 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 hopefully that helps.
Keep me posted on when you get it be interested to know how it works out.
Will do, your in Maine ? I’m in NH
I'm in CT I frequently go to Maine have family up there.
The clutch came in today, install tomorrow 👍👍👍
I order a 2022 XT 1000 Outlander
You’ll love it. I’ve had mine for a year and a half. Awesome machine!
Very nice review This is just my opinion but it seems to me that You should have investigated this four-wheeler more thoroughly before you bought it It seems like you don't like a lot of stuff about it you should have bought the Yamaha Grizzly 700 you would have probably been more pleased
I spent a lot of time researching this machine before pulling the trigger on it. Every machine has its pluses and minuses. Definitely not upset with the purchase and yamaha also makes a great machine.
My 650 xmr has a green key /fast. Gray/normal mode
Mine are both programed for performance
"A little bit more power for a little bit more money" bro a 850 dps is like 500 more than a 650 dps
That belt cover is not fun to remove and harder to install. 2020 mossy oak.
I still havent replaced my belt yet I've been procrastinating on it.
$124 for extra key now.
Thats terrible
Honda is better in my opinion. I know it's not as fast but it's a four wheeler I ride in trails and ice fish. I'd rather have durability over speed
Hondas are tanks you cant kill them. I wanted something with alittle more speed so went with the canam.
Gotta consider that a Honda has 1/3 the HP as well, so yeah, less stress on parts, they will last longer.
Definitely won't on that one. Was true of the old bikes, but the newer Honda's are problematic junk. They aren't as reliable as they used to be and the severely lack in the power and speed and horrible suspension.
Buy a Yamaha grizzly 700
My question is why are you talking like a toddler 😂😂😂
Just having fun bud.