Bombardier is now Can-Am

backinsaddle · May 09, 2006, 06:10:46 PM

Bet most of you youngin's never heard of Can-Am...you will now

http://atvscene.com/machines/can-am/renegade800-firstlook.html

A clip from the article:

Effective immediately, Bombardier's (BRP) is now known as Can-Am. Not only has the company's name changed but so has the overall mind set. Upper management at BRP has given the Can-Am design team the full green light to do whatever it takes to return the Can-Am name to the racing dominance it enjoyed in the mid 70s. "We believe that the Can-Am brand better represents the positioning of our products in the marketplace and provides the perfect platform to reach out to and attract powersports enthusiasts," said Jose Boisjoli, president and chief executive officer, BRP. Like other BRP brands, Ski-Doo and Sea-Doo, Can-Am's focal point is delivering machines with massive horsepower and they plan to concentrate mostly in the ATV industry.

Toomey · May 09, 2006, 06:17:40 PM

Can-Am's focal point is delivering machines with massive horsepower and they plan to concentrate mostly in the ATV industry.

Sounds good in my book.

svtbolt04 · May 09, 2006, 06:24:51 PM

The renegade is going to be like the outlaw..
Would be nice if they come out with a DS450 or somthing.

MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 09:02:00 PM

An outlaw with an 800cc Rotax, Visco-Lok and CVT. :| The ute already beats some sport quads, this new sport-ute's going to kick butt on trails. Hope someone gets one soon so we can get some reviews.

AintSkeered · May 09, 2006, 09:08:19 PM

Yikes! The Can-Am website is a porn site! Don't look, you'll be very sorry! Instead of camo, are they going to offer rainbow?

kfx400rob · May 09, 2006, 09:08:43 PM

wheres the a arms or something?

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kfx400rob · May 09, 2006, 09:10:47 PM

hahahaha

i tried the can am website just cuz u said that, and it is

MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 09:11:50 PM

Forward. They use a TTI(R) suspension designed by Can-Am. It basicallly makes the wheels attached to two swingarms instead of a-arms so that the wheels down move butterfly which can make it hard to keep in a forward direction on agressive trails.

http://www.can-am.brp.com/en-US/Technology.htm

kfx400rob · May 09, 2006, 09:13:07 PM

ooo now i see it, thats kinda wierd,,, that kinda how the bomb 800 is to

ebtrx450r · May 09, 2006, 09:14:31 PM

This may help with your question.

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MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 09:15:12 PM

Quote from: kfx400rob on May 09, 2006, 09:13:07 PM
ooo now i see it, thats kinda wierd,,, that kinda how the bomb 800 is to

Cause the bomb 800 has TTI aswell.

kfx400rob · May 09, 2006, 09:17:50 PM

hey it comes with holeshot atrs too

il have to say tho thats one of the uglyest quads iv ever seen

kfx400rob · May 09, 2006, 09:20:07 PM

Quote from: backinsaddle on May 09, 2006, 06:10:46 PM
Can-Am design team the full green light to do whatever it takes to return the Can-Am name to the racing dominance it enjoyed in the mid 70s.

i dont think that that thing is gona dominate any racing?

ebtrx450r · May 09, 2006, 09:22:26 PM

Yeah I'd have to agree with you rob... It's pretty ugly and doesn't look to be race designed.

MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 09:30:19 PM

Man, if that's anything like the Outty 800, it'll be able to beat a YFZ. Not to mention be a challenge for blasters.

svtbolt04 · May 09, 2006, 09:36:47 PM

They also said the outlaw was going to be a good woods / GNCC style bike, but they arent that great at all. The IRS doesnt help to slide the rear end around.. I wont buy the bike because its going to be really wide..

MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 09:38:28 PM

True but then again, This is mostly a trails bike like the KFX700. Too big of a motor to be made light enough for the kind of acceleration in MX.

svtbolt04 · May 09, 2006, 09:39:29 PM

Do you even know what GNCC is...

MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 09:40:41 PM

Not an idea in the world. :| I ride utes for the most part and the 800 is a damn fast quad.

svtbolt04 · May 09, 2006, 09:41:49 PM

GNCC is woods racing. Stands for Grand National Cross Country. Not to be confused with GNC.

kfx400rob · May 09, 2006, 09:49:22 PM

that thing is prety much a outlander 800 with different plastics, it probly weighs ALOT

svtbolt04 · May 09, 2006, 11:02:47 PM

Quote from: MachineDog on May 09, 2006, 09:30:19 PM
Man, if that's anything like the Outty 800, it'll be able to beat a YFZ. Not to mention be a challenge for blasters.

I think you got that mixed around, unless you were being sarcastic.

MachineDog · May 09, 2006, 11:11:45 PM

Wasn't being sarcastic, a little exagerative mb. And I meant banschee.

AintSkeered · May 10, 2006, 08:28:45 PM

We heard the same doubts when the Outlanders arrived on the scene. Today, no one who's taken the time and effort to ride one(or ride with one) knocks them. And, that goes for the 400, 650 and 800s. Their only knock is the price and although Hondas cost as much, no one complains. My 03 Outy has been ridden aggressively since new and I've had to replace a corroded voltage regulator and a seized CVT clutch pulley because of my addiction to mud. Then, last week, I replaced an $8 themostat cover. Let me see you get three years of abuse on original brake pads with any chain-driven tranny!

MachineDog · May 10, 2006, 09:09:26 PM

Honda costs as much?? Woah. I never even really noticed that.. huh. Sucks that the rubicon is so underpowered. I really like the Hondamatic.