Thread: 4x4 bike

Originally Posted by Mathias

Yeah those V twins are noisy, one mate has added another muffler. What I was really pointing out, the CVT needs a lot more revs to spool up and drive than the typical centrifugal clutch as per the manual bikes hence the extra noise. I use mine mostly on high country stations shooting pesties, and being able to move along with the least amount of noise helps.
Power steering on these beasts is a great thing, less chance of the bike taking over control when on rutted track.

This was a Canam issue as well. Personally I think they set the CVT in the wrong rev range and don't make enough use of engine torque. My boss trialed Canams and stayed with Kingquads for the reason you state. Our 750 Kingquads are very quiet when you are gentle on the gas. Our brand new one is exactly like a Canam. Revving its tits off going slow.

Also, you need to clean the CVT occasionally. They go fine with crap in them but it shift your bottom "gear" higher and your top "gear" lower. My slowest speed went from 6ks/hr down to <1ks/hr and my top speed went from 86ks/hr to 106ks/hr after a clean out.