Can Am X3 part duex - the build/decorating of the new one

Sand Shark said:
I was able to finally get out to the desert this weekend for a shakedown of the car.  We did a nice 105 mile ride on Saturday and a short ride on Sunday that gave the car a good test.  High speed trails, whoops, chatter bumps, sand washes, and some rocky canyons.  Not bolts fell off which is a good thing.  LOL!  

My radio was not transmitting very far.  It turns out you actually have to hook up the antenna cable to the radio so it can work properly.  LOL!    Radio worked perfect after that correction was made.

I can not get over what a great job Tom Morris did on my shocks.  I ran them as he gave them to me and did not touch them all day.   Chatter bumps were nothing.  No legs bouncing around or feeling like your kidney's were going pop out.  Just nice a smooth.  The suspension soaked up the whoops and bumps really well at 55+ mph.   I found myself look for the rough parts to see what the suspension could handle.  The car was supper stable at speeds of 70+ (I managed hit the speed limiter of 89mph) and in the turns.   The suspension at slow speed felt great. Never bottomed out once. 

So far I am super happy with how the car drives and performs.   This car feels a little more peppy then my last X3, which had a tune on it.  The car accelerates hard from 40mph up to about 75mph.    Still want to put a tune on the new car when they are available. 

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That's awesome! Sounds like the shock tuner really dialed them in! 

Thank God you didn't damage the radio transmitting without the antenna attached! It does happen to some.

I gotta say, the X3 is the sportiest, sexiest looking UTV. The Speed looks functional, traditional, not a whole lot of styling involved.

Do you have any GoPros? It would be cool to see video footage of it flying over trails at 80+ mph! Or drone footage would be awesome!

Dammit! I was planning on talking chit in here!

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Lord of the Dunes said:
That's awesome! Sounds like the shock tuner really dialed them in! 

Thank God you didn't damage the radio transmitting without the antenna attached! It does happen to some.

I gotta say, the X3 is the sportiest, sexiest looking UTV. The Speed looks functional, traditional, not a whole lot of styling involved.

Do you have any GoPros? It would be cool to see video footage of it flying over trails at 80+ mph! Or drone footage would be awesome!

Dammit! I was planning on talking chit in here!

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lol!

I do have a GoPro that seems to never be used.  I have a friend that has a drone and occasionally he will film us in the dunes.  
 

Next  time we go to the desert I will see if my friend can do some filming.  
 

I can’t wait to try the car in the dunes and see how the suspension works.  
 

 
Sounds like it's pretty dialed.  Tom Morris is the best. My shock tune is nearly 2 years old, so probably not quite as good as yours (he's constantly refining), but it's still awesome.

 
Car looks great. Good to hear everything worked out for you on your first trip. 

 
I picked up a new GPS from PCI last week.  Lowrance Elite 7FS and while there I saw a really cool billet mount that also has a cut out for a switch-pro and push to talk buttons.   They did not have any in stock so I ordered it directly from Morgan Motorsports out of Lake Havasu.  Expensive mount, but a really nice piece of billet.   

Now that I have everything I can wire it all up this weekend.  My friend who did the wiring on my last X3 will be doing it for me again.  I will be helping him, but he is really good with doing a clean wiring job.    Car should be ready for Vets weekend.

Had to see how everything fit before bolting it all down.   

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Big_Daddy_Jp said:
Bro your car came out beautiful! Makes me want to sell the xpt and try out the CanAm!
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Thank you.  This has been fun as I had lots of ideas of what I wanted and it is coming together like I envisioned.  
 

 
It would be interesting to know the final weight?  Do you plan on weighing or have access to scales? 
 

Can Am claims 1843 lbs dry, so at least 1900 wet.  What would your guess be you added? 
 

 
NIKAL said:
It would be interesting to know the final weight?  Do you plan on weighing or have access to scales? 
 

Can Am claims 1843 lbs dry, so at least 1900 wet.  What would your guess be you added? 
 
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Where did you get 1843lbs?  That must be for a Max.  A regular 2 seat RR is 1627 dry weight.  I am not sure how accurate those dry weight claims are the manufactures make.  I have the RC edition and per the Can Am website the dry weight is 1811.  

Based on a 1811 dry weight I would guess in desert trim with everything including a spare tire I am some where close to 2200lbs.    Sand trim will be probably be somewhere around 2,000.  

I will see if I can get access to some scales.  I am curious no that you asked. 

 
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Sand Shark said:
Where did you get 1843lbs?  That must be for a Max.  A regular 2 seat RR is 1627 dry weight.  I am not sure how accurate those dry weight claims are the manufactures make.  I have the RC edition and per the Can Am website the dry weight is 1811. 

Based on a 1811 dry weight I would guess in desert trim with everything including a spare tire I am some where close to 2200lbs.    Sand trim will be probably be somewhere around 2,000.  

I will see if I can get access to some scales.  I am curious.  
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Can Am shows the RC RR as 1843 lbs dry. That would make it just over 1900 lbs wet. 
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What else is strange is they show the Max as only 100 lbs more. Which seems odd, and too light? 

 
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This is what I found, weird that they have 2 different weights, I agree I would think the Max should be much heavier  

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NIKAL said:
Can Am shows the RC RR as 1843 lbs dry. That would make it just over 1900 lbs wet. 
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What else is strange is they show the Max as only 100 lbs more. Which seems odd, and too light? 
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Looks like they updated the weights on the 2022 for the alleged 30% thicker material.  2021 RC shows 1811.  Even the 2022 RR shows a higher dry weight than the 2021. 

I would think a Max would be at least 150lbs heavier.  

 
DOGGY said:
This is what I found, weird that they have 2 different weights, I agree I would think the Max should be much heavier  

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The Max is adding some doors, seats, a few tubes and some plastic.  I guess it does not add up to that much additional weight. 

 
Sand Shark said:
The Max is adding some doors, seats, a few tubes and some plastic.  I guess it does not add up to that much additional weight. 
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2 more seats, two more seat belts, two more doors, longer chassis (33 inches), longer roll cage, longer drive shaft, carrier bearing, longer brake & radiator lines. longer inner floor boards, longer skid plate, longer roof. Longer side rocker body panels, more hardware, longer wiring harness.  
 

Seems like a lot more then just a couple seats, doors and a few tubes. 

 
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NIKAL said:
2 more seats, two more seat belts, two more doors, longer chassis (33 inches), longer roll cage, longer drive shaft, carrier bearing, longer brake & radiator lines. longer inner floor boards, longer skid plate, longer roof. Longer side rocker body panels, more hardware, longer wiring harness.  
 

Seems like a lot more then just a couple seats, doors and a few tubes. 
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I just did not feel like listing everything.  LOL!

I think even the Polaris 4 seaters do not weigh a lot more than the 2 seaters. I think it is within 200lbs.  

 
Comparing the Polaris Pro XP 2 seat vs Pro 4 seat. Also I question Polaris’s advertised weights. 

2 seat, 1760 lbs dry

4 seat, 2015 dry

29 inches difference in length 

255 lbs difference in weight. 

 
NIKAL said:
Comparing the Polaris Pro XP 2 seat vs Pro 4 seat. Also I question Polaris’s advertised weights. 

2 seat, 1760 lbs dry

4 seat, 2015 dry

29 inches difference in length 

255 lbs difference in weight. 
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Holy sheep chit batman! 2015lb dry weight?? Dang i did not know they are that fat....

 
The thing is, a 2200 lb SXS with 195 hp is equal to a big sand car with a stroker vw motor! Not appealing to many people that only live in the sand!

 
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