Can-Am’s 2009 DS450x XC

EnricoPavia

September 02 2008
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Just as I promised last Friday. Here are the specs and some photos from the press intro of Can-Am’s exciting new cross country (XC) version of their DS450. For those of you that didn’t catch my previous post follow the link below to see the photos of the MX version of Can-Am’s DS450.

http://quad.transworld.net/2008/08/29/can-ams-2009-ds450x-mx-photo-gallery

All the standard DS 450 EFI features, PLUS:

R-type forged aluminum double A-arms with adjustable caster
KYB HPG C36 aluminum piggyback front shocks with dual-speed compression, rebound and preload adjustments and 9.6″ (245 mm) of travel
KYB HPG C40 aluminum piggyback rear shock with dual-speed compression, rebound and preload adjustments and 10.5″ (267 mm) of travel
7.5″ (190 mm) factory-set ride height (175-lb rider)
Adjustable-width hollow rear axle (from 46″ [1.17 m] to 50″ [1.27 m] by increments of 0.5″ [12.7 mm] per spacer)
Extra-strength extended 1″ (25.4 mm) steering stem with anti-vibe mounts
21×7-10 ITP Holeshot GNCC 6-ply front tires
20×10-9 ITP Holeshot GNCC 6-ply rear tires
Black aluminum ITP 10×5 T-9 Trac-lock front wheels
Black aluminum ITP 9×8 T-9 Trac-lock rear wheels
3-mm full aluminum chassis skid plate
5-mm full aluminum swing arm skid plate
Aluminum nerf bars with removable heel guards and side extensions
Aluminum 6061-T6 taper-profile handlebar with square pad
Aluminum front bumper, number plate ready
Handlebar wind deflectors
Tether engine-shut-off switch
X package seat cover
X xc race graphics