can-am originWhat if we used its lackluster sales to make what it always should've been?Can-Am's all-electric, on-road motorcycle revolution hasn't likely gone the way the company intended, as the motorcycles have remained on dealership lots. As such, it's offering some pretty gnarly discounts on both the Origin and Pulse bikes, with customers getting up to $4,000 off the MSRP, as well as other incentives to boot. That price discount, however, has me thinking. See, with the technology of today, on-road all-electric motorcycles just don't work. There's not enough range, not enough power, and charging takes far too long for most motorcyclists to take seriously. They're also usually pretty expensive. But the Origin, the semi-off-road motorcycle, has always intrigued me, as well as confounded me. Can-Am's prior motorcycles were all dirt-bike or dirt-bike-esque, i.e., off-road motorcycles. And almost everything else in Can-Am's lineup is off-road and off-highway. So I didn't understand why Can-Am didn't go that route, especially given EV motorcycles shine off-road. AdvertisementAdvertisementSo my question is: Is this the right time to pick up an Origin for a song, swap a few things out, and make the dirt bike Can-Am should've always made using the Origin as a blank canvas? Maybe. Braap, But Make It QuietIt Was Easy to Build Zero Motorcycle's New XE Dirt Bike In My GarageStark Drops Factory Editions of VARG MX and EX Dirt Bikes. Major Suspension UpgradesThe MSRP of the Origin is $11,499, but Can-Am has a bunch of 2025s, so it's offering up to $4,000 off right now for those still sitting on dealership lots, as well as $1,500 for an accessory credit. That means you could theoretically pick up an Origin for $9,000, and still have a bunch of cash leftover to pimp it out with some proper off-road bits. My personal thought would be more gnarly off-road tires, maybe something from Pirelli's stable of rally tires, as well as talking with the good folks over at Sirris about a possible suspension upgrade, something akin to what they did with Zero Motorcycles' XE and XB dirt bikes. I'd also see about maybe some off-road lights, something to cut through the night a little better, for those early morning rips during hunting season. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut for such a low introductory price, it's hard to not see the Origin as a blank off-road canvas, ready to be made into the Can-Am motorcycles of old, but one with a decidedly modern heart. At least, that's how I see it. And from our first ride review, it wasn't a bad machine. A few pre-production quirks here and there, but the only real complaint anyone has had about the motorcycle is that it's more on-road focused, and EV bikes just don't work there. They work in places like backyards, on dirt bike tracks, and in the woods. Places where you don't need a ton of range to have fun. So there's room here, and maybe the time is right to show Can-Am what the company should've built from the start?