The article in DirtWheels is scanned and in my Yahoo folder if you have not gotten your magazine.

 

Thanks for scanning the Rubicon article. I can't wait to ride one of these beasts!

 

Thanks Doc.

 

I read the article while visiting my dealer today. Very good review. By the way, my dealer told me my Rubicon should be in tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the scan Doc, did I read this right?
DW's said that in low range it automatically selects D1 there's no such thing as a double low. ATV Connection review said that low range automatically selects D2.

 

Did I read this right: "Right away we also noticed that the suspension works great at both low and high speeds and with large or small obstacles. It is certainly on par, if not better than, the king of 4x4 suspension, the Polaris Sportsman 500."

 

Sounds like a nice bike ,can't wait to see it compared to another machine.I hope Dirtwheels does not mislead people like the time the drag raced a Rancher(50mph) against a Wolverine(60mph) and said it reeled in the Yamaha on the top end anyone with experience with these two machine knows this would be impossible but DW printed it anyways. Im not bashing the Rancher here if Dirtwheels wrote that a Sportsman could reel in a Wolverine it any part of a drag race I'd have to say they are misinformed.

 

in the midpowerband the rancher will reel in the wolverine.......but not by much, maybe half a length, then the wolverine begins to pull away again. the riders in this review may not have been the best either. the rancher has great midrange punch. Dumbwheels overstated this fact in their comparison.

take anything the rags say with a grain of salt

 

Here's the exact quote:

"Honda's longitudinally mounted, air-cooled with fan assist, push-rod two-valve, air-cooled, 329cc four stroke engine is 19cc short of Yamaha's conventionally mounted, air-cooled, SOHC, two-valve, 348cc four stroke motor. The pushrod Honda engine builds rpm slower than the faster-spinning Yamaha Wolverine motor and in repeated drag race starts the Yamaha was able to pull away from the smaller displacement Honda Rancher through the first three gears.

On top end, however, the Honda Rancher would pace the Wolverine and start to reel it back in."

"Overall, we gave a slight nod to the quicker-accelerating Wolverine over the smoother-running Rancher."

"The spunkier motor, better brakes, and more suspension travel give the Wolverine the edge for faster trail rides. But if you don't mind a slightly slower pace, the Honda Rancher has all the right ingredients to make it a versatile workhorse and all-around fun machine to own. We'd recommend the Honda for the ranch and the Yamaha for chasing wolves."

So there you have it, the Wolverine is faster.

 

The RAncher meant for the Ranch & the Wolverine meant for chasing wolves..........OK. The Wolverine might be faster. But the bottom line is WHO won the shootout?????

We know the answer to that! Rancher.

Speed is only one component of many that makes up the ride.

This isn't a debate about the Rancher the topic is the Rubicon.

Bottom line the Rubicon will Rock...........bayyybeeeee