I've noticed that Honda doesn't seem to be as "cutting edge" with their product development in the ATV market as they are in other areas. Basically I don't ever see them releasing any new models, new features, new innovations etc...... It just seems to be same ole......same ole......same ole......year in and year out.

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Join the club..MANY in here and other ATV related forums have been complaining about this same thing for years now.

And each year we keep hoping that Honda will step up to the plate and address those that have left them.

 

Well in the past few years I've owned many diferent quad's suzuki,kawi,polaris and arctic cat.....But my new ride is an 05 500 foreman yes back to honda for the simple fact of reliabilty...I'am very pleased with my new quad and will be for years because it will last for years more than I can say for the rest...

 

Your response did not address the question.

 

I get sorta sick of Honda loyalist sometimes..I mean,come on,this IS allmost 2006 now and I think just about every major brand ATV there is today,is pretty darn reliable now..I owned just about every major brand ATV on the market since 1983 and I think its time we stop using this reliability thing as an excuse to justify Honda's shortcomings in other departments..If you truly like your Honda,thats cool,but save the reliability BS for some one who dont know better.

Is that really all Honda rider can say is RELIABILITY to justify their purchase because they come to realize that so much of their product line lack so much in other departments?Im NOT trying to start a flame war here,but Honda does not OWN the word RELIABILITY anymore.

 

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same old same old...buy from one of the other manufacturers. It will teach Honda a lesson. Just don't ask Dana Creech about Honda reliability. He recently lost a 25 minute lead in a Baja race due to electronic breakdown in his choice ride.

You really should be asking why are all the other manufacturers marketing departments so weak that they can't overtake inferior Honda products. Until this happens, Honda will continue to keep the same models that keep them at the top of the sales chart.

 

Well maybe HONDA is RELIABILTY in my experence with quad's...so what does honda lack so bad that you feel you need?Sounds like some people should drive trucks or jeeps not ride quad's because there to soft.....bla..bla..bla

 

This is a topic that I too feel very strongly about. I continue to think that Honda has the best reliability and the best resale. However, they haven't introduced a new ATV in 2 years. I think that Honda give us what they want us to have and not what the consumer wants. We want a side by side, and EFI on everything, and differential lock, and a new V-Twin engine.

 

Still did not address the question. The question is NOT "reliability".........it's new product development and innovation. Please address the question.