I sold my Big Bear and bought a honda? I've been kicking the idea around the last couple of days. back when I was looking at new machines, I was dead set on a honda. My parents bought me a new 2000 Rancher 4x4 ES. I put 1500 miles on it in 10 months but was aggravated with the ES problems so we sold it and bought a big bear. 12 years later I can definitley say I made a good choice but I find my self missing that honda..... refinement I guess. I probably haven't put 2000 miles on my big bear yet lol. So what do ya'll think? Also which machine should I look at? I liked the Rancher, but I'm 6'2" and 240 pounds now so would a foreman 450 be a better fit? Especially when my wife rides with me? Whatever machine I end up with, I want an S version, 4X4. Thanks guys. Oh yea, my big bear is a 2000, so whatever macine I get will have to be around that range. Whatever cash i get out of my big bear will be about what I have to get another one with.

 

Well I've decided to keep the big bear and add another bike to the collection. After thinking about it I realized that for me and my wife to ride together I would need at least a foreman 450, but all the ones I see are 3k plus. I've seen ranchers and fourtrax 300's go for around 1500-2k around here so that will fit into my budget better. So I guess I'll be saving up and looking for a rancher or a fourtrax, or possibly even a recon.

 

Sounds like the best solution to me. Wife units tend to like to ride their own better, regardless of what they might say.