You could be like Richard Prior on Bill Crosbie .. "Tell him to have a coke and a smile and shut the f**k up!!" Honda 4x4 ridin ****** f**ker!! LOL

I don't have a clue about the rancher and I've seen enough of the older honda 4x4's to be positive enough on this .. you'll have no problems. The only problem you might have is a lack of experience compared to your buddies. Have you been riding long? Is this your first quad?

Keep in mind that a lot of the time is 90% rider 10% quad. Arctic cat has a poor name around here, but that's from the snowmobiles. I like them and all, but every friend I have with an AC sled has heaps of trouble with it .. maybe it's me [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] LOL

If he gets on your nerves about it tell him to get bent, and continue enjoying your ride. I think you'll love it.

 

Sounds like your friend is realy jealous, offer to let him ride it when he can talk nicely about your cat. I do not think any of the manufactures put out junk, now one quad might have something the other does not but that is why we shop around to get the best bang for our buck. Now if your friend ever has somebody give him Cat, you can tell him I will come get that piece of junk and dispose of it right. Right out into the woods for a long ride.

If any manufacture made junk I would think we would know about it on here, besides the friendly bashing. AlaskaBoy.

 

AC sleds have a bad name in your area. Around here we consider them number one. Most reliable and comfortable sleds there isn, with Ski-doo coming in at a close second, polaris third, and yamahas last due to there old school suspension system

 

WTF. I thought we were taking about a Artic Cat fourwheeler? AlaskaBoy.

 

I have friend with Yamaha's and I received my share of crap until I had to winch them out time and time agian because they did not have the clearance. After that I did't hear much guff about having an Arctic Cat. Have run and who cares what someone rides.

 

we are talking bout ac wheelers someone said something bout sleds, and i was just saying that we believe in our ac machines around here both wheelers and sleds

 

I mentioned sleds in reference to AC having a poor reputation around here. There's not a whole lot of AC quads around here as most people either ride honda or polaris for UTE's. Arctic Cat is very popular in sleds around here, and those who have em love em even if they're broke down. The AC sled owners here are like the Honda quad owners on this forum ... they'd rather push what they have than ride someone elses [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Maybe the reason there seems to be so many AC sleds with problems around here is because there's probably more of them on the snow than any other brand .. becomes a stats thing then ..

Don't get me wrong on this guys, I'm sure AC equipment is as good as, if not better than most anything else out there, just stating my observations. I'd personally love to trade my warrior on a dvx, or better still, keep it for the wife and get the dvx for myself.

 

Well it just really blows me away how they think Honda makes the best bikes on the planet when Honda still uses old technology. Drum brakes, full-time 4x4, solid axles, etc. It's all a thing of the past but Honda sticks with it and the prices keep going up. Oh well, I hear from them about how my Cat isn't as good every day, but we will find out this weekend when we go ride.

My last new ATV was a Honda, and we've had a couple of Yamaha Warriors too. I just got the Cat this time because the Honda looks very over-rated now days. But I wanted to get you guys' opinion so I know what to expect when we hit the trails. I guess we'll see what happens.

 

Somtimes the simplest way is the best way .. noone can deny that honda makes a great machine, but the fact is, every manufacturer now has a great product line. Honda has a great lineup for a set purpose, but yeah I agree .. bang for buck it's just not there .. Honda's utes are great workers, just not all that comfy. N e way .. nuff about that

Try not to let your buddy bother you. I'm pretty sure you have nothing to fear on your cat .. ride and enjoy!!

 

stromdawg
i looked at all the differtent bikes outhere before i got my 02 375 4x4 . the smooth ride that the cat had won me over along with price and set(ground clearance,2wd/4wdselector i have had a couple of honda rancher guys jack with me about my cat un til they rode mine then got back on there sheets of plywood riding bikes, you just cant beat the ride, ihave a friend that is a surveyour who uses his 300 4x4 for work and he wouldn,t trade it for anything and he has had them all and he is 6'1" and weighs about 280 and his cat takes him every where and at the end of the day he does feel like he has been beat . just let your friends ride on and when they get stuck or wore out justwave and ride on .


02 375 4x4 auto
2000# winch
itp 589m/s
custommade front bumper