I've owned about 4 PoPos. Ive always thought they were pretty reliable, except for one. Ive had 2 Hondas, a Foreman and a Rancher. Hated the Foreman, love the Rancher (when it works). The Rancher is the one I have now. It has been in the shop 3 times in 6 months, just replaced the caberator kit. Thought it was fixed, took it for a ride, parked it, then it started leaking gas again. So it's gotta go. Im ditching carberation and goin with fuel injection this time. I had a Yamaha Breeze when I was a kid, have a Yamaha Rhino now, the only problem with it is it takes too long to crank in cold weather. But Ive narrowed it down to Polaris or Suzuki, thought I had my mind made up on the Polaris, but I keep reading mixed reviews. I just want to be 100% sure before I buy. I'm not a mechanic so I dont wanna have to be hauling it to the shop everytime I turn around like Ive done with the Honda. I would be willing to drive an hour to the Suzuki dealer if it was worth it. I also can't decide if I want EPS or not. Sounds like it could be tricky at high speeds....

 

My fiancee rides a 550 xp w/o power steering and thinks it si fine. We both bought new xp's and I didn't like the power steering either. I am sure I would have gotten used to it though. If you are used to riding w/o it I don't think it would be needed. The new xp's steer a lot lighter than the older strut style polarises. The are only about a year old but no problems with either of them. Mine is the 850 and has 27'' tires and an lift and everything seems fine to. Wish I could offer you some insight on the Suzuki but have never owned own.

 

I've never used power steering, so I don't guess I need it now. It's also like $1000 more I believe. I think I can live without lol..

 

I say go for the Suzuki, for the money you cant beat the 500 axi

 

I've decided to keep the Honda. Its in the shop now, just needed to find the right person to fix it. Goin to put my money towards a new set of tires and rims instead of buying a new quad. Any suggestions for a '06 Honda Rancher 400 AT 4x4?

 

I like the ITP Mudlites they have a good price and are 6 ply, they come in "AT" for general use,"XL" for trail mud riding and "XXL" for more sloppy mud riding. I bought the XLs. I like them.

 

I have Maxxis Zillas now and love them. 4 Ply, not heavy and no sidewall slices like my Mudlites had. My friend just got Executioners though and I like the lug and tread of them. I think they are heavier however.
Hope this helps!

 

I probably don't need anything as aggressive as the Zillas or Executioners. I was lookin at something like the Maxxis Bighorns...I like the size of these in the pic:


http://www.offroadmotorsports1.com/p...0_0002_(3).JPG

 

Bighornes are a great all round tire.

 

I'm ordering a tire & wheel package from motosport.com. These are the sizes I have selected so far:

MAXXIS BIG HORN FRONT TIRE -26x9-12 Details: FITS: 2006 HONDA RANCHER 400 4X4 Position: Front Size: 26.00x9.00x12.00

ITP SS212 FRONT WHEEL -12x7 BLACK Details: FITS: 2006 HONDA RANCHER 400 4X4 Position: Front Size: 7.00x12.00 Style: SS212 Matte Black Availability: ITP SS212 FRONT WHEEL -12x7 BLACK

MAXXIS BIG HORN REAR TIRE -26x12-12 Details: FITS: 2006 HONDA RANCHER 400 4X4 Position: Rear Size: 26.00x12.00x12.00

ITP SS212 REAR WHEEL -12x7 BLACK Details: FITS: 2006 HONDA RANCHER 400 4X4 Position: Rear Size: 7.00x12.00 Style: SS212 Matte Black


Does everything look ok? I'm definitely not a tire ordering expert lol.. just making sure the sizes will work. I do not want a lift, a friend told me 26' was the biggest you could go without a lift, is that true?