Anybody who would b*tch about too many grease zerks is either stupid or lazy. Take your pick.

 

lazy or stupid, how about both...?

 

zooropa,
About the Honda owners not knowing how to use a grease gun... My local Honda dealer told me Hondas are better for kids from the city to buy since they are more gas & go and city kids aren't very smart. He said people in the country & from the farm know how to use grease guns & such and can actually do their own maintanence. Kinda funny I thought
c-ya,

 

Well lets take a look at the two bikes.

Magnum Foreman 450
$5599 retail $6199(s)6399(es) retail
selectable 2wd,4wd Full time 4x4
499cc 4 valve 433cc 2 valve
Liguid cooled Air cooled
Front sus.travel 6.7" 5.9"
rear " " 6.5" 5.9
true 4wd limited slip diff.
57 mph top speed 50 mph
Disks brakes Drum brakes

Look what you get from the Foreman for $500 more.

 

I have rode the 450ES not bad,have not rode a Magnum but I have rode an Expoler 400 and a SP500 and both machines the ride is superior so Im guessing that a Magnum would be also. But the 450ES was not bad. If it were me i would go with the Magnum.
In reality you should pick the one you feel the most comfortable on,and the one that has the best dealer support,and beleive me Ive owned a few hondas and they have problems to. So as someone said in another post go with the best fit, for you.

 

The question becomes - do you like to drive or fix your quad??? With the polaris you'll do much more of the latter!

 

I don't.

 

Well I'm happy for you that yours has treated you good, wish I could say the same. As respects your earlier post, I've got the following to add:

Price wise you can get either quad for about the same amount of cash, honda comes down significantly from retail.

Foreman will not overheat, I know the mag will, especially when you get a little mud in the radiator. Tell me why liquid cooling is so important????? Don't bother you can't convince me that the foreman needs it!

Brakes, I can assure you that not only will the foreman stop quicker, but the brakes will last longer also. I know a foreman will stop quicker than my sp500.

What about resale? I know the foreman would more than make up for any increase in cost on the front end with a higher return on the back end.

Just my thoughts!

 

I have ridden both, but bought a Polaris SP335 for the reasons Tim mentioned. Price, travel and ground clearance. Honda's are tough no doubt, but so far I'm loving the Polaris I have.

 

I know for a fact that you did not bend the frame while "just going down the trail". Everyone know that Polaris frames are beefy. that is why they weigh a ton. You had to of done something to it to bed the frame.