is the 2004 Foreman S/ES a good mudder? and is the ES program good?

 

I have an 2002 rancher and this thing works great in the mud.Guys I ride with have the foremans and they go just about anywhere ,they are also running mudbugs on there machines which makes a big difference.Great bikes.

Framer

 

I have a foreman and I love it. We ride mud a lot and my foreman has no trouble tackling the same mud holes as the other atv's. Most of the time if one wheeler can not get through a mud hole then none of the wheelers can either...Very seldom does brand " X " make it through and none of the others can. My ES has never failed me....I trust it ...if it does fail me in the future...I would still be confident buying another ES model based on all the trouble free miles my current ES has given me.

There are better pure mudding wheelers then the foreman.......but unless you plan on winning the local mud bogs....the foreman will get you through some very nasty stuff.


PINKMOON

 

no its just fo rme riding around and my dad using it for hunting and ive heard they have great pulling/towing power. well i was thinking the foreman S cause theres one for $4,200 at a dealers and he said that we can get that and a 2004 250ex for me all for $6,000 OTD so i think its a good deal. My dad wants to stick with honda...can you tell? lol ill prolly get like Mudlites or sumthin and a winch for the foreman just incase lol

 

The big weakness is ground clearance...its easy to get the rear axle hung up in the ruts, so picking a good line thru the mud is important.

 

there very good mudders.. not as good as a polaris stock for stock but if u throw a lift on it and a locker it will say goodbye to and polaris

 

yea i kno its not as good as a polaris but i like honda cause of the reliability issues. all ill do is prolly get like a 2.5 warn winch and something like 27-28" mudlites on it or sumthin and the mud holes around here are 3feet at the most and there arnt that many ruts cause theres only sport bikes so they cant make it through/ they dont try [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] and im getting a 300ex to for the fast riding [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] lol

 

ES works great and the vast majority of honda owners have never had a problem with it. Most problems are bad connections or just require resetting the system which is as simple as rocking the quad and turning the key on and off.

 

Great in the mud! I installed a winch when i bought mine, but have only used it once, and that was to pull someone else out of the mud! The ground clearance is low on the stock Foreman. I went with the 26 inch Bigfoot kit and still the rancher 350 2wd has about one inch more ground clearance. Havent found a mud hole yet that has stopped it!

 

Ive had mine up to the fenders in mud and it just keeps goin foremans are tough id buy another es again for sure!