I have only owned it for half-a-day, and the 400ex causes WAY too much daydreaming. I fell that honda should add weight to these things, and make them boring so I can get back to my schoolwork. I am so upset...

 

Dirtwheels and 4 Wheel ATV Action found flaws too, 4 Wheel blew the clutch out on a brand new one, and Dirtwheels mangled the rear bearings, both on brand new quads.

They also managed to trash a rear axle on a new Raptor, a problem we've been reading about here.

 

Qfather, when did they trash a axle? what issue? what was the shootout?

 

the newest issue December.

what month is it again?

why the heck are they out so far in advance!

 

It was the December issue of Dirtwheels. They had shootout between the Raptor, 400EX, and the DS 650.

 

No kiddin, why is it that all the magazines release issues like a half year in advance?
It seems each month its farther and farther ahead. Why not release the October issue, in October? And the December Issue, in...you guessed it DECEMBER?
It makes no sense to me.
As for the issue, havent gotten it yet. But I wouldnt doubt the axle thing. However, I am sure than any raptor owner who hasnt broken it will say its untrue, that Honda probably paid dirtwheels to say they broke it when in fact it was the 400ex.

 

I think these guys bending axles are probably people who shouldn't be on a quad, let alone, own one in the first place. I have ridden with 4 Raptors so far, I saw guys jumping them probably a lot higher than they should have been, and not one bent axle. Dirtwheels admitted that they were doing stuff they shouldn't have been doing to get the axle to bend. Sounds like they heard the rumor and wanted to test it out themselves.

Seems like Honda's reliability has become a factor as of late. Two shootouts, two trips to the garage.

 

Me and my 2 friends have 400ex's, i ride mine hard over some nasty woops and i jump it whenever i get the guts, NOTHING wrong here, not 1 busted part. I wish i was out right now on it!

 

Why is the guy with nothing stock on his machine bashing others?

 

As for the magazines being out so early. If you subsrcibe you will usually get it 2-3 weeks before it hits newstands. As for me, I can't get them fast enough.