other than the shocks what are the differences between the US & CTE versions
of the rubicon. any articles on the cte i can pull up? any part nos for the pieces
mechanically or a fiche for it . i have the fiche for the american version. any help
is appreciated.i just bought an 05 rubicon. thanks!--Irv Toms

 

irv, the ride and handling is supposedly so much nicer than your american version. ours also has gps (i know you guys can get the gps also) and we've got different tires i believe. i know that the 05 is also a lot more powerful (atleast it seems to be) than the 04 and older rubicons.

 

Range, I am new to Atv, but why would Honda build two diffrent Machines? For U.S. and Canada?

 

Canadian Trail Edition has a larger carb then last years machine (36mm vs 33mm) but I think the US version has this carb this year too. CTE has a larger carb heater for colder weather starts, has new transmission programming and entirely different shocks and spring rates to make this ATV's ride quality rival alot of IRS bikes.

Unfortunantly you CANNOT buy these shocks/springs from Honda. I know the service manager here well and they can only get one if they send the old one back!!!