Honda dealer here has them for a little over 3600 dollars and this is a small town where I live.

 

dont know what to do after readin kwb377 reply. are these trannys a joke or was 377s a fluke.oh yea the $4400 was out the door price on the es. was hopeing to get a deal for under 5 gran and this was the deal that i was lookin for in a honda. had a 83 250 r honda 3 whrll back in 83 with no problems. the 83 was the only atv i ever owned a it was a great time when rideing it. would like to get that feeling again what a rush. have a stateforest in perry county in ohio a great place to ride with trails and hills and need to get something soon. is the honda the way to go or should i give a little more and buy a bombardier. thanks for all the great replys keep sending them becuase i am useing this forum to help with my purchase decsion.

 

Warn does not make a product to turn a 2wd into a 4wd. They make a 4wd disconnect to allow 2wd operation. The transmission is very reliable. You just hear about the ones (ES) that did have some issue. Honda sells tons of these things.

 

You are correct Sir, I knew it was something like that. The AT comes with 2WD / 4WD selectable stock so i have never really looked into it much [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

Well, sorta...a winch. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]



I'm not that torn up about it...I bought the extended warranty with mine (although it's still under the original warranty right now) 'cause I figured the ES system had to be more prone to failure when I bought it. Otherwise I expect it to be typically Honda bulletproof.

 

I never had any power problems with mine, it does all I ask it to do on the trail. I went from the stock 24's to 25" Kenda Bear Klaws, not so much for ground clearance (.5" increase) as for the 6 ply rating. I ride in a lot of rocks and other tire unfriendly terrain. So I liked the idea of 6 ply. Plus the tire is more aggresive. It does ride a lot harsher than the stock tires. But since I mainly ride slow speed technical stuff, the harsh ride is unimportant to me.

I pull my ATV trailer around the yard with it moving leaves, logs, furniture and other junk without any problems. It feels a little slower on top end with the 25" Bear Klaws, but that could be cause I put a 12.5 on the back, maximum traction. I've never tried for max speed on it and I probably never will. Unless she is pretty enough and I'm dumb enough to believe a Rancher 350 would impress her.

 

just to clarify
for all 05, 06 models
they just sent out a recall, a few weeks ago i got the paper, warrentying the angle sensor
which in most cases with the es is the problem

im not sure if this is on 2wd es too or what but i know i got reinbursed for my fix in july

 

thanks for all the replys guys went and got my first quad today around 3.00pm cant wait to take it out this weekend. pictures on the way in a few days.anybody know a good place to buy helmts beside the dealer? take care sledge

 

Congrats on the new Rancher. Check to see if there's a Cycle Gear store near you (cyclegear.com), or check newenough.com...they usually have pretty good prices on gear and excellent customer service.

 

thanks kwb377 tires on your machine look good i will probally get something a litlle more aggressive after i put some miles on the stock tires. take care sledge