I liked your narrative of your ride. What do you think of Independent rear suspension? Is it over done? Also does the Rincon have a little rear end slip when the engine breaking kicks in down hill? Both of my Polaris's are a little squirrley on the down slope. The 800 has ADC and I hope that settles it down some. I hope to go riding in Wis, this spring or summer. I'm a novice rider and just looking for some tame trails for distance any suggestions?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

propnut-"However, I never see him tell everyone what a pain in the butt it is to change the oil filter on Hondas."

Can't figure out what in the world you are talking about?????????? I have owned Suzukis and Yamahas, and their oil filters are absolutely the same as the Honda. How about an explanation.........

 

Having actually ridden a Rincon down a steep nasty downhill, I can tell you it's no big deal. I would ride one down anything I could take my Foreman down, but I would have to use the brakes. It does not require a "death grip", just light braking with one or two fingers when needed.

It is true that on something where my Foreman would hold 1-2 in 1st gear the Rincon would do about 7-8, and it is too bad that Reconranger's friend bought a Rincon and was disappointed that it didn't behave like his previous Foreman.

Both (Foreman and Rincon) seem to provide engine braking to all 4 wheels as long as 4x4 is engaged, where I've noticed some Polaris machines seem to only apply hold back to the rear wheels.

I really like the Rincon's IRS. My SRA machine feels a bit more planted on fast sweepers, but it's not a huge difference. I just feel the need to lean my body a bit more on the Rincon. The Rincon really shines on trails littered with big jagged rocks. It will just fly over stuff like that with such comfort and control that you may not realize how fast you are going or how rough the trail is until you try the same ride at the same speed on my machine.

 

I'm talking about your unbiased opinion of 600lb ATVs and automatics.....and Suzuki's most excellent spin on oil filter located right out in the open

 

The rear suspension is the best I have ridden on! Don't even notice bumps that would have otherwise forced me to at least stand up. I was able to stay sitting almost all the time. Only a couple times where I knew there were big holes did I even bother getting off the seat. If you like pain the next day, then the suspension is over done. I actually got up the next morning and didn't even notice any pain in my back. I usually do feel it a bit the next day.

I can't honestly say what happens downhill. Give me a month or so to find a big enough hill to make a fair comment.

There are trails in the south western corner near you that I have heard are relativly tame. I have not been on them yet. Look up tricounty trails in Wisconsin. You will find me on the Jackson and Clark County trails. Those connect to each other and make for a couple days or more of not seeing the same view! You can avoid the holes (go around them) along the way if you don't want to be tested too much. A little of everything. The hill I am heading for next chance is on the seldom used Pray spur in North Eastern Jackson. There is a bluff there that is very sandy and a 2 wheel drive will almost always start sliding just near the top due to slope and soft loose sand. I will try it down hill to see how it brakes down too. There is one other hill between Black River Falls and Hatfield. It's longer, but a bit less steep.

 

that's more important to me at this stage of my life. I still ride at a quick pace often enough that the ride of the Rubicon can get to me at times. If JeffinTD is thinking about the Rincon, in part because of the ride) his Foreman (and therefore the newer style Rubicon) still isn't that close.

I don't know how you could overdo it with the rear suspension, unless you put gas shocks that needed to be rebuilt every season. I thought it rode pretty good for an ATV with that low of an amount of travel. I guess I know with a full rear rack it should ride pretty good too as I'm only 185

Did you buy used or a leftover? Does it have the stock tires?

 

We just came back from a trip to Windrock. We put in about 60 miles on one day. My wife was riding here Rancher AT. I was on my Rincon. After that ride I was ready to go far a hard ride(fast) like we normally do. My wife couldn't move for 2 days!

 

EBS this EBS that. Its crap. I will never figure out why people cry and complain when an atv does not have EBS. I grew up with brakes. Thats all I know. I personaly dont like EBS. I dont like doing a wheelie and comming down to the jolt of the EBS kicking in. I like to control the momentum my self. You dont see guys on sport quads complaining about no EBS on a 450R. And its not because it has a clutch because a clutch will not slow you down a hill. I just think people are spoiled. Period! Real riders dont need all that fancy crap. They just need to learn how to ride a little better, understand control of the atv better and not rely on EBS. What happens if one day the belt slips or breaks and you rely on the ebs going down hill. It will be a rude awakening when they dont know how to control the quad with the brakes going down hill. I live in PA and the coal hills, quarrys and mountains are huge. I have never had a problem going downhill without EBS. I never say this quad is bad or that quad is bad because it has EBS but when people knock the Rincon for the simple fact is that it does not have good ebs is foolish. I have a SP600 with EBS. I dont ride it much because of the single braking and also the EBS. The single brake is the WORST thing for an atv in my opinion. You use the brake going downhill and the rear tires lock up because you cant use a front brake to take the gravity off of the back tires. If you lose brakes on a Polaris you are SOL. I have seen it many times over. I actually had a rear caliper break off from a rock while mudding. My day was done. Cant ride with no brakes. I think quads with the single lever braking are much worse off than one without good ebs. No EBS is not a safety issue. It is a safety feature. Having single lever braking is a safety issue. You can do without EBS. You cant do without brakes.

 

Hey, 2manytoys. You forgot it doesn't have a low range or a locker either. How the hell do we get out of our own yards???

 

Oh yah I forgot that too. WOW this thing really is a overpriced POS!!! Thanks guys. I am going to jump ship now and buy another Polaris. NOT!!!