I have a 2007 Rancher ES and the Wife has a 2007 Recon ES. These are the first ES models we have ever owned or ridden, but so far so good. They both have low miles and haven't seen any deep water crossing and I don't use a pressure washer to clean them up, but we have had no problems with them.

I will say it took a while to get use to the shifting as everything I have ever ridden has been manual shift. Every once in a while I can still catch myself going for the shifter with my foot. lol.

As far as vibrations go, I haven't really felt any. The riding near our home is very rocky (old Jeep trails) and very bumpy anyways, so we might not just be feeling it due to the terrain we ride. We both use gloves with jel padding though and maybe that is also masking some of it.

Overall though, we both like our new ATVs alot.

 

i have a es and havent had a problem with it yet