i just bought a 2003 honda foreman 450es and i was wondering what is the top speed for it cause mine will do 5 in first 10 in seconde and so on.i am running 25 inch tires.would it be better to run at least a 26 or 27 on it?

 

My 2000 450ES did like about 45- 47 mph. I would stay with 25 but you can get aggressive 6 plys tire which in a major improvement from stock.

 

well it has got a new set of 25s they are swamp fox.in the future am wanting to put a set of 26 mud bugs maybe it want be so low gear then

 

I got my foreman up to 48mph with the 25s I have on there now. I am looking at the 27" Mud Bugs myself.
The Foremans are work horses, I don't think you'll here much disagreement on that. They are geared pretty low, and the top speed won't be too high when they are all time 4x4.

 

Foremans are geared low, but its great when you really need them to work.

I've been running 27's on my 1998 since 2000 and I'll never go smaller. On GPS you pick up some speed because of a taller final drive ratio, the difference in weight is hardly noticeable. 27's dont rub on stock suspension with stock wheels (at least they dont on mine).

I've seen 52 Mph on my guage in ideal conditions, but running hard isnt the easiest on the motor. Most of my riding is in areas where speed is not a factor.

 

well mine isnt full time 4wd like my 04 rubicon is.but im going try the 26s off my rubicon and see how much of a diffrence its going to make

 

I put a WARN 424 on my Foreman, cant say it made a HUGE difference in top speed, but it makes it alot more fun and steering effort is greatly reduced meaing increased comfort.

The 26's will fit with no trouble and that will give you an extra 1/2" ground clearance.

 

i have a bne-stock foreman 450ES thats geard very slow.

1st gear gets to 3 mph
2nd gear get to 6mph
5th gear, wide open, on blacktop pavement, gets about 46mph with the speedometer or my handheld gps

this thing will climb a wall, clear a ditch, and haul a 200lb deer back to camp, and I have no complaints whatsoever.

 

yea mine will do about 47. but now when im going down hill it kicks out of gear when like its in neutral untill i press on the gas what would make it do this?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TLC

My 2000 450ES did like about 45- 47 mph. I would stay with 25 but you can get aggressive 6 plys tire which in a major improvement from stock.</end quote></div>

And just how will agressive 6 plys make it go any faster, since that was what he was asking about?



Ron