Which one is better. Spit anything out! Thanks

 

what are you doing with them? I have a 07 Rincon and love everything about it. I ride trails with all possible terrain. NO problems

 

I like the Rubicon, more selection of gears available, its smaller and overall a great bike. The Rincon has a way nicer ride, but no low gear and not much slow speed engine braking. If your in canada, or can get a bike from canada, get the Rubicon canadian trail edition, one of the features is special spring/shock set up that gives the best ride in an SRA bike.

 

I also think the Rubicon is a great choice. It has a better transmission, better engine braking. The only thing the Rincon has going for it is it has a much better ride.

 

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The Rincon and Rubicon have the same dementions and weight. 680 Rincon vs 500 Rubicon Specs

The Rincon has better brakes much more ground clearance and is Honda's only Utility that can cruise over 50 mph easily. No low range is a drag though.

 

I will mainly use it for trail riding. But if there is a steep hill or something in my way i want it to be able to get up it. ISn't there lots of problems with the sensors if the rubicon? the rincon just has straight gears. What can't the rincon do? thanks

 

The rincon can switch from full auto to a selectable 3 speed I believe. The Rincon is a torque monster and probably gets up any hill in any of its 3 gears.

 

I used to own a 2003 Rincon and there are a few times that I almost didn't have enough power to make it up some steep hills because of the three speed. I just didn't like the Rincon's transmission for trail riding.

Yeah people has had problems with the transmission. You can have trouble with any type. But for the most part I think they are pretty reliable. I have an 2005 Rubicon that has 6000 miles on it and no problems yet, knock on wood.

Does the 2006 Rincon have EFI?

 

Yes the 06 and up 680 Rincons are EFI.

The Rincon's IRS will glide over rough stuff at high speed compared to the Rubicon's solid rear axle.

The biggest differnece between the two is the transmissions.

The Rubicon uses a continually variable hydrostat and has a low range and a couple of drive modes. It can also be put into push button shift mode, where it emulates fixed gears with 5 prechosen ratios.

The Rincon is a 3 speed, torque converter and clutches type auto (like a car). It will climb anything, but down hill compression braking starts at about 6, and a steep hill will have you doing 12 without using the brakes (where a Foreman or Rubicon could hold 2 with just engine hold back). Basically you just have to use the brakes, which bothers some folks. Personally I think it would be a better machine with a low range, but that it isn't a deal killer.

People who run bigger than 28" tires sometimes use a gear reduction kit on the Rincon, but the reduction isn't enough to vastly change engine braking.

Bottom line, the Rincon is an excellent riding and handling trail quad, which does OK in technical situations and in mud. The Rubicon is not as nice riding as a trail quad, but is excellent at high torque, low speed tasks, like hauling, dragging, towing...

 

So what can't the Rincon do?