Price for Rancher
 

Is $4799 a good price to pay for a 2008 Rancher 4x4. If not, what is a good price.
Also, where will I be able to find better prices; rural, or urban dealers? Thanks.

Price for Rancher
 

New or used???

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new

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I use southern honda as a comparison when I price models, they usually have the cheapest. They have them for 4833 fe and 4683 fm. So I would say you would be getting a good price.

Price for Rancher
 

That is a great quad at a good price....just go get one already!

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I got it for $300 less. AWESOME!!!!!!!!! It will be dropped of on Tue.

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Again, see us about breaking it in!!!

It needs to be broken in hard at first, to seat the rings. Do not ride it around in the yard or up and down the street. I do nasty monster hillclimbs to seat my rings (fortunately I have lots of those in the hills behind my house!). I go uphill fast, then trun around at the top and come down in low gear under heavy compression braking.......

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm


Also, do an oil/filter change at 1 hour, to get any metal shavings out of the engine. Stick with petroleum based oil during break-in (I like Maxima Premium, but Honda GN4 is ok), then you can switch to a synthetic after that (highly recommended!).

Change out the gear oil in the differentials early on...for the same reason.

Absolutely, do not neglect the 1st valve adjustment at 20 hours!!!

My Rancher was broken in properly, and I run very slick high tech Redline ester synthetic oil...and this little machine screams!!!

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wow! Great price. Making me consider getting a second one just for my lady. It's an awesome machine. I'm very very happy with it. You get a big bang for the buck with that machine

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Yeah...I'm thinking about a second 420 for the g/f. She really likes the Rancher 350, but I know she would like a 420 even more.

We did a nasty technical ride yesterday with big rocks in places and narrow trails where if you made a mistake, you would roll it down the mountain....and she thought it was great fun!

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Yeah its a great way for a couple to spend time. I think were both lucky to enjoy such a fun sport with our ladies. I can't believe the places the Rancher can go. I had it in some very rough spots and got out just fine. Wonderful machine. I have the manual shift and love it!

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Found one place in nebraska that would sell for 4599 everyone else wants like 4999 or 5399

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I think I jumped the gun, and didn't consider the fees. It ended up being a bit more with the fees.

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I bought a new 07 about 3 weeks ago. It's a 420 ES 2x4. Was an overstock special price and I knew the sales manager. I wound up paying 4600 after tax/doc fees etc. So far I love it. Went for a good hard ride this past Sunday with my brother in law and went through some swampy areas with it. I don't have any tough terrain for a "break in" period tho. I'm gonna try and go the the ATV park near my house this weekend, that will be a good work out for it.

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I thought the idea was to baby it during the break in?

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That's old school thinking! Bearing tolerances are way tighter these days, so those excessively long break-in periods just aren't necessary.

Why does your owner's manual still recommend you baby it during break-in....becasue of the lawyers!!! What would happen if they told you you have to go out and do monster hillclimbs or high speed for the first few hours you ride your machine. It is new and you are unfamiliar with it at that point, so you might crash it, and then you would sue them becasue you were just donig what they told you to do. This is toatally a legal issue!!!

But take heart....Honda dnyo's each machine before it leaves the factory. They run it full throtle through each gears. What does this do??? Is it a way for them to begin the ring seating process for you....you bet!!! This is probably enough for the average rider, but enthusiasts interested in performance, need to continue the process!

Of all the manufacturers, Honda has the shortest recommended break-in periods.....only the first 15 miles!!! My Yamaha and Kawi dual-sport dirt bikes, recommend hundreds of miles. Why, they are street legal, and again, the manufacturers are worried you will go out on the street and go 100 mph and hurt yourself........