I'm going to buy a new Honda nad I was wondering. Is there really a huge differance between these two? and if so what are the pros & cons

 

The Foreman is more of a work than a trail quad. One of the magazines last year had a Rancher along when they were testing the Foreman, and they said the Rancher was "more fun"! What are your riding conditons????

The Rancher is a nice package! Great handling, not to big but not to small, power that rips right off the bottom, fuel injection, water cooled, etc.

The SRA version handles like a sport quad, but if you feel like you need IRS and/or an automatic, the new 420AT has both. The transmission is all new, and an totally unique gear-on-gear "twin clutch" automatic (like a Volkswagen)!!! (Probably best to avoid the ES shiftin option on the SRA version.)

My only complaint is that I wish they were lighter!

 

foreman=work horse..

rancher=trail machine!

i have a foreman pretty nice

 

I guess I do a mix of both work and trail. I think I'm leaning towards the Rancher but will it be okay for work around the house?

 

The Rancher can be used for work, and the Foreman can be a fun trail quad...

If you were going to do big towing or dragging, though, I'd probably go Foreman (or Rubicon).

Which machine you prefer comes down to personal preference, so I'd suggest getting a real ride on both, if you can, before you decide.

 

I would say the Rancher is suited to light/medium work, and heavy trail riding.

The Foreman is suited to heavy work, and light/medium trail riding.

 

Thanks guys...I'm gonna see if I can get a ride on both and then decide but that was a lot of help [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

My next purchase will probably be the IRS Rancher 420AT. This is probably the first "automatic" transmission that I can stand. Watch the magazines for reviews of this new machine in the next couple months.

 

Not to discurage you but I rode one yesterday at my local dealer and I thought the shifting was horrible. When its shifting it jerks you forward and its not very smooth. No wheres near as smooth as the ES. even in ES mode it shifts a little rough because of the differant tranny and gear set up. But it could just be me...you might not mind it.

 

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

Not to discurage you but I rode one yesterday at my local dealer and I thought the shifting was horrible. When its shifting it jerks you forward and its not very smooth. No wheres near as smooth as the ES. even in ES mode it shifts a little rough because of the differant tranny and gear set up. But it could just be me...you might not mind it.</end quote></div>

One other rider review seemed to say something similar. They felt like if you gassed it to hard, it hit the next gear very hard.

There is certainly nothing wrong with the tranny on the SRA model (excluding problems with ES), but Honda's market research indicates that all the foo foo aging baby boomers out there are clamouring for nothing but automatics........