Any 2011 honda rumours?
#11
yup the Rubicon and the hondamatic were amazing, I first joined this very page to learn more about the Rubicon and im glad i forked over the $6,500 bucks back in 2000 for the first one in town! It is still amazing, but now that im ten years older i need something smooth but still powerfull with power stearing and im ready to pull the trigger on a Grizz 700 as honda simply has not done a single thing in the way of new big bore quads- the rincon is nice, but not for my rugged use.
and i herd a rumor honda donated money to the serrira club, i gotta check into that too
and i herd a rumor honda donated money to the serrira club, i gotta check into that too
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#13
Maybe not lately, but you may want to check into your history a little all the way back to the trikes, into aluminum framed dirtbikes (a very bold move at the time), brought back the sport market, then elctronic power valves, etc.
#14
true, honda rocked it threw the mid 1980's on both CR's with pro-link and liquid cooled a$$ ripping engines and also there RVFC XR line, the true hemi engine and sub rocker arms were light years ahead of the comp when the 1983 xr500r came out. oh, and that exact same engine design is still used on todays 2011 xr650L
its just us here wanting a cool ULT quad suffering
its just us here wanting a cool ULT quad suffering
#16
Back in the old 3-wheeler days Honda owned 78% of the market. When the law suits started guess who got the brunt of it?? Honda decided that they never wanted to be in the position again.
Honda can build anything they want. They could own the market if they chose to do so. Technology wise Honda Motor Company is years ahead of everyone, they just choose not to be number one.
Honda developed a new aluminum alloy for the Rincons pushrods just to save a few onces in weight, what did Polaris come out with?? A heavier steel?? Honda's EPS had been sitting on the shelf for years before they ever offered it.
Honda builds what they want you to have.
Honda can build anything they want. They could own the market if they chose to do so. Technology wise Honda Motor Company is years ahead of everyone, they just choose not to be number one.
Honda developed a new aluminum alloy for the Rincons pushrods just to save a few onces in weight, what did Polaris come out with?? A heavier steel?? Honda's EPS had been sitting on the shelf for years before they ever offered it.
Honda builds what they want you to have.
#17
If I had my way; my quad would have the frame strength, comfortable ride, on board storage, versatility, 2-up ability, 6 gallon gas tank, as my Polaris Sportsman X2. It would have the power of a CanAm Renegade 500, all around goodness of a Yamaha Grizzly, looks of a Kawasaki Brute Force, price of a Suzuki King Quad, and the transmission and reliability of a Honda. Anybody want to make one???? I personally don't mind the weight at all. It's nice in the snow and mud to get down to a firm footing. But, I sure wouldn't mind a quad with all of the above. The reason I didn't buy a Honda is they don't offer anything near what I needed and wanted. I really do try to like Honda but they have got to step up to the plate at some point and throw down the gauntlet again. They're being left behind other than on the reliability front.
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#19
honda is all set they build quads that are rock solid and last forever and are just as capable as the other brands.. they let all the other brands go nuts putting bigger and bigger engines in there snowmobile ish quads..that weigh a ton and jesus the engines are so hot the fans dont even shut off heaven forbid you get even a spec of dirt in the radiator cause they got the thing so high strung any disruption in the cooling and the over heat light is on.. as soon as Honda figures out how to make a high performance engine thats rock solid and reliable they will make one..or maybe they have but don't feel the need yet to show us.. and no the other companies havent figured it out either that why honda is still NUMBER 1 in reliability
Honda all day long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honda all day long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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