wondering if it is another rough riding honda or if it is the real deal. i love hondas reliability but hate the ride and lack of power. love how it looks but ride and power above all else.honda reliability would be greeat too

 

well i like what i hear hehe yes i love honda to i talked to the owner of my dealer today he didn't know anything on the new sport don't get your hope up there's always alotta bullsh&^ and hear say floating around not that i wouldn't be trilled to hear of a 450ex or 650 but who knows honda has seened to jump right in agein after many years of sitting back and takeing the shaft of other companies by comeing out with the 400ex in 99 as well as the 450 formans which was its answer for polaris's easy to ride utiltie's and don't for get about the 500 and now 650 yes honda is working the markets which i couldn't say for them just a few short year's ago and remember how the 400ex came out it was just a rumor then BAM!! you go to your mail box look on the cover of dw and pee your pant's so all hope isn't lost with a exploading sport market a new badazz sport would be honda's next for seeable step

 

I think he is talking about the new honda utility atv. I think it is called the rincon or something. I am not big on utilities, but it looks cool and the irs should make it ride better I guess.

Bat

 

oh yeah...well thats on the home page of this site the only thing i dislike about the new 650 is its nose....if you nose dive it your going over iv nose dived my quad and id have been dead for a few years now if my 400 forman didn't have the stardard steel tube front end other than that it looks kinda messed up but it has like 6,5 inchs of shock travel and its only like 600lb's which is pretty good the frist year the grizzly 600 was out it was over 700lb's and the bombardia or whatever the one with the step thro deal over just over 800lb's but they got that down to like 760lb i think don't quote me on this its been a time since i read up on that hog

 

Dang ohiowoodsrider, you are the KING of run-on sentences!!!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

The Rincon won't be available to the public until next Summer. According to the January '02 issue of Dirtwheels, the early reports from Honda test engineers have been really positive. They say it puts out big time power and torque, and can even wheelie if you gun it. They also claim that it feels "light and responsive on the trail with sport-like handling manners".

 

Now just get Honda to put a locking front differential in the Rincon and it will be a contender. Without it, its no challenge in mud and snow.

 

Being a SNOGOER in the winter you have to have a hearty respect for the power to weight ratio Honda has come up with. The Sportsman 700 probably loses a good deal of its additional HP to push the extra 140LBS. You would think that with the success Polaris has had with powerful, durable, lightweight sleds it would apply some of the same technology to it's ATV's. The bike looks like the next king of the hill, but any guesses on what the bottom line will be. With there 500 RUBI pushing 7,000$ who know's. I'm looking forward to seeing and riding one. Some are saying maybe an April release.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

PS- You're right Mr350x. Ohio the period is right below the L and just a little right. No offense just makes your thoughts hard to follow.

 

Is anyone concerend about the aluminum A arms in the rear. And also
is limited slip that bad ? Is a locking option really that important?
I will probably get one so I am very curious.

 

I was thinking about the front differential on the Rincon compared to the lockable front end. If a tire goes airborne on the Rincon doesnt that one stop and put the power to the one with traction? Well if you had this happen on a Prairie wouldnt the airborne one stop until you pull in the lever to lock the differential? Well once you do pull in the lever and both tires are spinning, you still have one tire spinning uselessly, while on the Rincon you have the one with traction spinning, and the other not doing anything. I could be wrong but doesn't this give an advantage to the Rincon's front differential. Again I could be wrong but this is my understanding on how they work.