I currently have a 2002 Rancher 4X4 and am going to buy a second ATV. How does the Rincon differ from the Rancher (besides power & price) when riding on trails, rocks and mud? I love the Rancher because it is easy to manuever and will go through most places. Any of you Rincon owners who have or had Ranchers, is it worth upgrading for the power or does the Ranchers light weight make it a draw?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

I have a rancher, and have yet to even see a Rincon...but i doubt that you can compare the two....over 300 more cc's, and an independent suspension will, in my opinion, make the Rincon a far superior bike in every way to the rancher....maybe reliability will go to the rancher, but that won't be known for quite a while yet.

 

The Rancher is a great bike but it is hard to compare a 350 to a 650. The Rincon has independant rear suspention, a little higher ground clearance and more shock travel, a smoother ride and traxlok two wheel drive option. It also has way more power, I am about to call and get prices from about six dealerships in my area because I will be getting a Rincon soon and I would like to see what they are currently going for.

 

I realize there are obvious perfomance differences between the two. I was more interested in riding experience, such as, ability to get through mud and up rocks, manueverablity, ground clearance, getting between narrow spots in the trail, etc. The Rancher handles all of these very well and very rarely do I find myself needing to go any faster on the trails that I ride. But who doesn't want more power. I'm just wondering if the much higher price is worth it.

 

It s very unfair to compare these two ATVs against each other.There's nothing they have in common.The Rincon has the TRX350es whipped in ANY catagorie that matters.

My friend owns a 03 450es,he rode my Rincon,he could'nt beleive the differance between the two models.

Bill