I have been reading alot lately here on the forums and I got to say that the honda rincon has been put down alot by owners of other brands. I owned a 1996 honda 400 4x4 foreman until June pass when I sold it to buy a 650 rincon which will not arrive here in Canada until March 2003, so 3 weeks ago I got a real good deal on a 2002 kawasaki 360 which I bought. To make a long story short if I had the choice of having my 400 back I would have it over the 360 Kawasaki. For a bike that is alot older it has a better ride and has better power and for the Kawasaki it is a pig on gas. Comparing on a trip that I go on about every 2 weeks of 64 miles one way the honda did it in $4.00 less than the Kawasaki. Maybe the Kawasaki has only 1300 km on it yet and not broke in thats why its hard on gas but I got my doubts. My plans was to keep the kawasaki for a coulpe of years but not now I am going back to the honda. For all honda owners be proud of what machine you got and how old it is cause they can ride alot better than the newer ones.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

 

It should get better over time. Most engine do. Could be a difference between auto and manual though.