hello jarod

no i havent seen your posts i just didnt want to have to read the results of where this could go...

 

hey,
me and bigbearfx have come to the conclusion that our atvs arent better than each others... they are better than everyoue elses! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

the rincon is a great sport utility, can ride fast on the trails with a smooth ride, and has enough power to do alot of utilty applications. I pull out my ice shanty, launch my boat. It works great for me.

 

I have a Rincon and like it alot so far. I had a Rancher previously and it too rode like a dumptruck! Before that I had a Kodiak and it was ok but rode hard too. The Rincon has the best ride yet of anything I've owned and I have no complaints about the power. I pushed over a foot of snow last storm with the stock radials and they grab great and there was no lack of power what so ever. My tranny is smooth so far and going from reverse to forward is very easy while plowing. I can't speak for the Suzuki but for my money I wouldn't ever buy another machine without IRS. My best advice is shop around and drive em all. Good luck!

 

If you have back problems, check out the IRS machines. I went from a live axle (Big Bear) to IRS (Cat 500i), and the difference in ride quality was dramatic, especially when crossing very rough ground.

 

I am buying a new ATV too and have narrowed it down to the 500 Scrambler or the 500 Vinson. Can you tell me why you don't like yours? I would have thought that you would have liked it especially when all your friends have sports. From the reviews I've read you should be able to almost keep up while going places they can't. Is this not the case? I'm leaning toward the Vinson myself but I still need a little convincing. Speed is not a big factor for me but I'd like to do small jumps while trail riding but also want something that can go anywhere.

What are the goods and bads of the Scrambler?

What are the goods and bads of the Vinson?

Thanks.

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cant help you with the scrambler but i did purchase the vinson 500 auto a few months ago and love it, i cant compare it to anything of its class but i did ride it againt buddies kodiak 400 and he got stuck and i didnt on same trail, also when going thru creek at 2ft high water he fell behind, note this is my 1st atv and was my 1st real rookie ride and was breaking in engine so never went over 1/2 throttle. since then ive plowed with it and pulled my work van {fully stocked}that was stuck in snow in backyard.I cant imagine needing these bigger bore machines so talked about on these forums.

 

hello

well here is a short list of what i like about the scrambler . true 4wd when it works right . the things i dont like seat , noisy engine , cheap chain , brakes , rear axle bends really easy ( i have not jumped this thing any higher than our foreman ) , right front hub locks in all by it's self since new and 4 different dealers say there is nothing wrong with it , starter went out after a month of owning it , tires are not round ( shakes like hell at about 20 mph since new ) , fan went at 2 1/2 months , air mixture screw was cross threaded from the factory ( carb is junk and cannot be adjusted polaris says they wont replace it even under the ext warr ) , front drive shaft and front cv shafts yokes are extremly loose on the tranny , front diff drive input and output shafts ( would strip splines off if it wasnt for the roll pins ) . ok i know i am going to get accused of beating this thing but i dont . it gets greased after every ride , bolts are checked , oil , filter changed after every 5 rides ( includes hub fluid , tranny , front diff ) . i have had this for 2 years and hate it , we have had our foreman 450es for 5 years and have had to change a right front wheel bearing and honda changed the battery and relay because of a voltage draw . hope this helps , i wont own another polaris . i really like the vinsion but i am going to buy a rincon because of the irs .

 

hello

just to clear up a couple of things. i want a quad around 500 cc , i like the reliability of the hondas ( our 450 es has been great ) . auto tranny but dont really want belt drive again ( i feel that they only belong on snow mobiles and are really noisey ) , i do ride with sportquads but cannot ride as hard as i use to ( back wont let me ) but the 450 es is a little slow on the wide open trails . after riding all three again i like the ride and tranny of the rincon the best . all 3 are fast enough , i have rode the artic cats and the act rear rides good and is great for rock crawling but i really dont like the looks of them and my cousins have had a lot of front drive shaft and cv shaft problems with them and one bought a rincon and loves it and hasnt had any problems . thanks for all of your comments