sunk my fx4 f'd it up
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From: Houston
Originally Posted by Ridinon22's
lol wow you can tell this guys has never gone offroading with an atv before I've had a grizzly a sportsmans 700 and now have a rubicon 500 and will soon be getting a rincon 650 out of all the quads i've ever had or will ever own polaris should be ashmed that they call this an all terian vechile if it gets wet the belt slips all over the place and the grizzly dont get me started anyone who knows what there talking about buys honda and the rincon has independent suspension and will never break
Lets see my 400 cc bike Costing thousands less Vs the Rincon
Arctic cat clearance 12" > Rincon clearance 10"
Arctic Cat Front suspension travel 10" > Rincon Front Travel 6.9"
Arctic Cat rear travel 10" > Rincon rear travel 8"
Arctic Cat CVT W low range > Rincon 3 speed auto with no low range
Arctic cat with Front diff lock > Rincon limited slip, no locker
I ride monthly with 20+ bikes and the Hondas are always getting pulled out unless they are heavily modified. We have learned to put a real bike between the Hondas so we can get to them when they get stuck. Have fun
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From: Trempealeau, WI
I have had lots of ATV's over the past 10 years, Polaris, Yamaha, Honda, here is my take.
Polaris, total junk I had 2 of them and had lots of problems with both, the also weigh too much.
Honda, there utilitys are ok but could use more get up and go and ride like a lumber wagon, but will run almost forever. But they have put alot more time and money into the R&D on thier sport machines.
Yamaha, by far the best that I have had, both utiliys and sport. I still have the 2000 400 Kodiak that I bought brand new and it has out lasted the rest. Everytime it snows it plows 4 driveways in my neighborhood, average on them is about 120' long X 20' wide, we average right around 50-60" of snow a year and it has been pushing that snow since 99 when I bought it. And in the summer it use to pull a drag 2-3 times a week for yard prep, before my dad retired. It also gets trail riden about once a month in the summer. The machine has had no problems that I havn't cause, like when I completely swapped it last summer. The only thing sticking out of the water was the handle bar grip on the left side, 1 week later after a very good cleaning and some wrenching to clean out the clutch it was back running just as good as before it went swimming. After all this and it still has the belt that it came from the factory with!! It has god only knows how many miles and hours on it and still doesn't use any oil either, the only thing that it has used is the factory tires and now on its second set of Holeshot ATR's.
Polaris, total junk I had 2 of them and had lots of problems with both, the also weigh too much.
Honda, there utilitys are ok but could use more get up and go and ride like a lumber wagon, but will run almost forever. But they have put alot more time and money into the R&D on thier sport machines.
Yamaha, by far the best that I have had, both utiliys and sport. I still have the 2000 400 Kodiak that I bought brand new and it has out lasted the rest. Everytime it snows it plows 4 driveways in my neighborhood, average on them is about 120' long X 20' wide, we average right around 50-60" of snow a year and it has been pushing that snow since 99 when I bought it. And in the summer it use to pull a drag 2-3 times a week for yard prep, before my dad retired. It also gets trail riden about once a month in the summer. The machine has had no problems that I havn't cause, like when I completely swapped it last summer. The only thing sticking out of the water was the handle bar grip on the left side, 1 week later after a very good cleaning and some wrenching to clean out the clutch it was back running just as good as before it went swimming. After all this and it still has the belt that it came from the factory with!! It has god only knows how many miles and hours on it and still doesn't use any oil either, the only thing that it has used is the factory tires and now on its second set of Holeshot ATR's.
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Originally Posted by PHS79
Yamaha, by far the best that I have had,.
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Originally Posted by Droog
Getting back to the original thread your owners manual has instructions on what to do if you submerge your drive train in water. Glad you're back on the road.
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Originally Posted by scott1981
What does the owners manual say about sinking the truck in water?
It actually says, don't go any deeper then the hubs, but if you're acting like a complete retard, you might ruin your tranny, and go lube the driveshaft blah blah blah afterwords.
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From: Vernon, NY
Originally Posted by scott1981
What does the owners manual say about sinking the truck in water?
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Originally Posted by ManualF150
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From: Nashville, TN
Originally Posted by Droog
Nice hookup, my Canadian owners manual goes into a little more detail.
Or maybe there's just more mud in Canada...
