Thanks for the feedback!

I just bought one with the ES. I'm sick of the long hard throw of the foot shift. I believe for myself I will love i

THE BEST atv made

Awesome enjoy!

been loving it!! riding hard in the back bush 100-150km rides are the norm, often diggin at 60 to 75 kph and 1st will get you out of most shit even in 2wd and she is over-performing!! more than happy

Hey, I see the lever by the steering wheel, can you flip it to drive and just go without using the foot shift or do you have to use the foot shift?

@@Schepshiesty The lever by the handlebars is for 4wd and 2wd selection. Foot shift always.

That instruction is for drivers who have no feel or understanding for their machines. It's safe to change into 4wd as long as both axles are turning at the same speed, ie. not when back axle is spinning as in mud and front axle is stopped, that would be a gear stripping exercise. I do understand that some poor folk can hardly blow their nose without a instruction book.

@@billalbionWell, you may be right, but as a diesel mechanic when I’m not driving truck… if you care about your machine, you probably should listen to what the book has to say. They design the machine a certain way and tell you how to use it within the guidelines of how it was designed. I’ll stop and switch to 4x4, it takes only a few seconds. You do what you want with yours.

@@PickupsAreNotTrucks I respect your views, but as a long time farm user mostly pulling sheep, feed and stock trailers on Scottish border hills, I find a great saving in time slipping into 4wd when coming off hard road into soft muddy fields with no I'll effects on this 420 Eps Manuel with 3640 miles on clock coming up to 2yo in Feb. I think this is fifth Honda plus one Yamaha, 3 Kawasaki's over about a 30 year period, all excellent machines, but Honda the best and most economical having no belt drag in transmission. Never had any transmission problems on any of these machines using the change into 4wd on the move. I may be a professional high mileage operator which helps as on ATV every day, but I'm not perfect by any means.

Thank you! With the virus it’s tough getting my hands on the stuff

Awesome! Yes very versatile.

Perfect size and power to weight ratio. I like the simplicity of the cable 4wd lever, the footshift, and the straight rear-end for fun or work.

Both of those statements are incorrect. Well, kinda. The rancher can tow like 800 pounds or something while on the other hand, the Yamaha Kodiak 450, with independent rear suspension, can tow like 1300 pounds. So it’s just based on the weight, the center of gravity, etc. that come into play. And with the IRS breaking, that is damn near impossible to do. Yes, I do agree, the straight axel will be more durable, but don’t think that IRS breaks all the fucking time. It doesn’t. I’ve had many machines with IRS, and I’ve done big ass jumps with both straight axel, and IRS, and none, I repeat, none have broke.

Italian Stallion I see what you are saying, but in my experience, straight axles while they may not be as great when it comes to nice plush suspension they do seem to be much more convenient, useful, and durable for utility use. Plus, if the vehicle is exactly the same, except for the rear axle, then a straight axle will pull more, for instance the Rancher with the straight axle will have a greater tow capacity than the same year/style/generation/make of Rancher that has an Independent Rear Suspension. But thank you for your input, I do realize that the difference is small, and both a straight axle suspension and IRS are very tough and very durable, and they can very well pull their own weight and then some, and then some more. But like I mentioned I have had better luck with straight axle quads for utility use than quads with IRS. Now if I’m going for a comfy trial ride or a hard, full throttle, put it to the limit ride, IRS is preferable. Thanks again, if you have any other thoughts please share.

@Noah Guy Thanks man. I would’ve thought you’d be a sour puss, and be all pissed off at me for having my own personal thoughts and opinions. I say this because I have ran into a lot of pissed off people while I try to state my opinion. You surely proved me wrong. Anyway, yes, I’m more of the plush, utilitarian guy. I do minimal work with my quads, and then again, I love to be extremely comfortable say on trail rides. But if I were the type of guy that uses my quads for absolute hard work, where I can beat on it, wouldn’t care for comfort, wouldn’t care for maintenance, then straight axel would be the absolute way to go. But, like I said, since I’m the type of guy that loves my ass and back to be comfortable, while doing medium to minimal work, I would always go for IRS.

Italian Stallion Thankyou so much, appreciate your thoughts. Also love the way you talk, haha. You sound like a great guy, have fun on the trails, enjoy the outdoors, be safe.

@Noah Guy Thanks man, you too. I too love the way you talk. Especially how you use commas, periods, capitalization, etc. I can actually understand what you say so easily haha! Well, anyway, you have a great rest of your day, man. What a great ending! :)

Does it have locking diffs?

not a problem, it's meant to be very hard so people don't have accidents!

I personally like the ES it’s really what you want the DCT is nice if you just wanna put it in gear then drive and not have to worry about shifting so much. The es I think is nicer if you want to plow with and can be easier to use than the foot-shift. You don’t need power starting on a rancher unless your off-roading hitting rocks or maybe have trouble with pull the bars like a week arm or something

How do I put it in reverse?

My dad has an out lander 450 and it's just too loud and annoying on long rides and the cvt trans sucks. It's just too jerky if you're doing a bunch of stop and go. I take my 2yr old daughter on rides on my 85 big red and its lots more comfortable noise level and shift comfort. I feel like the cvt on the outlander gives her whiplash and a headache when we ride it.

Honestly I wouldn’t recommend trying to change it. Unless you know what you are doing and getting into. A dealer would not do that void the warranty. Better off seeing if u could trade it for a Es which isn’t much more than the foot shift or can do the DCT which is even more. Would be a wait to get an es or DCT but could be done. Sorry to hear about your leg. If wanna chat more call Charlie and ask for Nick “me” I could give you more info on those options.

Thank you so much for your response. I guess I will wait until this summer when my cast is off and I know more about my abilities. I was just thinking " out of the box ".

You do not need a rancher with power steering. However it does have its pros but you are paying for it. If someone has a handy cap and doesn’t have as much arm muscle it can be beneficial or doing a lot of off roading on rocky trails you don’t get as much feedback in the bars. But turns in general are easy and don’t need power steering for

@@BrickNick931 Thanks. I rode a lot of three wheelers back in the 80’s of course without power PS. I kinda like having a little feedback in the bars anyway. This will be my first four wheeler. Thanks for the feedback.

Your welcome I think without power steering would be perfect for yoy

picked it up...shifting is a little rough, not smooth at all. maybe it will work itself out.

Are you letting off the gas when you shift? Should shift smoothly if you are letting off

@@BrickNick931 thanks for the tip. letting off the gas made a big difference

👍

@@jamesdavid6122 yeah you have to let off the gas or else it will shift super hard when I got my 2021 I was giving it gas to and it would junk from shifting with the throttle then I got used to shifting it with ease

If I said it in the video yes

Very easy, the es is very nice tho and better if you plan on plowing with it. The foot shift can be a little hard when cold but once it warms up it shifts fine. You don’t have that problem with an es model though as it’s electronic

I have the ES model and prefer that. If your not going mudding or snorkeling, then get the ES model

Try 3

@@keymoney1107 how do I put it in reverse?

Yes both of mine have that same issue going down hill. My 2010 and 2020 rancher

Love to hear it

Congrats! But is that U.S. or Canadian dollars?

Thats probably what im getting also.

Everything Fishing $6500 US dollars.

@@bobbycharm5544 I got in November, sold it already. I put 400 miles on over the winter, had the time of my life, but I outgrew it in a few months. I’m

Now 1300 changed oil 2 times and nothing broke not one thing mint condition

yes front is disk

Nothing other than some electric updates with the shifting it seems like

cost lol

I bought a set of new 12" rear rims and put 26" tires on my 2016, made a world of difference good tread and more clearance.

@@royroscoe5031 I’d pay money to see a rancher with 12 foot rims and 26 foot tires. You could drive over houses!

They do not have a governor I don’t believe they might but I don’t think they do I’ll have to check on one

No. Honda does not make a two seater.

Not recommended by honda but u definitely can

Honda rancher is the way to go

The trx 250x is slower than a rancher for sure a rancher has a 420cc engine vs a 250cc in the 250 but the rancher motor is also fuel injected which makes a huge power difference on top of that, the rancher you can do basically everything with off road to plowing driveways in the winter so you can’t go wrong with a rancher

You don’t get the sport clutch tho like you do on the 250 but it isn’t a real clutch it’s a semi clutch. The rancher has different transmission options to sounds like you would like the foot shift for most play

Thanks that’s exactly what I was looking for.

Great! Good luck

BrickNick you know anything about Yamaha kodiak. The Yamaha dealership has a deal by me. Might get the 450 kodiak if their basically the same.

have not changed much over the years

around 50 but I wouldn't do that.. on something 4ft wide

All MSRP pricing you can find on Honda’s website.

It’s $6899 I believe

I just paid $6200 for an 2020 ES rancher 4x4. Last one if that helps.

@@ikeyeet8312 Is that US or Canadian dollars?

Everything Fishing USD

That’s what 4x4 means.

Correct

There is a clutch, it's a centrifugal clutch that engages as revs increase. This guy needs to pay attention.

Haha maybe one day

You just said that its flawless. Why would you want to change that? Nice quad, btw.

All Honda’s pricing is on Honda’s website and your local dealer will be able to give you a price

6,800$ plus freight(400$) and plus tax and plus 250$ doc fee.

No all sizes now days are the same size when it come to rideability

Size doesn’t matter it’s your age that does those are 16+ also depends what ur intentions of it is for what model you want

Yes

They will delivery on Tuesday 04/06/2021

Awesome! Have fun

there is a difference to me

I have the 2020 Rancher, same color and everything & I can confirm the 2021 is no different

Semi automatic as in you shift with your foot but no clutch I’d call that semi automatic.

Oh right I didn't realize people would confuse a semi automatic transmission in a quad to a gun LMAO