There were a lot of people, A LOT, that would have pulled the trigger if it wasn't just a refreshed rincon without EPS and diff lock. They would have probably shattered a sales record if the production kept up with demand.

Man, I hear you 100%. Honda often times has no idea what customers want. A redressed Rincon. WTF? No power steering. No diff lock. Old switches? Come on. Honda does things that no one is asking for.

I owned Honda's for years including this model. Now own Can Am XTP 1000 Max with no regrets! Can Am's absolutely rip on the trails! Make the switch you'll be glad you did!

Yep. I bought the wife a rancher and then bought myself a kingquad 750 and I wish everyday I'd bought her a suzuki. Hands down

I just heared about the Rubicon 700 & got really excited until I watched this video. I got the Rubicon when it first came out & loved it. After 24yrs I now wish it had powering steering, diff lock & IRS. I’m ashamed of Honda & it’s still a Rincon.

Whoever designed this should be flat out fired I’m sorry lol, but man 20 plus years later you’re paying a premium price for a early 2000s machine with new headlights and plastic

Honda was number one for about 30 years now i would say they are about 5 in the world sad sad sad

I feel like getting a dct 5 speed transmission with a low range(like the rubi 520) and eps would be enough, the 680 motor is a torque beast that is let down by a 3 speed transmission, eps is a good thing to have because when you steer the weight steers the wheels back to the middle so you gotta fight to steer, not so much of a problem on the 420 since it's lighter, imo diff lock isn't necessary considering the rincon still has 2 brake levers and i never needed diff lock whatsoever.

I have a 420 rancher I bought years back and liked it so much I bouth a 2020 Rubicon 520. Stock the 420 was faster. I had to put bigger tires on the 520, a power commander, hmf full exhaust and then it was slightly faster than the rancher. Its nice but I was into the rancher for half price. Then in 2022 since we have had good luck with our yamaha wolverine x2 I bought a Grizzly. Wow. What a difference. Suspension is way better, no more vibration through the foot pegs, plenty of giddy up, comfy seat, and no more jerks from the transmission as it goes through the drive ratios since the cvt is smooth vs the DCT. The only thing my honda's do better is they are slightly quieter, slight better mpg, maybe a little lighter. In hindsight I would only recommend a honda four wheeler if you absolutely need the geared trans (deep mud water concerns) and get it used for a great price. If buying new its hard to beat the grizzly or a few bucks less the kodiak. The other brands are a coin flip on reliability but if I had to pick through them the new canam outlander 700 and maybe a cfmoto as they have come a long way.

Honda has a reputation for reliability but, it’s very easy to make a reliable product when you don’t innovate for years on end and push out less performance per CC than other manufacturers. Briggs and Stratton make a reliable engine as well, so what?

A 5-speed 700 Rincon is awesome to me. If 3 speed, I still like it but 5 speed is better. Honda doesn't release products that will give you problems like other brands. I prefer that way. I don't like other brands that keep releasing high-speed 1000cc ATVs but it's problematic. The problem is stressful lols.

I personally like hondas better because of the reliability, but they have barely any horsepower. If canAM and honda had a baby, that would be the perfect four wheeler

They should have added at least a low range to the 3 speed tranny, power steering and a differential locker. This would have made a huge difference.

I guess they think we are stupid 😂

I bought the new 700 xt canam and it's a great. The ride is so good and plenty enough power!

I’m a Honda fan but only because I like having gears. Nothing wrong with cvt I just like gears better. I also like power steering locking front differential and low range. Why does honda keep leaving us with wanting more.i just can’t make sense of what they do.im at a loss for any better words to say I will NOT buy the new old Rincon that they are calling a rubicon. As a Honda rubicon 520 owner i feel insulted they are making a fake rubicon rincon that don’t have what people need and want in a ATV.

I found a 2008 trx250 with a seized head. I bought a cylinder kit from Amazon and put it back together, cleaned the carb and cleaned up the bike. Runs great, and it's actually more fun to ride than my '21 sportsman 450. Sorry to sound old, but the new stuff just sucks.

Honda. I agree dropped the ball big time. No power steering?????? Same clearance and now didd lock. Honda thinks that people will by this,,, big flop!!!! I was looking to buy another hind and not now. My rincon is the best bike I have ever had and I was ready to buy another Honda. I will have to wait now and keep waiting. Everything from boat motors, brush cutter, snow blowers and lawn mowers I have all Honda. What is up with Honda and their four wheelers. You said it perfect, it like Honda wants us to hate them or change to a other product or something. Who thinks this shit up for Honda. Especially in canada they do not listen or update the basics. I hope hinda is bot test marketing the 700 to see if there are people that would buy a bigger bike because this would not give an indication as they have not upgrades anything with the 700. I will not buy a new Honda now

Honda shot themselves in the foot with the transalp too. All we wanted was a more basic, cheaper Africa twin.. but got a bike woth less capability than expected. Basically a 750cc KLR650.

They already took rincon out of Canada a few years ago. Now it's back. Transmission upgrade and power steering at least to make it interesting. I'll stick with the 520 for now.

Yamaha and Honda need to get their shit together and build a better bigger quad

That Engine and trans are great but needs a gear reduction which is rumored they may have done that. I hope anyways. But yes should have at least had power steering and just used the diffs from the current 520 atleast I'm sure would of worked. However it's a proven power train just lacks in the first gear as any Rincon owner will tell you they are dogs. But can rip at higher speeds. Hope the gear reduction was done at a minimum or else yes no one who does any research would think to buy it

No power steering on a 700 is so stupid. I'm chompin at the bit for them to put eps and the talon 1000 motor and trans in the rincon frame, but until they do, I'll buy other brands. We use hondas on the farm but they're too slow for the trail so they only get half the revenue they could be getting from me

ive never liked hondas but i do have friends who have always been die hard honda guys, well they are riding can ams and polaris's waiting for an actually fun honda to come. they were so pumped when they seen this and quickly massive disappointment to the point there starting to loose that honda love all together i think honda doesn't care about there customers, i think honda says it doesn't mater what we make our name will sell it. well finally catching up with them.

lol wow , I like 02-04 Rubi the best , looks good too.

thats why i buy ca am 700 xt

Agreed, super disappointed...

Seriously never thought I’d ever see a “new machine😂” that would make a Grizzly appear powerful and state of the art. What a sick joke.

Honda has been a big disappointment for years now. Way behind anyone else. Wanting to buy a pioneer 1000 but until they put HVAC in I’m seriously considering Can-am.

LOL it's the Honda you'vebeenconned 700

Don’t buy the Honda for how it runs and performs in 2024, buy it for how it will run in 2044 long after the Polaris and Can Am’s have been put in the Junk yard

Honda thinks they are fooling atv riders.. They are wrong .. Honda riders are smart Honda should be ashamed of themselves

Honda 700 not wroth it !

Hondas are just boring and can't keep up with new technology. Canam is on top

All Honda's are old machines with old technology & older underwhelming specs!

I will never buy a canam every again bought one brand new and the motor blew up at 200 miles pile of garbage there just as bad as polaris

What a joke honda honda is not what they use to be bud sorry but its true

Garbage machine