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About to buy a 2014 Honda Rancher ATV. Opinions?

Discussion in 'All Terrain Vehicles' started by ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 21, 2014.

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  1. Jan 22, 2014 at 12:34 PM
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    Mapcinq

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    Id get the pull start if you can.. my battery dies mad fast in the winter. Other then that its a great machine.
     
    Mapcinq, Jan 22, 2014
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  2. Jan 22, 2014 at 12:42 PM
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    Not sure if the rancher has one or not. It says it has optional recoil
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  3. Jan 22, 2014 at 12:47 PM
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    We have an 2004 or 2006..can't remember..Rancher AT 400cc at our house, has been great, bought it used on CL for 2750 with plow and crappy winch that is being replaced. Use it for towing logs, branches, etc. and wheeling. Did good its first time offroad as well
     
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  4. Jan 22, 2014 at 12:48 PM
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    Sweet
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  5. Jan 22, 2014 at 12:54 PM
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    Love Honda and have been riding them since I was 9 (started with a 90--which I still runs by the way after almost 20 years). They're reliable and tough. Later on in life, I got a 2002 Recon ES (the red one in the pic) and beat the snot out of that thing (got water in the air filter--cleaned it out and it ran like a champ). Also had a 2008 Rancher 420 4x4 with the Fuel Injection and the the foot pedal. I sold both of them because I needed some fast cash, but never had any issue with any of them. I say you're making a smart move.
     
    06TacomaTRD, Jan 22, 2014
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  6. Jan 22, 2014 at 12:57 PM
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    Couldn't you hook up a Battery Tender to your battery.

    It seemed like every time my son wanted to ride his the battery was dead. So I put one on his & it starts up fine now.
     
    AG87BlkLX, Jan 22, 2014
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  7. Jan 22, 2014 at 5:41 PM
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    That sounds like a good idea. Might have to look into that.
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  8. Jan 22, 2014 at 6:41 PM
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    The new rancher is also a little bigger. Which I don't really mind. I thought the pre 2014s were a little small anyway.
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  9. Jan 22, 2014 at 6:43 PM
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    you going to plow snow with the atv
     
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  10. Jan 22, 2014 at 6:44 PM
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    Probably not. I don't plan to
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  11. Jan 22, 2014 at 6:59 PM
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    Nice rides! Well, ones you had.
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  12. Jan 22, 2014 at 7:05 PM
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    Can't go wrong with any Honda ATV......I personally had a 1998 Fourtrax 300.....that thing was built like a tank

    Good luck with w/e you decide to buy!
     
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  13. Jan 22, 2014 at 7:06 PM
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    Thanks! I plan on getting the 4 wheeler I'm talking about :thumbsup:
     
    ToyotaKTMracing, Jan 22, 2014
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  14. Jan 23, 2014 at 6:01 AM
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    Thanks man, I plan to get another one of these days. :)
     
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  15. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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    The only issue with the Battery Tender I found was how welll it worked for me. Sounds dumb, doesn't it.

    Here's what I mean. My boy plays a lot of sports so we are gone a lot & his atv sits for long periods. Before the Battery Tender I would randomly start it on a regular basis to make sure the battery was charged. Once I trusted the Battery Tender I didn't start it as often. It sassy for a few months one time & no start this time. It wasn't the battery, battery cranked fine. The carburetor was gummed up. I had to remove it, take it apart, soak it, & clean it to get it to run again. It sucked but I let my son, he's 12, help through the entire process so he will be able to do the same for his kids one day.
     
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  16. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:43 AM
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    Lol, when I first got my machine I was told by everyone I know to get one. Its now on my list of things to buy.
     
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  17. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:44 AM
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    should of used some kind of gas stabil, or startron.
     
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  18. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:47 AM
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    How much you gonna pay for it, if you dont mind driving a while you might save a pretty good bit buying it from southern honda.
     
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  19. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:49 AM
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    My old foreman had it my new one doesn't I guess its because it has efi.
     
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  20. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:52 AM
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    the only problem with that, is if you dont buy locally and have a problem dealers are less likely to work with you. some will keep putting you to the bottom of their list and take care of the ones that supported them first.
     
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