Here’s a video I posted to my YouTube channel, giving an ownership update/report on my 2016 Honda Rancher 4×4 DCT EPS (TRX420FA2). We bought it brand new Dec 5, 2015 and we now have 222 hours and 1840 miles on it. So far so good! Here’s the video:
I rode my 2016 Rancher 4×4, and he rode his 2003 Foreman 400 4×4. He’s a big dude, but that Foreman got him in and out and everywhere we wanted to go – it’s like a little mountain goat! It may not have the cc’s, fuel injection, horsepower, liquid cooling, power steering, suspension, or clearance of my 2016 Rancher 4×4, but but we had an awesome day. He just sold a ’97 Foreman 400 nearly identical to this 2003, and his ’97 had over 3600 hours on it. So this one is a baby with just 360 hours on it. Here’s a short clip of the ’03 in action:
Yesterday I got out and had a blast on a 30-mile loop ride I did on my 2016 Honda Rancher. I really condensed down the 2 hours worth of footage to just the highlights to give a good idea of the ride. Includes highway cruising, back roads, rough trails, bones, junk, a transfer station, a sheriff, etc. I love my Honda Rancher!
Yesterday I got out and had a blast on a 30-mile loop ride I did on my 2016 Honda Rancher. I really condensed down the 2 hours worth of footage to just the highlights to give a good idea of the ride. Includes highway cruising, back roads, rough trails, bones, junk, a transfer station, a sheriff, etc. I love my Honda Rancher!
This video is not pushing any agenda, it’s just a video experiment I did on a ride two weeks ago. I rode a 2007 Honda 400EX up a hill, then rode a Raptor 700R up the same hill, and took a video. For comparison sake, both quads were using the exact same 20" ITP Sand Star paddle tires on Douglas aluminum rims.
2007 Honda 400EX with K&N lid, K&N filter, pre-filter, Pro Circuit pipe, and professional jetting to this elevation (5000 ft).
2013 Yamaha Raptor 700R Special Edition, all stock.
I am the rider, 160 lbs.
The 400EX starts out in 4th, then drops to 3rd, then 2nd gear to get up.
The 700R starts out in 3rd (same speed as 400EX in 4th), and stays in 3rd…
The 400EX is still an awesome quad. Loved it.
I have loved the fuel injection on my 2016 Rancher 420. Just thought I’d post a video here to show how effective it is. I’ve never in over a year of ownership had any issues with starting, no matter the temperature. Honda nailed it.
