Hey all, my father is looking at buying a Rancher 420 for hunting, fishing, and trail riding. He’s not too concerned about top speed speed, as long as he can do 45-50 miles per hour when he hits the smooth fire roads, he’s happy.

He’s mainly concerned about low end power and reliability. His current quad is a straight axle Suzuki Vinson, and it’s starting to get a little tired. Before that he owned a Fourtrax 250, and was very impressed with the durability and quality of it. He also liked the Vinson, but he’s looking for something with IRS to be more comfortable on longer trips.

He will ride occasionally with a passenger, but their combined weight won’t exceed 300 pounds and he’s very cautious in rough terrain. We’ve rode 2 up on the Vinson for years, and never had an issue by just using common sense and reducing speed and using caution in rough areas. I’m not asking if Honda recommends riding 2 up, I know they don’t, but for those of you with Ranchers, as long as you take it easy and the passenger is small and light, would it be OK on a Rancher? He doesn’t want the added complexity and maintenance of a Can-Am or Arctic Cat 2 Up, and he refuses to even consider Polaris, not that I blame him. He wants something that doesn’t require a whole lot of intensive maintenance and he holds Honda in high regard. Would he be making the right choice with a Rancher?

Hey all, my father is looking at buying a Rancher 420 for hunting, fishing, and trail riding. He’s not too concerned about top speed speed, as long as he can do 45-50 miles per hour when he hits the smooth fire roads, he’s happy.

He’s mainly concerned about low end power and reliability. His current quad is a straight axle Suzuki Vinson, and it’s starting to get a little tired. Before that he owned a Fourtrax 250, and was very impressed with the durability and quality of it. He also liked the Vinson, but he’s looking for something with IRS to be more comfortable on longer trips.

He will ride occasionally with a passenger, but their combined weight won’t exceed 300 pounds and he’s very cautious in rough terrain. We’ve rode 2 up on the Vinson for years, and never had an issue by just using common sense and reducing speed and using caution in rough areas. I’m not asking if Honda recommends riding 2 up, I know they don’t, but for those of you with Ranchers, as long as you take it easy and the passenger is small and light, would it be OK on a Rancher? He doesn’t want the added complexity and maintenance of a Can-Am or Arctic Cat 2 Up, and he refuses to even consider Polaris, not that I blame him. He wants something that doesn’t require a whole lot of intensive maintenance and he holds Honda in high regard. Would he be making the right choice with a Rancher?