Ahhh...now here's a real beast of a machine. I consider this to be the best looking four wheeler that Honda ever made and as far as I am concerned, the fastest. At 53hp this thing hauls ass. And it has an Independant Rear Suspension (IRS) too! This makes for the ultimate trail riding machine.
This is another one that I ran out of road with when doing a top speed test. I was at 78 mph and climbing! Then it was on the brakes, and on them hard.
It's a very comfortable machine with great ergonomics and a plush ride with the IRS where a straight axle would possibly beat you up. Now this does come with some side effects. And these side effects are likely what keeps sales of this awesome machines so low making it very common for people to be able to pick them up at nearly half price of the $7800 MSRP. Simple supply and demand. For some reason, there's just not a lot of demand for them.
The problem, at least best I can tell, is that with the IRS, you are not going to sling this machine around the corners. It bites and goes. A lot of people like to be able to slide around corners. When that IRS bites, you better be hanging on. When this thing goes, it realllly goes. Gobs of power at your disposal.
I haven't posted the vid yet of our track attack with this machine but I thought for sure I would bust into the 29's with it. I tried...tried..and tried but despite all of that power, I was just shy of that magic mark. In fact, our Polaris Predator still posted better times. Not by much (a few 10ths of a second) but I just could break into the 29's.
I feel that the 700xx is actually faster than the predator but I couldn't go around those corners like I wanted to. I feel with a straight axle, I could have broke into the 29's. Overall, still an excellent machine and I put it at number one when considering best bang for the buck.
Pros: Super fast. Super Powerful. Looks Awesome. Rides Awesome. Excellent Value thanks to the weak market.
Cons: That IRS on a sport modelis either love it or hate it. I thought it was awesome.
Overall BuggyMasters Rating: 8 out of 10