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chucked
06-07-2003, 11:35 AM
I brought home my 400ex today and now my father wants one. I said to get a utility because you can do work around the house like plow snow, haul mulch etc... What do you all think is the most popular 4x4 utility quad. btw we plan to buy used



THANKS!!!

RuffRyder400ex
06-07-2003, 11:37 AM
i like the prarie 650

Rip_Tear
06-07-2003, 12:00 PM
Can't go wrong with a Honda :D The best utility quad, either the Rubricon 500 or the Foreman 450... Both whoop butt!

Glow Plug
06-07-2003, 12:05 PM
honda, If your looking for a work horse look at a forman 400 or 450 :D

Ryan
06-07-2003, 12:08 PM
Originally posted by RuffRyder400ex
i like the prarie 650

Fo sho :bandit:

newjacksm
06-07-2003, 12:08 PM
defiantly the Prarie 650!!!!!!!!! NOTHING BEATS THAT THING IN ANYTHING!

06-07-2003, 12:30 PM
the rincon 650!!!!!! my moms bf just got one and it is awesome!!!!!! i think it got atv of the year too!!!!. very very nice fourwheeler, and reviews say it is BETTER THEN THE PRAIRIE! it is really reliable and like impossible to get stuck! I like it alot. He was going to get the prairie but it doesnt have like the independent back suspension and all the guys reccomended the rincon over the prairie

GO WITH THE RINCON!

infantry317
06-07-2003, 01:07 PM
I'll tell you what, there is NO 4x4 faster than the Prairie 650, I couldn't beat one with my 400ex on a long drag. They're pretty awesome. BUT UGLY

two words: TWO CYLINDERS!!!

Sportrax10
06-07-2003, 01:30 PM
Prairie 650 or Rincon 650.:macho

.:01_eXrIdEr:.
06-07-2003, 01:38 PM
my dad has a sportsman 700. its pretty big and we havent experienced any problems with it. My uncle has a grizzly 660 4x4 and i love that thing, its huge.

Honda4trax250x
06-07-2003, 01:39 PM
id say a rincon those things are awesome!!

honda350r
06-07-2003, 01:41 PM
Rincon ! Honda built it and it is awesome !

Jim

GNCC#829
06-07-2003, 03:16 PM
I love my Rincon!! The mags say that it doesn't have as much as power as the Griz and Prarrie. But in my opinion it is not lacking power. And you will not find better stock suspention anywhere in the business.:D

Chanman420q
06-07-2003, 03:23 PM
id go with the sportsman 700. The first thing im lookin for in a utuility is push button 4x4 which the honda rubicon and foreman dont have and indepentant suspention same for those 2 hondas and the prarie... or id get a griz.. basicly these are the only 2 4x4s id ever concider buying

sweet300ex
06-07-2003, 03:23 PM
Go with the Rincon!

GNCC#829
06-07-2003, 03:26 PM
Originally posted by Chanman420q
id go with the sportsman 700. The first thing im lookin for in a utuility is push button 4x4 which the honda rubicon and foreman dont have and indepentant suspention same for those 2 hondas and the prarie... or id get a griz.. basicly these are the only 2 4x4s id ever concider buying
The 450 Foreman has the pushbutton 4X4. So does my Rincon:blah:

Chanman420q
06-07-2003, 03:48 PM
Originally posted by GNCC#829
The 450 Foreman has the pushbutton 4X4. So does my Rincon:blah:

i know the rincon does but i didnt know the foremans 450's did?? i cant stand full time 4x4

toby400ex
06-07-2003, 04:24 PM
IF you want him to be able to work with it and keep up with ya get the prairie 650, they are supposed to beat the 400ex in loose conditions.:eek2:

MojaveKing
06-07-2003, 05:11 PM
grizzly 660 4x4 and i love that thing, its huge. YES they are.....i was thinkin aboutu gettin a 4x4....auto or 5 speed either i would get would be big Bear 400 or Grizzly 660!! then have Highlifter.com hook ya up wit some MAD!! 4x4 parts!!!!

RuffRyder400ex
06-08-2003, 06:36 AM
yeah i draged a prarie on my 400 and he beat me

06-08-2003, 07:16 AM
Originally posted by .:01_eXrIdEr:.
my dad has a sportsman 700. its pretty big and we havent experienced any problems with it. My uncle has a grizzly 660 4x4 and i love that thing, its huge.



Up at a place we ride we were talkin to a couple die hard mudding guys and the Rincon 650 takes the grizzly 660 at the top end. bottom end the grizz takes it. I like the rincon alot tho

Glow Plug
06-08-2003, 07:27 AM
Originally posted by Chanman420q
i know the rincon does but i didnt know the foremans 450's did?? i cant stand full time 4x4

yeah the newer formans have the push button 4x4 i think they just put it on in the last few years. But if you are buying an older forman high lifter makes a 2wd to 4wd locker thing

GETSOME
06-08-2003, 07:49 AM
PRAIRIE 650!!! If he ever wants to not use it for work and go out and play, the prairie is THE quickest and fastest production 4x4 on the planet.

In the 650 shootout in Dirtwheels, the Prairie ate the rincon for lunch in a drag race repeatedly. If anyone douts this, yes I can dig through my stack of mags and cite the issue and page numbers.

bmw500hp
06-08-2003, 08:09 AM
Wow...I spend )t) alot of time with and on utilities The forman 450 with lockouts (new model) is a good sound machine. If ya wanna spend 4000 for a used machine it's the way to go..very reliable and simple. If dad wants an auto and wants to spend 4500 used then go Rubicon, It's a smooth ride (tranmission) with excellent stability and If Pops is a little fired up and cash is no biggie...a Prarie or Rincon..Praries flat out fly and for a grand for a clutch/silencer and some various mods Highlifter can make that machine very mean!