man that thing is ugly, looks like those cheap kids toys from the grocery store.
Good for what? Getting a face full of roost? There is a reason Polaris doesn't sell a buttload of irs sport quads. There is more stuff to wear out, and is heavier. Even with a diet they still don't sell many. Don't see a big outcry for them, people want the bike's to be faster and lighter, not heavier and slower. Will it be reliable? Probably. If Honda really wanted to compete with Ktm and Yamaha in the big bore ranks, it would have been a straight axle bike.I would bet its a damn good bike.
Heavier, yes. Slower, don't know. I don't expect them to be all the same on speed and excelleration. As far as reliability, I'll put yamaha against honda anyday. But Honda puts themselves in direct competition with the raptor in their own ads. I also am not going to say it will be garbage, it will be for the same people as the polaris, somebody who wants to sit and ride like a utility, but still wants to do a little shifting. I don't personally like honda's, but also know that alot of people do. Every time I stray from a yamaha product, I tend to get burned or disapointed. I always say if your happy with what you bought, you made the right choice. I waited 5 years before buying my second quad, becuse untill the 700 came out, there was nothing on the market that would get me off my banshee, and the engine was blown for 2 years before I got the 700. I wouldn't say some one who buys one is wrong or stupid or anything like that, just not even close to my cup of tea.:thumb:Our raptor is heavier and slower than the KTM right
No, I take no offense to that, Im just saying even one of the mags show the KTM being a tad faster in the top end. What that number is I really dont care. But does it mean that the raptor is less of a "damn fine bike"? That is my point.
I do think the Raptor is like the swiss army quad in that it is really good in everything and great at some things. But I also believe there will be circumstaces that a quad like the honda will shine, but this remains to be seen.
Them Honda front ends look like Darth Vader, YUCK!
Yeah, that front end is one of the most hideous things I've seen done to a quad in ages. I'll stick with my 700 kthx. :thumbsdown: :lol:Them Honda front ends look like Darth Vader, YUCK!