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If you had to do it again, would you stick with the steel rims or go with the alloy? Terrain and usage would be for riding back country trails and hunting in the bush north west of where you are in Ottawa. I'm debating on whether the steel rims would be more forgiving vs the battle against corrosion/rust.

I grew up Honda and feel the same way.. I left them in the dust for Polaris and can am products.. I will tell you though, if Honda ever gets the thumb out of it and produces a 1000 cc Atv, I will sell everything to get one!

Here in the states that would have been a minimal of $150 plus the oil and seals

thanks for the video really appreciate it

100%. I’m a big-time fan of Honda Powersports and I’m looking at buying my first ATV I like the features of the 520 but I want something with more power and the 700 is a complete letdown. I don’t know what Honda is thinking it’s not like they don’t have the fan base to justify the R&D to upgrade the 700. Probably gonna end up going with a king quad 750

HONDA , YOU ARE SO VERY SLACK.. U MAY AS WELL GIVE UP BECAUSE YOU ARE OUT OF DATE BY FAR, AND CANT KEEP UP WITH THE REST OF THE FLEETS

Something is telling me, you made it look too easy. Thank you for this video.

Those transmissions are garbage. Get the Rincon.

I haven’t changed my lower oil or engine oil for a few years, but I’m back at it and appreciate your video. Just curious if the nut for the prop has to be tightened to a certain torque. Thank you.

ii will stick with my older honda's

they are fun to ride winter and summer. thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day

I've been wondering how the DCT's are holding up. Good info, thanks. I don't currently have anything with a DCT, but I'm expecting to have one when I finally replace my ancient 1995 Honda Fourtrax. I won't replace the old Honda beast until it dies a natural death. It leaks a little and smokes a little but other than what I consider normal wear-n-tear maintenance type repairs its been a very reliable and useful machine.

I bought my Honda Foreman 520 atv for durability, And a little bit because the front look better than most quads.That said they need more Features, upgrade displays with rpms and mpg, etc. Some more storage On the quads and more engine options like a 700cc, etc...Otherwise, people will not be sticking with honda. This new model is a prime example of Looking backwards.. Honda needs to innovate more, and have stuff that looks nice, dependable, not recycled looking.. Otherwise people be going with polaris, can-am, etc.. Which especially with polaris is not as dependable..

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I'll keep my 2004 Rincon. Rides like your on air never broke down and had it up to 73mph and it had more.

Excellent video thank you

I been a Honda fan for more than 20 years! First one was in 2000. Got excited when I just seen a rubicon 700 and I thought, oh cool they reworked the Rincon engine to a dct trans and stuffed it in the rubicon chassis! Nope, shifter gave it away immediately! Just the Rincon with fresh plastic. Jumped on the talon bandwagon in 2019 and didn’t hate it. It’s been a great reliable rig, but overall I’m disappointed with Honda. When I make another 20+k purchase it may not be going into Hondas pocket.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Great video. I too love my ‘21 Rubicon 520 with the DCT. Exact same thing as you….first shift lurches and then everything is as smooth as butter after that. My body just knows now when I take off that it will lurch on that very first shift. First few times I thought I was going to fall off, lol. Quaddingsous has also had great luck with his ‘21 DCT. I would just love if Honda would display the current gear when in Auto mode instead of just the “D”. In manual mode they could display the gear number like they do now but in auto it would be cool to see “D1”, “D2”, etc. Why is it that all the fun people that I would love to ride with are in Canada? Both you and Quaddingsous 👍

When are you going to do fishing videos? Your living in the right location

I have the same rubicon 520 2021 with 4600km. The first “cold” shift is exactly the same as yours. After that, I practically don’t feel the gear changing anymore. The only thing that would help that initial first gear change is to put synthetic oil. But my Honda mechanic doesn’t recommend it. He told me just keep using mineral GN4 10w40 oil. And you’ll never have any issues.

Got a original 500 hydrostatic, they never made anything better

Did that fitting come with the motor?

Sorry but the Rincon engine is garbage, 520 engine over anything out there

I have owned Hondas practically my whole life and loved them. I too got excited by the new Rubicon 700 Automatic when I saw it on Honda's website. I was completely disappointed when I realized it was the same old Rincon with new plastics and , yes, ugly pod light. This is insanity on Honda's part. The Rincon and Pioneer 700 both need a complete overhaul with the 750 inline twin and DCT transmission that they already have available. Put a high and low range in it also, power steering, and diff lock and that would be something that would really sell! Come on Honda, get it together and listen to your real world customers!

No LED headlights, no power steering, no foot shift, and yeah basically a rincon with new plastics

Wait until June 2025 when they drop the 1000 Atv. They’re building them now. I seen pics of them come down the assembly line within the last week

my rancher the spring goes first then the filter then the cap

125mm or 130mm on the hand grips? Thanks.

I've been a Honda guy my whole life. I did try a Can-Am DS450 but didn't like it. I sold my Rubicon 500 because it was a terrible trail bike. I'm hoping Honda does something cool with the Rincon name but I'm not holding my breath. If I go SxS I would 100% go with a Talon but if I stick to an ATV, and Honda does nothing, I've be getting a Grizz.

Why did you have a greece gun and not use it?

Thank you so much for this excellent and perfect explanation of how to do this. Cheers from Alberta.

Crazy that Honda would try to pass this along as a Rubicon. Time for me to stop waiting and move on. I think it is time for me to check out a Grizzly.

Why do guys up north call 4 wheelers, Bikes? It has 4 wheels not 2 like…you know, a bike.

Way too tight on the oil filter

Love my Can am 1000 xt max. I did the switch from Yamaha because i was so impressed with my Ski-doo. Little more preventative maintenance required but crap loads of power!!

I have several Honda quads, none with DCT. A 2 clutch system?? More complicated system, the more potential for problems....

I'll stick with my 520 as my around the house workhorse as it's setup that way. I had always planned on buying a bigger machine for trails and fun but when I heated the rumor about the 700 rubicon coming out I decided to wait. Now I'm positive I'm going with a Grizzly because as you said it's just a rebranded Rincon and a complete let down.

Can you imagine if they put the Goldwing 1800 cc engine and transmission in an atv? That would be insane.

Love how easy the Honda motors are to start. Good video.

Can’t continue to defend Honda at this point. This is more of a slap in the face to its customers than if they just wouldn’t have released it at all. This quad didn’t make sense 10 years ago, hence why they discontinued it. This new one will fail for all the same reasons the first Rincon failed…I don’t know how they don’t understand that.

Man I left Honda when all they gave us was the 520cc over the 500cc bought a grizzly and will never look back . Just as reliable or maybe even more reliable . The dct transmission has there issues

I’m not 100% sure, but those O-rings will be fine for a while. I mean they aren’t that expensive, and it doesn’t hurt to have extra, but they probably won’t need replaced for years. I’m actually going to go research this. 😊

ill stay with my 2005 Rincon w/GPS that i dont know how to use

This was great.

Now that your finished that, get out and fish

I can tell you that after a few years of working for a large Japanese manufacturer, I’m figuring out that the Japanese are painfully calculated and at times very slow to bring new products to market vs their competitors, but when a product FINALLY hits the market, it’s usually pretty legit. In the case of Honda, they take all that to the absolute extreme. However, they still sell for more and hold great value, so from a business standpoint…I guess I get it. I don’t think Honda needs a mega HP Rubicon and don’t believe the people who complain about that are Honda’s intended market, but I don’t think it’s a big ask for something closer to a Grizzly or KQ in the engine department.

Sorry boys i have wanted Honda to play the power tech game for so long it finaly kicked me right in the back of the head my 86 250r is fast still and runs like a champ my 04 450 Foreman goes 47 but has been a work beast my 2 110 ATCs still run ya know what doesnt run all my friends Polaris 850s 900s, canam same. I really like that im still running strong and some of those parts being used for years is only better for the buyer when you need an old part oh wait they still use that switch awsome easy to find if you brake it. I love my Hondas and they are the best money i have spent besides kids. 10 more MPH cost alot of people alot of money and now turning SxS into $40k rolling trail couches. Well i have to go change my power stearing fluid in all my Hondas especially the 4x4 its soooooo hard to turn😂, yeah we can tell.

Left honda years ago. Great machines just underpowered. The only Hondas I ride are my 250sx and FL250. I ride my sportsman 1000.and 2023 Arctic Cat Alterra 600 more than my 2020 Rubicon.

Honda killed itself when they said cvt was a terrible idea,and they would never use it. They are killing themselves,by not admitting their mistake. Polaris has taken over with their innovation and fearless attitude towards new machines. If it wasn’t for Polaris we would still be driving a two wheel drive 250.