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I found a new 2015, Electric Shift, Camo Foreman at a great price and brought it home.
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That’s a good shout! You could hydro dip the wheels off it very cheaply, I hear it’s a simple process that can be done from home.
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The dealer is one of the largest in the Midwest and purchased some hold over units from Honda directly, and put some great prices out there. This unit like the others observed were in wrap crates and came from a warehouse and this unit looks as it came off the assembly line.... I have been looking for a while and very happy with the deal and personally wanted the electronic shift, so all good.
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Another couple pictures, including charging the battery, LOL
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No way!! That's so gorgeous! I'm jealous of you. I have a soft spot for the new Foremans, and the old ones of course. What a great looking quad. I'd love to know, roughly your OTD price on it.
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I can't get enough of these pics. What a great-looking ride. You'll have to let me know what you think of it. I keep eyeballing the new Foreman ES EPS. I have a buddy with an '06 Foreman 500 ES and he loves it, rides it all the time. His ES has treated him well. I love how the Foreman is set up similar to how my beloved 2016 Rancher was set up, solid rear axle, etc, but with more suspension travel, more cc's, diff lock, third light, auxiliary power outlet, larger tires, additional storage, etc, you know what I mean. I only have one hurdle, my wife wants it to be automatic.
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Yes, the new Honda Phantom Camo is unlike the past and very durable....
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I actually had the dealer pull out the following, all new Yamaha Kodiak, Yamaha Grizzly and this Foreman. Honestly, I liked the Kodiak more than the Grizzly, but for both CVT units, I was just not feeling it through the handle bars and settled on what has been in the garage for decades, Honda. I will likely get something CVT, because I do want to trail ride more and like the idea of put in gear/go.
As for price, the sale price as $5599, but given a trade was involved the difference is what mattered to me and as you know, highly variable by owners trading in equipment. Let's say, I was very happy with the difference...
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Cool. I honestly think if it was up to me alone, I would go pick up a ES EPS Foreman. What a solid, proven machine you've got there. But, like I mentioned previously, my wife demands an automatic, and that's fair, so I predict a CVT of one sort or another may end up in my garage someday. We loved our Rancher DCT of course...may go with a Rubicon DCT EPS. But I like the look and feel and price of the new Kodiak 450 EPS. I will also admit, the most fun I've had yet on a "utility" quad is on my boss' Sportsman 570...so I may even do the Polaris experiment, specifically to record the experience here on the Honda forums, sort of like taking one for the team so-to-speak. I'm definitely from the Honda camp, so I think it would be a cool experiment.
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I looked at the Kodiak, nice unit, independent suspension, etc., and confident they are quality machines. In fact, I could have bought the 700 Kodiak for $500 less than this Foreman. AS for Polaris, I have heard too many unfavorable stories for me to make that move.
At the end of the day and for me, I'm a Honda guy and that was evident this week with all of them lined up and selected the Honda. I will likely be a Honda guy until I die.
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Same thing that happened to me before I bought my 2016 Rancher. And...I'll probably do the same.
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[/QUOTE]Same thing that happened to me before I bought my 2016 Rancher. And...I'll probably do the same.[/QUOTE]
I'm hopeful that some significant trail riding happens for me this year, but not overly optimistic it will occur for a variety of reasons, so the Foreman is perfect for my property, etc. However if significant trail riding happens, I will likely get a Rubicon, so I set that goal, more trail riding and then another upgrade, LOL...
I'm hopeful that some significant trail riding happens for me this year, but not overly optimistic it will occur for a variety of reasons, so the Foreman is perfect for my property, etc. However if significant trail riding happens, I will likely get a Rubicon, so I set that goal, more trail riding and then another upgrade, LOL...
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Finally, a sunny day, so I had to upload a better pic. Also, I had an opportunity today to ride it and cover some trails once owned by the Rancher, and the power is noticeably different when compared to the Rancher...
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