Hello from Charlotte, NC!
This is my first post as I just purchased a 2007 Honda Rancher 420 ES 2WD. TRX420TE. I purchased the ATV this past November as a toy for my son and I. He's 4 years old and we live on about 6 acres so right now the primary use is to ride him around our property on it. However, he is currently on a 24V electric 4 wheeler learning the ropes and as he ages we will eventually transition him into a little 50cc/80cc when the time comes.
I didn't intend to buy an ATV this nice because I really don't use it to its full potential at the moment and I didn't want to sink a bunch of money into a "toy".
Then the more I thought about the situation I decided it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go ahead and buy a nice used ATV now, instead of an abused pile of junk, or someone else's project, that I would be able to use long term and not have to replace later on down the road as my son comes through the ranks.
I also have quite a few coworkers that ride, so I will also go ride with them in the near future, but for now I'm just riding on our property that we live on.
I purchased my 07 Rancher with 55 hours and 195 miles on it. All original, non modified, female riden. The guy I bought it from purchased it for his wife to ride while he rode his Rubicon. He has since gone through a divorce and was trying to get his finances in order to purchase a house.
Long story short, he needed some quick cash and I gave him $2800 for it. Even had the bill of origin where he bought it, manual, spare keys, etc. I wasn't looking to spend more than $2000 at the time but for what I was getting I couldn't pass it up.
I've had 0 issues out of it, nothing at all wrong with it other than some scuffs and scratches in the plastics, no big deal.
The only thing that I HATED about it was the silver steel wheels. So I ordered ITP Hurricanes with Kenda Bearclaws. 12" wheels with 26x11s in the rear and 26x9s up front. I really like the wheels and tires. They fill up the wheel wells nicely. BUT, the front is wider than I expected it to be. I got the 5x2 offset up front and 2x5 offset in the rear. I measured the width of the front vs rear, and they are within 1/4" of being equivalent, but the front was obviously narrower than the rear from the factory.
I have no problems with the way it steers, handles, etc. It actually feels more stable to me. I haven't really noticed any power loss but I also don't ride it hard, but it seems to accelerate and pull the same as it did with the factory wheels and tires. If there is power loss it's negligible, especially with my riding style.
Just wondering what yalls opinions are on the stance and width of the ATV. I didn't necessarily want the stance wider, but it seemed like most aftermarket wheels had this offset. It rides and drives fine, it doesn't feel as wide as it looks, it just surprised me how much wider the front was after the wheels, but the offset of before vs after the wheels everything adds up. It may just be the narrower fenders in the front throwing me for a loop.
Does the front look too wide to you guys? Is it desirable for the front to be as wide as the rear?
This is my first post as I just purchased a 2007 Honda Rancher 420 ES 2WD. TRX420TE. I purchased the ATV this past November as a toy for my son and I. He's 4 years old and we live on about 6 acres so right now the primary use is to ride him around our property on it. However, he is currently on a 24V electric 4 wheeler learning the ropes and as he ages we will eventually transition him into a little 50cc/80cc when the time comes.
I didn't intend to buy an ATV this nice because I really don't use it to its full potential at the moment and I didn't want to sink a bunch of money into a "toy".
Then the more I thought about the situation I decided it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go ahead and buy a nice used ATV now, instead of an abused pile of junk, or someone else's project, that I would be able to use long term and not have to replace later on down the road as my son comes through the ranks.
I also have quite a few coworkers that ride, so I will also go ride with them in the near future, but for now I'm just riding on our property that we live on.
I purchased my 07 Rancher with 55 hours and 195 miles on it. All original, non modified, female riden. The guy I bought it from purchased it for his wife to ride while he rode his Rubicon. He has since gone through a divorce and was trying to get his finances in order to purchase a house.
Long story short, he needed some quick cash and I gave him $2800 for it. Even had the bill of origin where he bought it, manual, spare keys, etc. I wasn't looking to spend more than $2000 at the time but for what I was getting I couldn't pass it up.
I've had 0 issues out of it, nothing at all wrong with it other than some scuffs and scratches in the plastics, no big deal.
The only thing that I HATED about it was the silver steel wheels. So I ordered ITP Hurricanes with Kenda Bearclaws. 12" wheels with 26x11s in the rear and 26x9s up front. I really like the wheels and tires. They fill up the wheel wells nicely. BUT, the front is wider than I expected it to be. I got the 5x2 offset up front and 2x5 offset in the rear. I measured the width of the front vs rear, and they are within 1/4" of being equivalent, but the front was obviously narrower than the rear from the factory.
I have no problems with the way it steers, handles, etc. It actually feels more stable to me. I haven't really noticed any power loss but I also don't ride it hard, but it seems to accelerate and pull the same as it did with the factory wheels and tires. If there is power loss it's negligible, especially with my riding style.
Just wondering what yalls opinions are on the stance and width of the ATV. I didn't necessarily want the stance wider, but it seemed like most aftermarket wheels had this offset. It rides and drives fine, it doesn't feel as wide as it looks, it just surprised me how much wider the front was after the wheels, but the offset of before vs after the wheels everything adds up. It may just be the narrower fenders in the front throwing me for a loop.
Does the front look too wide to you guys? Is it desirable for the front to be as wide as the rear?