P1000 Dirttrax kinda reviews the 1000

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Thanks @Plumber32
I guess I will commend them for a somewhat positive review.

One question.. Look @ 0:42. Why is there a extra head rest?
Oh ya... Its a 3seat.. Right?
 
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I'm guessing the short review is maybe used for leverage for honda to provide them a machine they can run through their own test. Who knows how hokey the ride they were invited on was.
 
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DirtTrax has always been way too excited about CVTs. Honda's transmissions are better in every conceivable way than any CVT.
the only way I think a cvt is better is in the snow. On my past gear shift atvs I was always wound out or bogged down. Where an auto you get the wheel speed to power thru. I'd imagine the same is for deep mud. But it doesn't seem to be as prevalent on the sxs, even the 700 I can power thru just about anything.
 
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I liked everything about my sisters 900xp except for the annoying initial clutch spin-up-n- grab of the belt and the whinny rattle hill descents. I found on the trail I was always trying to keep it rev'd enough to avoid disengagement so it would not jerk and that's no good either. Its fine on Snowmobiles.
 
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I just watched the review of the Yamaha yxz on dirt trax and they said they liked it because it didn't have a belt,right after Yamaha's rep basically told them they should. Honda doesn't sponsor dirt trax this year but belt smokers have for a decade. I still like the show.
 

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