Good morning, all -
First time owning any sort of off-highway vehicle - other than tractors. I choose the 700-4 as it seemed like a good fit for how I want to use it. I would guess 80% of the time working on a 40 acre wooded recreational property, 8% trail riding with my family of four (non-aggressive, 2 young daughters), and 2% use on trips out west. It was a hard decision between the 700 and the 1000, but based on peoples feedback here I felt like the bigger range in first gear for working and the smaller frame, and the price difference were the decision points for me.
Being from Minnesota it was tough not to go with Polaris or Artic Cat - but I have had good luck with Honda. I ride a 2002 Honda VTX 1880S and that thing is still bullet proof, and no leaks
. No idea why anyone would buy anything else!
I am not a big upgrade kind of person, but interested to hear what modifications and accessories are big impact items. I did order the hard top roof (on backorder) and the split screen for the front. I will likely add the winch mount soon, and pair it with the Harbor Freight winch. Let me know what other things I should plan on or look into!
Couple questions right off the bat-
Josh
First time owning any sort of off-highway vehicle - other than tractors. I choose the 700-4 as it seemed like a good fit for how I want to use it. I would guess 80% of the time working on a 40 acre wooded recreational property, 8% trail riding with my family of four (non-aggressive, 2 young daughters), and 2% use on trips out west. It was a hard decision between the 700 and the 1000, but based on peoples feedback here I felt like the bigger range in first gear for working and the smaller frame, and the price difference were the decision points for me.
Being from Minnesota it was tough not to go with Polaris or Artic Cat - but I have had good luck with Honda. I ride a 2002 Honda VTX 1880S and that thing is still bullet proof, and no leaks
. No idea why anyone would buy anything else!I am not a big upgrade kind of person, but interested to hear what modifications and accessories are big impact items. I did order the hard top roof (on backorder) and the split screen for the front. I will likely add the winch mount soon, and pair it with the Harbor Freight winch. Let me know what other things I should plan on or look into!
Couple questions right off the bat-
- Honda Service Manual; is it the gold standard, or look at a third party service manual (For my VTX it is spot on)
- Break in period - other than not going full throttle or rapid acceleration any other break in period tips?
- what should be an expected MPG so I don't get stuck first time on a trail
- is the OEM skid plate enough?
Josh
