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There haven’t been many P700 reviews for a while so I thought we needed one. I have had mine for a few months and have about 150 miles on it. I should also say that I have driven my son in laws P1000-5 in the same area for over 100 miles. I should say that I am not able to discuss how it may run at high altitude since I live in flat Louisiana.
I have used this on the island at Raccourci Old River, which is about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge on the west side of the Mississippi River and inside the levees. The island was underwater from right after Christmas 2018 until early August 2019. An all time record time for the island to be underwater. I went with 3 friends to work on a damaged hunting camp on the island that floats during a flood. They all have P1000s. Knowing how muddy the trails would be they didn’t really think I could make it back to the camp without some help. Why don’t I follow behind and let them pick the lines through the mud. OK no problem. When I didn’t get stuck getting to the camp they were surprised. On the way back they wanted me to lead thinking that would be a challenge the P700 would wouldn’t be able to handle. Wrong. They all commented they were surprised at what the P700 could do. Is it as fast as the P1000? No. Can it climb a steep 40 foot high levee. Yes. Is it good in the deep gumbo mud? Absolutely.
In one respect I like it better than the P1000. When most of the riding is under 15 mph it shifts gears far fewer times. It just doesn’t seem as busy. This is not a dig on the P1000 because I like it. If you need to go faster than 45 then you need it. If the terrain is super steep or at high altitude you might need it. But I think a lot of people just default to it because they want the most power they can get in a Honda UTV. That’s kind of sad as the P700 would work well for a lot of the people that never even try it. It’s really under appreciated by many. I am really happy with my decision on the P700. It’s a great sxs.
I have used this on the island at Raccourci Old River, which is about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge on the west side of the Mississippi River and inside the levees. The island was underwater from right after Christmas 2018 until early August 2019. An all time record time for the island to be underwater. I went with 3 friends to work on a damaged hunting camp on the island that floats during a flood. They all have P1000s. Knowing how muddy the trails would be they didn’t really think I could make it back to the camp without some help. Why don’t I follow behind and let them pick the lines through the mud. OK no problem. When I didn’t get stuck getting to the camp they were surprised. On the way back they wanted me to lead thinking that would be a challenge the P700 would wouldn’t be able to handle. Wrong. They all commented they were surprised at what the P700 could do. Is it as fast as the P1000? No. Can it climb a steep 40 foot high levee. Yes. Is it good in the deep gumbo mud? Absolutely.
In one respect I like it better than the P1000. When most of the riding is under 15 mph it shifts gears far fewer times. It just doesn’t seem as busy. This is not a dig on the P1000 because I like it. If you need to go faster than 45 then you need it. If the terrain is super steep or at high altitude you might need it. But I think a lot of people just default to it because they want the most power they can get in a Honda UTV. That’s kind of sad as the P700 would work well for a lot of the people that never even try it. It’s really under appreciated by many. I am really happy with my decision on the P700. It’s a great sxs.
