Lot's of interesting points. Was mainly looking for problems related to the new upgrades but a lot of other points have come up.

I didn't realize Honda had been using FI for a while. Since it just came out on the Foreman I assumed it was new all the way around for them. Seems the biggest concern with it is how it works in cold weather....but it rarely gets to the teens here so cold weather isn't a major concern for me.

The diff lock is still a question for me. I'm guessing Honda did a good job with it. Has the diff lock been available on other models of Honda for a while?