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Well Honda finally came out with an IRS Rubicon, it's about damn time!! Power steering, diff lock, and EFI as well, I can't wait to see and ride one of these bad boys.

2015 Rubicon


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Looks like they changed them all around. It looks like the hondamatic transmission is gone and replaced by a dual clutch transmission like the one used in the rancher AT. I have a rancher AT and while I like it, I think in the rubicon I'd have preferred they keep the hondamatic while adding IRS and all the other stuff. The new rubicon DCT looks to just be a slightly upsized version of the rancher AT, the only real difference being a 475 cc engine instead of a 420.

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I don't understand why they refuse to offer an IRS Foreman, they make a half a dozen versions of the Rubicon but won't offer a couple different versions of the Foreman.

A 600 Foreman with IRS, EPS, diff lock and EFI would increase sales and make a lot of the Honda faithful very happy.


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Originally Posted by AkMtnHntr
I don't understand why they refuse to offer an IRS Foreman.

They do. It's called the 2015 Rubicon 4x4 EPS.

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I don't understand why they refuse to offer an IRS Foreman.

They do. It's called the 2015 Rubicon 4x4 EPS.


Last time I checked, the Foreman didn't offer the high/low range and was air/fan cooled. Do they use the same transmission too?


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'14/'15 Foremans are liquid cooled, EFI, have front diff lock, 475cc, available EPS, and a solid rear axle.
'15 Rubicons are liquid cooled, EFI, have front diff lock, same 475cc, available EPS, and IRS.
The new Rubicons are available with two transmissions. The DCT auto with a sub/low range, or a manual transmission.
Choose the manual transmission and, voila, a Foreman with IRS.

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Any prices yet? This is actually a game changer for me. I want an irs, ps, machine and Honda refused to deliver...until now.


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I haven't seen anything. Just found out about them on this thread.
Honda doesn't even have MSRP on their site.
It's a game changer for me too, though, like AkMtnHntr, I would have liked to have seen a 550-600cc motor.
I've been kicking around selling my '11 Foreman and getting a 550 Grizzly but I think I'll wait and see how these turn out.

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On their website Honda gives the price on the new Rincon as right at 10 Gs, give or take.


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Originally Posted by AkMtnHntr
Well Honda finally came out with an IRS Rubicon, it's about damn time!! Power steering, diff lock, and EFI as well, I can't wait to see and ride one of these bad boys.

2015 Rubicon


The Rubicon looks an awful lot like the current Polaris Sportsman atvs. It finally has some of the same features too.


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Originally Posted by slip_sinker
'14/'15 Foremans are liquid cooled, EFI, have front diff lock, 475cc, available EPS, and a solid rear axle.
'15 Rubicons are liquid cooled, EFI, have front diff lock, same 475cc, available EPS, and IRS.
The new Rubicons are available with two transmissions. The DCT auto with a sub/low range, or a manual transmission.
Choose the manual transmission and, voila, a Foreman with IRS.


And they still have the prehistoric drum brakes on the rear. crazy


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I finally got my wallet out and came home with a 2014 Honda Foreman with front locking differental and a Warne winch.
I hope it lasts a long time.
Bear baiting season
starts in about two weeks.


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whelennut, that Foreman should give you many years of reliable service. My 04 has taken a beating over the years and she's still running strong as ever.


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Originally Posted by slip_sinker
'14/'15 Foremans are liquid cooled, EFI, have front diff lock, 475cc, available EPS, and a solid rear axle.
'15 Rubicons are liquid cooled, EFI, have front diff lock, same 475cc, available EPS, and IRS.
The new Rubicons are available with two transmissions. The DCT auto with a sub/low range, or a manual transmission.
Choose the manual transmission and, voila, a Foreman with IRS.
12-13 foremans are liquid cooled and have EFI also but no diff lock


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Originally Posted by whelennut
I finally got my wallet out and came home with a 2014 Honda Foreman with front locking differental and a Warne winch.
I hope it lasts a long time.
Bear baiting season
starts in about two weeks.


My 2000 foreman 450 literally had the first work ever done to it. I had to rejet the carb. It was so plugged I couldn't clean it. And an air filter.

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Originally Posted by tzone
Originally Posted by whelennut
I finally got my wallet out and came home with a 2014 Honda Foreman with front locking differental and a Warne winch.
I hope it lasts a long time.
Bear baiting season
starts in about two weeks.


My 2000 foreman 450 literally had the first work ever done to it. I had to rejet the carb. It was so plugged I couldn't clean it. And an air filter.


No bad wheel/axle bearings? I've changed my wheel bearings 3 times in the last 4 years and the rear axle bearings once (last year). Also changed one of the front knuckles a few years back.

Other than those items, my 04 Foreman has been a beast.


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Nope. She's sqweaky but otherwise good.


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The really need a bigger engine in the rubicon IMO.

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Originally Posted by tzone
Nope. She's sqweaky but otherwise good.


Damn, i've never heard of a Honda going 14 years without at least 1 wheel bearing change.

You have no play in your wheels when it's on jacks (up,down, side to side)? Do you ride in mud at all?


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It's not a well used machine. It only has 600 miles on it. But, not really a mud rig. I've done it a bit, but there are a lot better wheelers for that.

I can't honestly tell you that's it's not had them changed. I bought it in 2010, but it had 340 miles on it then.


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