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Originally Posted by milespatton
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My Dad had a problem with his when the battery got low.


Lots of aggravation with mine. If you turn it off in gear for some reason, it is near impossible to get it into neutral. Lots of rocking and up and down shifting. On cold days it sometimes does not want to go into neutral. I carry a box end wrench to help it along. 10mm I think and it fits on the shaft where a foot shift should be. I keep thinking about getting a foot shift installed but never have. miles


Next time this happens just squeeze the right brake handle and it'll crank up even if it's still in gear.



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I read that in the manual of the one I just picked up and gave it a try....worked great. Does it work the same on older models?

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I have a 2011 Rancher and it works on that. I got way back in the woods about a week after I bought it and couldn't get it back in neutral. I called the dealer and asked them how I was gonna be able to get it back to the trailer. He laughed and told me about that little trick.

I choose the ES too. If I had it to do over again I'd get the foot shift. The ES is nice but now I need a cup holder. :^)

My only real complaint about the new Honda's is they don't supply a rope starter with them anymore. That was the first upgrade I did to mine and it was a pain in the arse to install. Getting stuck in the woods with a bad battery and no way to start the bike sucks big time.



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Didn't work on either of my Fourtax 300's (90 and 94) or my 04 Foreman but I believe it worked on my buddies 04 Rubicon.


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I went trail riding with some guys and ended up riding in the dark for the first time.
When the guy ahead turned a hard right I was in fifth gear. The engine died and there you are in the woods in the dark and you can't start it unless you are in neutral and you can't find the shifter. No problem in the daytime but night riding sucks. He had a Polaris 800 cc
I asked him how fast he was going he said sixty five mph.
I did not go over forty six. It started to get squirrelly.


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The brake handle squeeze that TC1 mentioned allows mine to start in gear....at least in first gear, haven't tried it in any other. Do you know why the engine died?

My only regret so far with the Foreman is not getting a foot shift. I didn't realize how often I'm carrying something or holding something in place on the front rack when I ride. I originally desired the foot shift for reliability, now I just want my hand free.

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You're giving me more reasons to get a grizzly. smile


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The Grizz starts in gear too just by squeezing the left brake lever if you want to, otherwise you need to use the right foot brake to shift into or out of reverse or park.


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All my yamaha's have started in gear since about 1997. Glad to see Honda is finally catching up. wink

My 2000 foreman won't start in gear.


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my 2012 foreman starts in gear


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Yeah they started in like 05 or something. I've had 6 years older than that, that did tho.


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The site for wheelers is nyroc ,why do u guys buy stuff that is so behind that the owners book is on a stone tablet? Suzk your stuff up ...1st on 4 wheels


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Been a Honda Guy for eek 50 years.

Had three Rubicons with the Hondamatic transmissions. They were awesome in every way! Tried a couple of Polaris 550s & a CanAm 800. Recently went to a Honda Pioneer 500 with basically a Honda Foreman drive-train. We like it. For what we do it has the "Right Stuff."

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