Congratulations on the new atv. It's a really nice looking one.

They are seriously handy. I've owned several now. Two honda's and a yamaha grizz. Seems that I always gravitate back towards the honda's though there's nothing wrong with any of the name brands. They're all about the same.

But, I don't like electric shift anything. Which is what I have now, and to be honest, thinking really hard about converting it over to a foot shift.

Bear claw tires are great. That's what's on my 420 fourtrax and I love them. They last a long time too so you get your money worth out of them. I'm not sure how many miles are on mine, but they still have a lot of life left in them and are more than 10 years old now. Even under heavy load, my tires seldom ever spin with them. And this is going up places steeper than many peoples' roofs.