Used foreman 450 - a good deal?

[Touchdown88]

They are bomb proof. We have one on the farm that has beaten like a rented mule and never failed us. From the mountains to the swamps we put it through hell and it fires up every time we need it.

 

[HighUintas]

How's your back? I'll never go back to a solid rear axel machine or one without EPS. I put around 2000 miles a year on my machine.

Young and strong yea I've ridden them enough in my youth 25 years ago to know they can be a rough ride, but I really doubt I'd put more than a few hundred on it in a year. It's mainly just for hunting and accessing rough areas to save wear and tear on the truck. I wouldn't be using for recreational riding much ara all.

 

[Terrapin]

Holy smokes, I have an 07 Honda Rancher with 500 miles on it…. I guess I always figured it was easier to walk than load up a 4 wheeler. I guess I should sell it and retire


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[HighUintas]

Holy smokes, I have an 07 Honda Rancher with 500 miles on it…. I guess I always figured it was easier to walk than load up a 4 wheeler. I guess I should sell it and retire


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I'll buy it for 2500

 

[HighUintas]

What do you guys think about a new 2024 rancher for $5800? It's a manual 4x4, no added options. I think MSRP was $7200ish. Of course, they also want 1600 in dealer fees on top of that. So all in it's around $8000 with the tax.

 

[rabbithuntr]

It’ll probably hold its value, I had a friend buy a new 23 and sold his 17 privately for what he paid for the 23

 

[JMundy84]

Those old Honda's are absolutely bulletproof I personally know of 99-2000ish 450 es with over 10k miles on them only problems theyve ever had were with the es system so rh foot shift would cure that. I had a 2001 450 es until 3 years ago when I bought a 23 base model foreman the power and ride is much better on the newer ones but I wouldn't shy away from the older ones at reasonable prices.

 

[Broomd]

How's your back? I'll never go back to a solid rear axel machine or one without EPS. I put around 2000 miles a year on my machine.

100% true, I hopped on a neighbor's Foreman 450 a few years ago and was stunned how poorly the ride compared to my Yamaha 700 grizzly, or even the ole 660 for that matter.

I had a couple of the Foreman 450's while living in Alaska and hadn't remembered them riding so rough. But....I was in my 30's then!
They (Hondas) are pretty much all that is owned in remote villages due to their reliability. That SRA will punish a guy though.

 

[HighUintas]

Those old Honda's are absolutely bulletproof I personally know of 99-2000ish 450 es with over 10k miles on them only problems theyve ever had were with the es system so rh foot shift would cure that. I had a 2001 450 es until 3 years ago when I bought a 23 base model foreman the power and ride is much better on the newer ones but I wouldn't shy away from the older ones at reasonable prices.

100% true, I hopped on a neighbor's Foreman 450 a few years ago and was stunned how poorly the ride compared to my Yamaha 700 grizzly, or even the ole 660 for that matter.

I had a couple of the Foreman 450's while living in Alaska and hadn't remembered them riding so rough. But....I was in my 30's then!
They (Hondas) are pretty much all that is owned in remote villages due to their reliability. That SRA will punish a guy though.

Kinda in between several options

98 450 s, 5500mi for $2800
98 450 es, 2200mi at $2600
2002 rancher 350 es w $1k plow, 1050mi at $3000-$3500
2024 manual shift rancher 4x4 base, new at dealer, $8000 out the door

I've found some info on waterproofing the ES system to make it as reliable as the manual, so not too worried about ES vs manual

 

[JMundy84]

Can the new ranchers be put into 2wd? My new foreman does and make a huge difference in steering on tight trails when you don't need the extra traction especially going downhill

 

[HighUintas]

Can the new ranchers be put into 2wd? My new foreman does and make a huge difference in steering on tight trails when you don't need the extra traction especially going downhill

Yup.