Rubicon or Rincon itch....got questions

[TRHOD]

Well, just got back from a weekend in the hills of WVa. Now, mind you, I've got the only foreman in the group that I ride with. Which, by the way, is the only bike that hasn't left us stranded on the trail at one time or another. My foreman is by far the oldest bike in the group. It's top end speed (max approx 41mph) is absolutely wound out running down the road getting from trail to trail. I use my bike hard. I skid logs for firewood, plow a lote of snow, pull various other stuff, and of course play in the mud and hills with it. I've performed regular maintanence, put new progressive shocks, front bearings, left ball joints, break pads and thats been it. This thing has been rock solid and has never, ever let me down.

Seems like every time I go down to the hills. I get an itch to trade the foreman for a rubicon or a rincon. It would be nice to have the smoother ride, higher top end speed, hondamatic transmission, you know the trail riding aspect of atving. However, I have some concerns about these bikes. I'm concerned that they don't have the low range gearing for pulling loads (skiding logs, turning big tires in mud).

Have any of you ridden the rubi or rinny? Tell me what you think about them, the good and bad. How do you think they will match up to the foreman for a "work" machine?

I don't know, I'm very happy with the foreman. I think if these bikes had a locker and a low gear for work, I could be very easily persuaded to make the move. But, I'm pretty sure that as long as that doesn't happen I'll be hangin on to the old green monster.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out with this dilemna.

Blessings,

[FreakyForeman]

If you looking for a workhorse don't get the rinny, get a foreman 500 S, the rubi would be a okay workhorse but not as good as the 500 S.

[TechForeman]

Id say the rubi. You get the hondamatic and the grunt. with the rincon, you get a bigger motor, better ride, and irs. but you have to worry with breaking a rear axle as well. but thats just me. I wouldnt sell the 450 for the 500 foreman. b/c all you are basically doing is getting everything that the 450 has but with a few more cc's. you might want to rebuild the top end to get some power back. I have had the itch to trade mine for a rincon but i dont do the work you do.