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atv_guy · 12-12-2011, 07:10 PM

Hey everyone!

I just found this forum and it looks awesome! I'm going to buy a new Honda tomorrow. I can get a new 2011 Rubicon or a new 2012 Foreman for the same price. The dealer is trying to clear out 2011 models. If you could get either one (exact same price) which would you buy and why?

I plan to work with it on a farm. Haul wood, winch tree limbs, pull wagons, plow snow, etc. It'll be slow, tough work on rocky, steep hills. I won't ride trails or hunt with it. Basically, it'll be a tractor in places too rough to get a tractor into

Thanks for any advice!

redneckdude120 · 12-12-2011, 07:17 PM

Welcome to the forum! i'd get the 2012 foreman. i love the way it looks and the fact that it has fuel injection and liquid cooled. it has a bit more power than the previous 500's. and plus i don't care too much about the hondamatic transmission. its non-serviceable. and can cost alot to replace if it goes out. i've never cared to much about an automatic transmission on a fourwheeler. i'd rather go with the foreman because its less stuff to mess up. but every one has their own opinion and thats my opinion. Good luck with your decision.

rich450es · 12-12-2011, 07:18 PM

welcome to the forum !
the honda foreman 500 is for work and will do every thing that you ask it to do !
the honda rubicon 500 is for work and play and will do everything you ask it to do also but...........
if just for work the foreman 500 has my vote !

chrisb · 12-12-2011, 07:29 PM

Foreman- simple and tough, although I trail ride I cant wait to get rid of the foreman and get a rubicon

atv_guy · 12-12-2011, 08:05 PM

Thanks for the quick feedback guys! I'm leaning toward the Foreman because of the fuel-injection and simpler transmission. The only reason I was considering the Rubicon was the strong engine and the fact that my friends rave about the transmission on steep hills. I'll be working a lot on steep, rocky hills.

Thanks again!

lop3r1 · 12-12-2011, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by atv_guy

Thanks for the quick feedback guys! I'm leaning toward the Foreman because of the fuel-injection and simpler transmission. The only reason I was considering the Rubicon was the strong engine and the fact that my friends rave about the transmission on steep hills. I'll be working a lot on steep, rocky hills.

Thanks again!

on the new foreman's, i don't think you'll have ANY problem, on ANY hill, in first gear.

tskfreak · 12-12-2011, 09:19 PM

jesus im confused i thought the rubicon's were for more work and the foremans were for more play, that's the reason i bought it.....

redneckdude120 · 12-12-2011, 09:24 PM

i use my foreman for work and play.

tskfreak · 12-12-2011, 09:48 PM

yea i just checked back at a youtube clip that said that the foreman was more for play then the rubicon, doesn't matter i guess there both awesome bikes

mac102004 · 12-12-2011, 09:58 PM

They are both heavily weighted on the work side of things, more so the Foreman than the Rubicon solely because of the trans.

Awesome is a pretty strong word. I wouldn't throw that around to easily. Good, dependable, reliable, strong, and tough, are all appropriate terms IMO, but not awesome.

12-12-2011, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
atv_guy Honda Addict Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 247	Foreman or Rubicon? Hey everyone! I just found this forum and it looks awesome! I'm going to buy a new Honda tomorrow. I can get a new 2011 Rubicon or a new 2012 Foreman for the same price. The dealer is trying to clear out 2011 models. If you could get either one (exact same price) which would you buy and why? I plan to work with it on a farm. Haul wood, winch tree limbs, pull wagons, plow snow, etc. It'll be slow, tough work on rocky, steep hills. I won't ride trails or hunt with it. Basically, it'll be a tractor in places too rough to get a tractor into Thanks for any advice!

12-12-2011, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
redneckdude120 Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Gordon, Georgia Posts: 766	Welcome to the forum! i'd get the 2012 foreman. i love the way it looks and the fact that it has fuel injection and liquid cooled. it has a bit more power than the previous 500's. and plus i don't care too much about the hondamatic transmission. its non-serviceable. and can cost alot to replace if it goes out. i've never cared to much about an automatic transmission on a fourwheeler. i'd rather go with the foreman because its less stuff to mess up. but every one has their own opinion and thats my opinion. Good luck with your decision. __________________ 2005 Honda Rubicon 500 27" Vampires on stock wheels HMF Performance Snorkeled Diamond Plate Bash Plate Strong Made CV Boot Guards Summit 3500lb Synthetic Winch Highlifter 2" lift kit Rhino-lined racks and bumper Custom bumper

12-12-2011, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,578	welcome to the forum ! the honda foreman 500 is for work and will do every thing that you ask it to do ! the honda rubicon 500 is for work and play and will do everything you ask it to do also but........... if just for work the foreman 500 has my vote ! __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

12-12-2011, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
redneckdude120 Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Gordon, Georgia Posts: 766	i use my foreman for work and play. __________________ 2005 Honda Rubicon 500 27" Vampires on stock wheels HMF Performance Snorkeled Diamond Plate Bash Plate Strong Made CV Boot Guards Summit 3500lb Synthetic Winch Highlifter 2" lift kit Rhino-lined racks and bumper Custom bumper

12-12-2011, 09:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
mac102004 Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 543	They are both heavily weighted on the work side of things, more so the Foreman than the Rubicon solely because of the trans. Awesome is a pretty strong word. I wouldn't throw that around to easily. Good, dependable, reliable, strong, and tough, are all appropriate terms IMO, but not awesome. __________________ '10 Outty 800R XT

12-12-2011, 07:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
chrisb Honda Lover Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West NJ Posts: 455	Foreman- simple and tough, although I trail ride I cant wait to get rid of the foreman and get a rubicon

12-12-2011, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
atv_guy Honda Addict Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 247	Thanks for the quick feedback guys! I'm leaning toward the Foreman because of the fuel-injection and simpler transmission. The only reason I was considering the Rubicon was the strong engine and the fact that my friends rave about the transmission on steep hills. I'll be working a lot on steep, rocky hills. Thanks again!

12-12-2011, 09:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
tskfreak Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: parsippany, new jersey Posts: 1,358	jesus im confused i thought the rubicon's were for more work and the foremans were for more play, that's the reason i bought it.....

12-12-2011, 09:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
tskfreak Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: parsippany, new jersey Posts: 1,358	yea i just checked back at a youtube clip that said that the foreman was more for play then the rubicon, doesn't matter i guess there both awesome bikes

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