My new ride!
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I live on 40 acres, so I rode it a bit today, but there's not really enough room to get it out of 4th gear. I'm hoping to bring it down the road to a place called Croom in Brooksville, FL. I live about 10 miles away from it. I just have to find the time!
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I actually got the last one the dealership had in stock. I had to finance it in order to get it before they sold it. I was going to pay cash next week, but the last black one had to be mine. I like the red and black, but I think this is a little more evil and the bike is wicked, so this color fits it better.
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What do you think of the bike? Is this your first ATV if not what did you ride before?
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This is my second ATV. My first was the Polaris Phoenix 200cc. I bought that one used and cheap just to see if I would like to get into the sport. I really enjoyed it, but knew I would need a much bigger machine with more power because of my size. So I bought the new Honda and it is exactly what I wanted. Big and powerful. I will honestly say I miss whipping the 200cc around because it slides so well, but I can't get the 700 to do that yet...more practice might be able to solve that issue. I kept the 200 for my fiance and she enjoys riding it. She only weighs 125 pounds, so it is enough for her. Now I am just getting used to riding the fully manual 5 speed. I'm not too bad on it, but sometimes it stalls taking off. Practice will fix this too. Overall I am more than pleased with the purchase and will keep this ride for years to come.
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I used to have a 200cc china wheeler I bought for my girl when I had my dirtbikes. I'll tell you I had more fun on that thing than any of my other quads. There's nothing better than pushing a machine to it's limits all the time. You just can't do that and not get hurt on the xx.
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The break in has been pretty light, but I can't seem to stop myself from giving it a little gas here and there... I haven't really gone through any high rpms because I'm still learning the clutch and shifting. I learned to drive a car on a manual transmission, so I know when to shift without over revving the engine. I have rode it about 2 1/2 hours total so far. I guess I'm supposed to change the oil around 20 hours for the initial break-in. The owner's manual doesn't give a lot of information on it, other than avoiding full throttle starts, rapid acceleration, and constant rpms for the first 15 miles. I've pretty much followed these guidelines. I think I should have close to 15 miles on it.
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