1942farmall

53 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said:

Welcome aboard. 

 

The ES's are funny.  Wife's uncle has a 450ES that has been ridden hard and put up wet for 20 years (farmer) and his ES has never missed a lick.

 

I fought the ES on my kid's 350 Rancher for a bit and said forget it and converted it to footshift.

 

If you have a good one, they're great!  If not, you can always convert to footshift!

The only issue I've ever had was recently. 

It would randomly have downshift issues. I took it in to the dealer. 

The clutch had never been adjusted so they did that and changed the angle sensor just in case. 

Shifts perfect again. 

They also adjusted the valves that had never been touched since I bought it new in 04.

2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

LOL , welcome , lots of ES'ers to hang with here , your one of the lucky ones , most find this site  broke down , eh -----------  not so much that  I hate the ES or the owners of them , I hate how many times ES has ruin  rides for me , by breaking down ,  having to be towed home  and messing up the day --------  you getting kind of cocky , better knock on wood >>> give it time , your day will come , ! 

Hi guys, 

In reading some of the posts it appears many hate the ES bikes. 

Mine has been pretty bulletproof. 

I keep it maintained, cleaned and garage when parked,  don't use it as a submarine but run the ! out of it in Idaho and Wyoming. 

She ain't fast but she always starts and gets me back. 

I bought it new in 04.