Making an investment in Honda ATV accessories
August 4th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
If you’re the proud owner of a Honda ATV, it’s likely you’ve wanted to invest in some various accessories for it. The choices are numerous and are available to satisfy every kind of rider and every kind of a ATV from professional grade models to sport models.
Uses for your ATV
Honda sells several models of ATV’s, intended for a wide range of uses. You can purchase an ATV for dirt track racing, blazing trails in the wilderness, accessing remote areas of your property, feeding livestock, mending fences, or for just plain fun. The possibilities are endless. You can even plow your snowy driveway and do doughnuts in the front yard.
Taking your ATV off road can be tricky for new riders and most dealers recommend a rider safety class. They may even offer manufacturer rebates for signing up for the class.
There are many accessories available for your Honda ATV that will enhance your safety and comfort while going off road.
Accessories for your Honda ATV
For those riders who in it for the long, leisurely haul, Honda offers comfort upgrades. You can purchase full length running boards, windshields, extra storage racks, and even a removable “enviro- dome bubble” that can serve as a mini tent to keep out bugs and dirt and keep in the heat.
For the die hard ATV racer, Honda ATV accessories abound. You can purchase a lift kit to adjust your suspension, specialized mufflers to change your engine compression, a wide selection of tires with treads to meet every need, and a wide array of safety equipment for the rider. Stompgrip offers a popular traction pad kit that is available in a clear elastomer that allows your custom graphics and paint to be seen while improving foot traction during high intensity races and tough off road tracks.
For those who are professionals that rely on their Honda ATV to complete different jobs will be satisfied with the various features that are available to assist in getting the work done quicker. Some Honda ATV accessories that are readily available are mowing decks, snowplows, pull behind trailers, heavy-duty winches, storage boxes, gun racks, and add-ons that are camouflaged so that they can conceal your ATV during hunting season.
There are Honda ATV accessories that are readily available for just about every off-road requirement. Making an investment in accessories for your Honda ATV is a worthwhile investment and creates new possibilities for you and your ATV.
The accessories can be provided by your Honda ATV dealer, you provide the mud and the fun.
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Honda ATVs Long History
June 30th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
As one of the first ever production all-terrain vehicles, Honda ATVs has a long and high standard history. It all began back in 1967 when a bunch of Honda engineers, led by Osamu Takeuchi, worked long and hard to give the general public a unique recreational vehicle that is not similar in any way to any other vehicles produced at that time. This was how the US90 was manufactured.
Developing the idea for a Honda ATV involved a number of components, wherein the group of engineers considered building a two-, four- and six-wheeled configuration. However, the group decided on a three-wheel Honda ATV because it was built with the most compatible features to provide the vehicle’s intended function.
The US90 was the first Honda ATV in world. It featured seven horsepower through a dual range, 4-speed gearbox and automatic clutch at around $600 per vehicle. This 1970 model was mainly used by farmers because of its fat tire and capability of riding through sand and snow. However, by the end of 1970s, people started using the earlier Honda ATV models for recreational purposes.
The Popularity Of Honda ATVs
At the start of 1980s, both utility and sports ATV had a major boom in the market. Farmers are still using the utility models by this time. One of the most popular Honda ATV utility models is the 1980 ATC185, which featured 25-inche tires, 5-speed transmission and automatic clutch with a powerful 180cc, 4-stroke engine.
When all-terrain vehicles began to be used in sports, Honda released the 1982 ATC200E (also known as the “Big Red”). It was a powerful vehicle with a 192cc engine and a 4-speed, dual range gearbox that produced more power, compared to its utility model counterpart. This exact model was enhanced with a reverse gear and new drive chain for added durability in 1984.
From 1980s onwards, Honda ATVs are used for racing everywhere from desert roads to frozen lakes all over America. Since Honda has been renowned for its high-performance vehicles that are fit for racing, their ATVs are no different.
Shortly after the success of the three wheeled sports and utility ATV models, Honda as well as many other manufacturers of all-terrain vehicles stopped production of three wheeled ATVs. In its place, they released for production an improved version in four wheels, giving a more powerful engine and better suspension.
Honda ATVs have the reputation of revolutionizing the world of all-terrain vehicles for both utility and sports purposes. Famous models released from Honda include the 1988 FourTrax 300, a four-wheel TRX200, the 1995 Foreman 400 and a dozen more of high-performance vehicles for the off-road world.
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