Tag: Honda

Not a motorcycle! Before becoming a scribe for Motorcyclist magazine, a Honda engineer by the name of Joe Minton became the first human to lay eyes upon the first Japanese ATV on American soil. Torrance California, specifically. The machine was the Honda US (ATC) 90 and the year was 1970. Bonus Fact: Early ATVs were […] More »

Good price including some goodies. Fall is in full effect. The night air is getting crisper, the green is turning orange and your ATV Connection editors are, as always, scouring SprocketList in the hopes of passing along a good deal on a machine to make those epic late summer rides a reality. That said, this […] More »

Heated situation. Dear ATVC: I’m new to ATVs and the back brake pads on my Honda 400EX are rubbing on the rotor and I don’t know what to do? The pads and rotor get hot I have no idea how to make it stop. I loosen bolts and it stops as soon as I tighten […] More »

Winter-ready and camo-schemed for spring. Late summer is in full effect. The night air is getting crisper, the green is turning orange and your ATV Connection editors are, as always, scouring SprocketList in the hopes of passing along a good deal on a machine to make those epic late summer rides a reality. That said, […] More »

Affordable winter worker. Late summer is in full effect. The night air is getting crisper, the green is turning orange and your ATV Connection editors are, as always, scouring SprocketList in the hopes of passing along a good deal on a machine to make those epic late summer rides a reality. That said, this week’s […] More »

Soon you won’t even be able to build your own. Dear ATVC: I just happened upon an article from 2015 where you said Honda was talking about releasing an all new TRX450R in 2017. What happened to that and is it still coming out? Dirk A few years ago the sport/ performance ATV segment was […] More »

Agent Double-0-7-9. As in 1979. These days ATVs have cemented a place in society but in the early days we actually have Hollywood to thank for getting the ball rolling. Honda ATCs appeared in a variety of film productions from big screen action movies like James Bond’s Diamonds are Forever to popular contemporary television shows […] More »