I know this is a rather dumb question (considering that the recon is a 250 utility bike), but has anyone ever taken a Honda Recon to some dunes or other sandy area. If so did it do very well, or just dig in and get stuck. I was just curious about this because I have a friend who races MX, and goes to dunes all of the time to ride.

 

I take mine to a sandbar all the time. It wont roost anything except somebodys feet but it gets around alrite. dont try to climb anything too steep or it will bog down pretty bad. If you do try to climb something get a LONg run at it and try not to spin the wheels too much.

 

Your not going to believe this but we went over to the dunes in Oregon & I saw a Recon there with paddles!



The Recon could go up most of the dunes but not the very tall ones, 120 foot plus types.

 

Not a dumb question at all. We took a Recon and a 2wd Rancher to the dunes and had a ball. Never a hint of digging in except up very steep dunes where the rear tires couldn't quite do it all. Compared to most of the bikes there ours are tanks but they felt plenty fast and sporty enough for us. But I've never ridden anything else so can't judge the difference.
Don't worry about it digging in--providing you're not in the Sahara or in quicksand you'll do fine.

 

One of the local rental places rents them out. I see a lot out in the dunes because of that. I've ridden one once, and I helped a kid get unstuck and out of a bowl anothr time. Lets just say its not that great of a duner! But it will get you around, as long as you dont want to try comp hill, or any other semi-good sized hill.

 

I have ridden small displacement quads (200cc 4 stroke) at Pismo/Grover Beach before. It’ll get around out there. You might be surprised at how well it would do, though Utility quads aren’t best for the dunes and 4X4 is the worst. I don’t care how steep it is or if it’s loose sand.

Sand soaks up horsepower and the recon is a little heavy. If you ride someplace like that you might let it cool off once in a while.

I rode a little Blaster out there once and burned a whole tank of gas in a little over an hour. It’s easy to run wide-open throttle. I would never be able do that on hard pack trails.

 

 

On our last trip to Glamis, California I brought my 400EX with its paddle tires, and someone brought a 230cc Yamaha 2wd Timberwolf (no paddles, no nothing). The Timberwolf is no match for a Recon, but if the Timberwolf can do it then the Recon will have no troubles.

 

we took our t-wolf to the sandbar, it doesnt get any traction at all compared to a recon, so you probably wont have too much trouble.

 

Hey AZROB, next time you go to Glamis, ya think you could swing on up here and pick me and my Warrior up??? Hehe, that'd be really nice!! Sand dunes look a lil nicer than the cinder hills up here in Flag. Peace