What is the top end of a recon??? How often do you need to change brakes pads??

 

top end is about 45 stock mine probaly goes about 51
front brakes go out alot like all hondas if you ride in alot of mud and water still on my orignal rear brake pads and its a 97!

 

If you ride real agressive dont expect too much out of the front brakes. I wore them out in a day when I was riding on an MX track. the rear brakes will last a lot longer tho.

 

The Recon is an awsome bike and I just tricked mine out with a whole bunch of mods and got at least 57 mph and dropped about 40 lb off it with aluminum rims all around.

 

alumnium rims took 40 pounds off of it? you smokin something? what else did you do to lighten it?

 

Aluminum rims would take some weight away, but not 40 lbs.

 

Ok yeah maybe I was a little off there with the rims weight but it sure feels light now

 

250Thumper, just curious, how did the recon do on the MX track? How big where the jumps? I know it has no chance against the ex or anything, but I think it might do pretty good for a 250 utility.

 

it did pretty good for a utility bike. the jumps were about 7 1/2 feet tall (im guessing) with an almost vertical lip. If you can stand bottoming out the shocks alot you can do pretty good. Id put it up against anything with racks.

 

I would, too. I took my Recon to the track and had a blast! I'm going to put on ITP rims and Holeshot XCT tires. Soon to do a K&N filter and a supertrapp pipe. I can't wait to try it on the track then! All brakes all original.

Mine 98 Recon
His 00 400ex