i have a 2004 honda recon i want to mod this so i can go faster and up steeper hills. what things do you think i should put on it. I saw this one recon with nerf bars will nerf bars for a 250ex fit on a honda recon and if so will it look stupid

 

250ex nerfs would fit on a recon, but they would look out of place. Floorboards do the same thing, and would look more at home on the recon.

For power, there's not a whole lot you can do. The only real cost effective things are to get a good aftermarket exhaust (no dg's or cobras), and get a good uni or k&n air filter and prefilter, remove the airbox lid, and rejet it. That will give you a few more hp, and it'll sound wicked too.

Anything else you can do to a recon isn't effective enough to justify spending the money, if you're not satisfied with the power maybe it's time to move on to a faster quad. I put about $400 into power mods on my recon, and still ended up selling it a year later because there just wasn't enough power to do what I wanted to do, and the suspension wasn't good enough for my riding either.

 

thanks for the info but i cant realy aford another quad right now i would like a 300ex or a rancher but i just got this about 4 months ago. And if i removed the air box lid wouldnt all the roost and dirt get sucked in

 

the airbox is protected from flying debris fairly well because of it's location, but mud and water can still get splashed in it from time to time, that's why I suggested a prefilter. It waterproofs the filter to keep water and mud from getting sucked through, and gives you more runtime between cleanings.

 

Also, you may be surprised about the trade-in value of a recon, when I traded my 99 recon in for my warrior the powersports shop gave me $2200 for it, that's $100 more than I paid for it 4 years before that! Of course I put some money into new tires and wheels, exhaust, filter, and a top end rebuild, but that's still very good for a quad that was beaten hard for 4 years. You could probably trade your recon in for a slightly older 300ex.

 

sweet! but i probally will just fix this up for a while and keep it for about two years then i might trade it . i want to get some expirence with mud first and im not sure if i would be ready for the power of a 300ex i am 13 and 115lbs. any tips for muddin?

 

Try keeping your weight towards the back, and when you start getting bogged down rock it side-to-side. It also helps to stand on the rear rack to keep all your weight on the rear tires, and even jump up and down on it if you're almost stuck. 2nd gear is a good gear when you're going through mud. And when you get in the deep stuff, try to keep the racks and exhaust above the water so you don't damage your engine.

And after you're done riding in mud, clean it off good and spray everything down with wd-40. This lubricates everything, and prevents rust.

 

yeah i think i some guys on t.v doing that. I saw this one pic of a guy on a grizz with water all the way over his racks.wouldnt this hurt the engine,air filter or basicly the whole atv?

 

The biggest dangers to your engine will be getting water in the air intake and if it stalls out, water can also run through the exhaust and cause some problems. When you see guys with the quad completely submerged they have custom snorkels that move the intake and exhaust above the racks so they can go through deeper water. The stock airbox snorkel goes up inside the gas tank cavity, so you want to avoid getting the water any higher than the seat. Once it gets as high as the "RECON" decals on the gas tank you could start sucking in water, which is never good. If you are going to be going through water or mud that deep forget about my suggestion of removing the airbox lid, you'll want to keep it on for deep water. A k&n and prefilter is still a good investment even if you keep the lid on.

 

i am not planing to go in any thing nearly that deep the deepest i have ever been is about 1 inch over ny tires and that was kinda scary because it was pretty close to my exhaust.sweet pics you emailed me.how do those sur-tracks hable when you gt mud on them. i was lookin at the tread depth and they did not seen to have alot of depth?