my Honda rancher TRX420TEA ES owners manual says, this atv is not designed to carry passenger. What do you guys suggest. Can I buy a rear seat and use it occasionally to take my SH in to the woods?

 

Ahhh trusty woods Bob S said it best

 

Yeah its nothing like you an your sweet heart in the woods. My problem is how to ride together. with rear seat installed?

 

There are plenty of aftermarket cargo box/rear seat combinations out there. So, technically, depending on NC state laws, you can have a passenger by getting one of these boxes. Is it as safe as a dedicated 2-up machine with a longer wheelbase? No. The 2-up machines have the driver and passenger ahead of the rear axle with a longer wheelbase. More stability, especially on hills where it would be much less likely to tip over than a single rider machine with a passenger seated above or behind the rear axle. I've seen plenty of single rider machines go end over end with a passenger but not seen a 2-up flip that often. So, depending on your state laws (some require a 2-up machine for 2-up riding) it's a safety issue more than anything. The sticker on the quad is mostly the manufacturer protecting its backside.

 

I have thousands of miles with a passenger without the buddy seat. My Grizzly came with one of those seats it was the first thing I sold. Plenty of room for someone on the back of the seat of the ATV without that thing taking up all the rear rack.

At most I give the person a pillow on the rack.




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Thanks MooseHenden and TLC.

I will check the NC rules/laws for buddy seat/seating. I will try to ride my atv with my SH to see how it feels before going on trails.

 

Vow TLC, you have just saved me a couple of hundred on that seat. Buying a rear seat is cancelled now. Nice photgraphs you got.