Hi all, i'm new to the forum and I just spent the weekend on my 2008 Honda Rincon 680 which I purchased about a month ago. I hadn't been on an ATV in years (I'd been riding the motorcycle) and most of my experience was in my younger days on an old sport quad. I purchased a utility quad thinking that i'd take it easy and enjoy the scenery riding mountain trails instead of abusing my body as I had in my younger days. Well, I was wrong. As my skills came back to me I rode harder and faster and really worked that quad. Jumps, hills, rocks, you name it. Anyway, my questions is this, how much abuse can that Rincon really take? I mean I really rode hard and I know they are built for this sort of thing but really how much can they take? Also, how hard is it to throw the alignment off? I hit so many rocks and trenches so fast and hard that I thought for sure something would give.

 

Welcome to the forum, and I'm glad you are having fun with the quad.

Those things will really take a lot of abuse. I've had mine airborne a bit, but they really aren't made for like 10' in the air kind of jumping. Also don't play submarine w/o a snorkle, as getting mud and grit into the engine would be a bad thing. Otherwise they are made for fast riding in amazingly rough terrain.

Alignment wise, that is one of the things listed to inspect on routine service. On my first ride the lock nuts on one tie rod came loose and toed in one wheel. Once I had that put back and got the lock nuts tight, I haven't had any other problems.


With the Rincon, if you keep the oil and filter changed on schedule with quality stuff, keep the valves adjusted, and keep the air filter serviced, the thing will likely run many many thousands of miles.