Honda Atvs - Honda Trx250r, Honda Rincon, Honda Trx450r, Honda Odyssey, Honda Odyssey Fl250, Honda Trx 420, Honda Pilot (Paperback)

Chapters: Honda Trx250r, Honda Rincon, Honda Trx450r, Honda Odyssey, Honda Odyssey Fl250, Honda Trx 420, Honda Pilot. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Honda TRX250R was a sport ATV manufactured by Honda between 1986 and 1989. It combined a lightweight frame and good handling, with a liquid cooled two-stroke engine and six speed close ratio transmission. Although only manufactured four years, the "250R," as it was known, was long a primary choice for ATV racers until the resurgence of factory involvement and usage of four-stroke engines in sport ATV's beginning in 2003. The TRX250R was introduced for the 1986 model year to answer Suzukis LT250R, released the year prior. Honda borrowed many parts from its 3 wheel ATC250R for the Fourtraxs design, including the engine and rear suspension. Although mechanically similar, Honda detuned the engine for use in the Fourtrax, through reduced compression and less aggressive porting, to ensure that the added weight of the quad would not adversely affect the reliability of the engine. The 1987 model year, now absent the three-wheelers due to the CPSC ban, saw the engine receive a five-millimeter longer connecting rod, accompanied by a piston with a wrist pin bore raised five millimeters. Additionally, the cylinder was changed to include a bridged intake. Most of the chassis of the 1987 Foutrax remained the same. The 1988 model year brought the most dramatic changes to the TRX250R. The compression ratio of the engine was raised to generate more power, bringing it nearly on par with Kawasakis powervalved Tecate-4. It was the chassis, however, that received the greatest attention, shedding 25 pounds over the previous years model. Additionally a shorter aluminum swing arm was added, but the frame lengthened ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=896464