![]() It ahead of its competitors and establish Honda as the de facto choice for Honda invested heavily in the modelĪnd its development, every couple of years brought significant upgrades to keep The trike to beat in top flight competition. Significant margin, it recorded a slew of race wins and established itself as The first generation ATC 250R was the fastest three-wheeler in its class by a The time), and a chassis designed for racing. Two-stroke that was used in the ATC 250R was far more suitable for racing, HondaĬoupled it with front and rear suspension (which unusual on a three-wheeler at Stroke, single-cylinder engine and one intention – to dominate three-wheelerĪll Honda three-wheelers had been four strokes prior to this, the 248cc The Honda ATC 250R was first introduced in 1981 with an air-cooled, two The Honda ATC 250R Specifications and Model History They flipped their three-wheelers, this was particularly common on sand dunes Safety concerns, many amateur riders were injured and some where killed when Ultimately these three-wheelers would be replaced with quad bikes due to Three-wheeled craze that swept the motorcycle world in the 1970s and 1980s. The Honda ATC 250R is remembered today as one of the leading lights of the Designs Peugeot Piaggio Revival Cycles Rickman Roland Sands Royal Enfield Sachs Shaw Speed Sherco Sunbeam Suzuki SWM SYM TM Racing Triumph TVS Ural Velocette Vespa Victory Vilner Vincent VOR Voxan Vyrus Walt Siegl Walz Wrenchmonkees Wunderlich XTR / Radical Yamaha Zero Fuel Capacity : 2.7 gallons, including 0.AC Schnitzer Adler AJP AJS Aprilia Ariel Arlen Ness ATK Avinton / Wakan Bajaj Bakker Barigo Benelli Beta Big Bear Big Dog Bimota BMS Choppers BMW Borile Boss Hoss Boxer Brammo BRP Cam-Am BSA Buell / EBR Bultaco Cagiva Campagna CCM CF Moto Combat Motors CR&S Derbi Deus DP Customs Ducati Excelsior GASGAS Ghezzi Brian Gilera GIMA Harley-Davidson Harris Hesketh Hero Highland Honda Horex Husaberg Husqvarna Hyosung Indian Italjet Jawa Junak Kawasaki KTM KYMCO Laverda Lazareth LIFAN Magni Maico Mash Matchless Mission Molot Mondial Moto Guzzi Moto Morini Mr Martini Münch MV Agusta MZ / MuZ NCR Norton NSU OCC Paton Paul Jr.Honda TRX 450r Seat Height : 32.8 inches.Rear Brake : Single hydraulic 190.0mm disc with single-piston caliper.Front Brakes : Dual hydraulic 174.0mm discs with twin-piston calipers.Rear Suspension: Pro-Link with single Showa shock featuring adjustable spring preload, rebound and compression damping 9.0-inch travel.Front Suspension: Independent double-wishbone with Showa shocks, featuring adjustable spring preload, rebound and compression damping 8.4-inch travel.Honda TRX 450r Transmission : Five-speed.Starter : Electric (kick version available).Engine: 450cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke.The engine oil can be checked through a sight glass, the air-filter maintenance is a snap and the swing-arm’s axle adjustment makes chain-slack adjustment easy. The TRX 450 is also easy to convert into a full on racer with its TRX front fender’s ears being held on with four pop rivets and its LED brake light comes off in seconds. The TRX 450R has several stock aluminum parts to help reduce weight including the front bumper, front fender stays, shifter, brake pedal and rear grab bar. Increased oil capacity, smaller steel valves, a stronger clutch pack and three-ring pistons were among the many improvements. The TRX 450R engine was redesigned to stand up to the demands of a heavier 4 wheeler. ![]() It shares the same engine that can be found in its two wheeled counterpart, the CRF 450R dirt bike, but don’t let that fool you because not many parts are interchangeable. It’s part of the Honda SportTrax ATV family and has been well received. The 250R version dominated ATV racing circuits for over a decade and was the basis for many race proven ATV projects so when production was halted a void was created and filled by the 450r.Įnter the Honda TRX 450R, which is simply called the 450r for short. The TRX 450R ATV was Honda’s replacement for the FourTrax 250R model that was taken out of production in 1989. The TRX 450R spent the better part of a decade as rumors, waiting and anticipation before Honda Motors made it a reality. Not bad for an ATV with an initial MSRP value of $6,649 US. ![]() Specs include a 4-stroke liquid cooled 450cc engine, a seat height of 32.8 inches and enough performance parts to make owners happy. It weighs 350 pounds and has a top speed of 74MPH in stock condition. Introducing in the red corner, the Honda TRX 450R is a 39 horsepower sport class all-terrain vehicle(ATV) manufactured by Honda Motors Co. Last updated: DecemHonda TRX 450r In-Depth Guide
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