Of course, in America it couldn’t be their fault, so they called their lawyer and sued Honda. Many stupid parents bought them for their kids and turned them loose with no supervision and wondered why Johnnie crashed his brains out and got hurt. The trouble was that any idiot could get on one and go wide open without knowing how to turn, stop or negotiate rough terrain. If you knew how to ride one, learned their quirks and respected them, they weren’t any more dangerous than a dirt bike. I worked on, rode and raced them, from the early balloon tired versions like this to the last watercooled ATC250R’s, until they stopped making them in 1986 due to the stupidity of the people riding them. I worked in several Honda dealerships and motorcycle shops from 1975 to 1981. I had one as nice as this one for my wife and I’ve always regretted selling it. I owned several of these balloon tired three wheelers and had a blast riding them. Have any of you owned one of these puppies? I’m sure this thing would be an absolute blast if you have a little land to ride around on. The big aggressive tires really do work on rough and slick surfaces. It reminds me of the new trend in fat tires bicycles. ATC stood for All Terrian Cycle and those huge tires enabled it to traverse sand, trails, and snow. The ATC was Honda’s answer to slow winter sales. Unfortunately, these cool machines were eventually killed off by more stable four-wheelers. These were powered by the same single-piston engine used in the Honda Trail 90. The stickers have been removed from the fenders but the sticky residue is still visible. That explains the chips there on the back. That rear body section was made of fiberglass rather than plastic. Just be sure to keep the originals as a conversation piece. Either they didn’t drive it much or the dirt was very soft on that farm! There isn’t any noticeable cracking but you might still want to replace them before getting too wild. They look really good too! This 3-wheeler was purchased from the original owner who used it to cruise around their 40-acre farm. Find this little off-roader here on eBay where bidding is ending soon! And when I say original, I mean the tires originally installed by the factory in 1971. When looking at this Honda 3-wheeler, the first thing that caught my attention was those huge tires! My first thought was that they must be an addition made by a creative owner but it turns out that they are original.
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