Carolina Adventure World
See how Don Wilburn and his staff have created a unique family recreation park in Carolina Adventure World; where 100 miles of ATV and single track trails wait for individuals and families who want fun, adventure or just a place to go and relax.
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2009 Honda CRF450R
If you could build the perfect motocross bike, what would it be? Well, since Honda essentially started from a clean slate when designing and testing the 2009 CRF450R...
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2010 Honda CRF250R First Ride
Honda has not only made a better CRF250R, but it would appear they have just raised the game for everyone in the quarter-liter four-stroke class. All signs point to the Honda once again being the class benchmark.
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Forty Years of Baja.
Honda takes the win, we ride the bike
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4 Questions With The Amazing Ashley Fiolek
Discover an interview with the Amazing Ashley Fiolek, who is the reigning Women's Motocross Association Champ. "It's hard to believe still. To be a part of Honda Red Bull Racing is simply a dream come true for me. I tell you, this motorcycle is awesome. Really, it's unbelievable."
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All-Terrain Farming
When I moved my family to the country, I expected a tractor would be a near-term investment. With our 3-plus-acre wooded home site and a nearby 120 acres of woods, pasture and cropland, a small tractor seemed a necessity.
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Am I a Hunter or an ATV Rider?
When I'm riding my ATV for recreation, I'm an ATV rider. When I'm sitting in my blind, I'm a hunter. But when I use my ATV to hunt, what am I?
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A Short-Tracker with a Long History
While walking through the motorcycle swap meet at Vintage Motorcycle Days, I suddenly found my eyeballs fixated on an old dirt-tracker...
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(Best of Class) Honda TRX700XX
Honda’s long-awaited big-bore open class sport model finally arrived earlier this year [turn to page 52 for a full ride report]. The TRX700XX is an all-new machine and something many didn’t expect from a powerhouse like Honda...
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Breaking Trail
I suppose if you polled the contestants privately, many would voice opposition to off-road motorized vehicles. That seems logical or at least...
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Crossover King?
At Honda’s press intro for its new TRX700XX, the company explained that it’s definitely a sport quad, but in positioning it in the marketplace...
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Elk Song Ranch: A Success Story
When I first saw her in 1996, Elk Song Ranch had decayed into a shadow of greatness, one crying out for restoration. More than...
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Getting dirty in the desert
I wasn't sure what to expect when I embarked on my first dirt bike trip in the California desert. I had taken the Motorcycle Safety...
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The High-Capacity Backpack
It began as a simple fishing trip to a relatively remote stream...
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How the Honda Off-Road Team turned the CRF450X into a winning Baja racer
It's hard to imagine a better bike for Baja than Honda's venerable XR650R, which won the Baja 1000 in its first try back in 1999 and was undefeated until …
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Hunting with the new Iron Horse
The autumn had been a strange one that began with violent wind in early November, followed by deep cold and then deep snow. The elk we found were remnants of a huge population that had migrated...
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In Good Times and Bad
The echoing blast almost threw me from my bed at 2:30 a.m., and then the world went silent. I wondered, was it thunder?
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My First Time
The first time I rode a motorcycle: “I rode in my backyard and my dad bought me a bike. He told me that if I learned how to ride a bicycle, he'd get me a motorcycle...
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Quick Ride Honda CRF450X
There was much excitement in 2005 when Honda introduced the CRF450X enduro bike, based on the award-winning CRF450R motocrosser...
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Read It & Drive
Last fall, I racked up a few frequent flyer miles traveling around the country testing out new equipment product lines. I saw first-hand innovative technology on tractors, implements, utility vehicles, ATVs, et cetera that has kept some engineers busy for—in some cases—many years.
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Safety Training
For many people, their first time on an ATV was pretty simple. I remember my parents putting me on an old Honda ATC 90, clicking it into first gear with the throttle restrictor screwed in almost all the way and sending me off...
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Silence is Golden
At first impression I am sure many of you ask, “What’s the big deal? We like the sound of our ATVs!”
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Take It With You
If your idea of essential ATV gear consists of a FLANNEL SHIRT, BEEF JERKY, A SIX-PACK RACK and some cold ones, you may want to read this check list a little more closely...
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The Bridge
Perspective is an interesting thing. Some would see ATVs as an invading force; others might imagine them as a machine for thrills...
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TransWorld: 2010 CRF250R
The 2010 CRF250R has undergone a few changes and managed to remain at or near the top of the class when it came time for the annual TransWorld Motocross 250cc Four-Stroke Shootout.
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250 Trip - The 2008 TRX250X
It is very evident that Honda designed the 2008 Honda TRX250EX to be more than just another entry-level sport quad.
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Championship Winning Honda TRX450R
Interview with Wayne Matlock and a test ride on his winning Honda TRX450R -- find out what kind of machine it takes to cover hundreds of miles of the harshest terrain and bring home a win.
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2009 Best Motocrosser
Big Red just keeps on rolling with the CRF450R, taking this honor for the eighth consecutive time!
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2009 MX Bike of the Year
Honda is the guiding step into the future of where a motocross bike will need to be to be competitive on the track and on the showroom floor, and that is why we chose it as MX BOTY.
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Chassis Choices: Making Sense of Motorcycle Dimensions
Nowadays, virtually all sportbike chassis have wheelbases close to 55 inches, while numbers for touring bikes and cruisers stand closer to 60 inches and more.
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Over the Road with Honda Red Bull Racing
Halfway through the 2010 season, the Honda Red Bull Racing team made a big change in week-to-week operating procedures.
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A Stitch in Time: Taking Care of Your Honda CRF
Ask anyone what sets a Honda apart and they’ll give you three answers: performance, reliability, and fit and finish.
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Best Firsts
Like the eight other motorcycles tested here, the CRF230L would make a great first bike. Likewise, they're all natural commuters; our “fleet average” was 69 mpg, and none got less than 50 mpg. And unlike the poor, practical Prius, they all peg the Fun-o-Meter, maybe none more so than the CRF.
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2010 Honda CRF250R Breaks Cover
2010 model year launched off to an impressive start as members of the motorcycling press gathered at California's Perris Raceway to put the new Honda CRF250R through its initial paces.
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2010 Honda CRF250R: Design Integration Reaches New Heights
When Honda engineers redesigned the CRF250R for 2010 they were driven by a single concept: Integration. Abandoning the engine and chassis from the previous generation CRF250 gave them freedom to create a whole new fuel-injected Unicam® engine that utilizes new space- and weight-saving technologies that better integrate the powerplant into an entirely new Twin-Spar aluminum frame for optimum weight savings and mass centralization.
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2008 Honda Rincon 680
At first glance, the Rincon appears as just another four-by-four wrapped in a sleek package…the Rincon breaks away to create its own ATV category.
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2009 450 MX Shootout And The Winner Is...
The 2009 Honda CRF450R is the most anticipated bike to hit motocross in... well, maybe ever. More so than the Kawasaki and Suzuki fuel-injected bikes, the Honda will surely be the marquee model depicting technological advancement and modern marvel. Hondas just sort of do that.
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2009 Honda CRF450R
It's no secret that the CRF450R has been a smashing success for American Honda. It has been 'The Bike' since it introduction in 2002, winning a total of seven straight CW Ten Besties.
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Don't Call It a Midsize!
"The power steering kept the wheels pointed where we wanted, soaking up the jarring effects of angled ruts and half-buried rocks. The new Rancher proves you can have full-size features and fun in a compact, efficient package."
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Not Your Ordinary Ride!
"We think [Honda] did a great job. This machine will be an excellent workhorse that can be counted on to get the job done."
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Conquer Cabin Fever
Your four-wheeler can be an all-season vehicle to save you from boredom during the winter. Aside from keeping your battery alive throughout the season, riding your ATV can get you over the mid-winter blahs...
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