P500 Anyone still have thier old Hondas?

[moparornocar]

Are you talking about my holster?

Yep

 

[Admin]

 

[franzw]

I can't ever get rid of my old rancher. I have had it for 4 years. I go out and crank it up
And let it run. I try to drive it every couple of weeks. She has always been good and I take really good care of it. I know jshell has one to. Anyone else still have thier old four wheeler?

2000 Honda Rancher 350

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Well I'm already missing my old 87 Fourtrax 350. Never had a problem with and just changed the oil once in while. Sold it for close to what I paid for it 28 years ago and put that money toward my P1000 Deluxe

 

[JTW]

None of the new machines, cars and pickups for that matter, are near as tough as the old stuff.

I'm still driving a 1948 Jeep Willys..

 

[rmk700]

@Montecresto, I've deleted my today's comments as the resident whiner has moved in. God forbid folks skip over posts they don't like..

@LandPioneer, sorry for jacking your thread! Seemed like a pretty appropriate topic for the place.

I'm totally with you. It's unfortunate but I just don't think you can fix that mindset. They truly believe they're unaccountable for their own negligence as well as there childrens negligence. Then they sue the manufacturers for that free dollar, that only lets them know they can get rich for being negligent.

I grew up around three wheelers and like everything, I take the time to understand it's hazards and understand it's my responsibility not to get hurt or hurt others while I'm on it, NOT the manufactures.

 

[Montecresto]

I'm totally with you. It's unfortunate but I just don't think you can fix that mindset. They truly believe they're unaccountable for their own negligence as well as there childrens negligence. Then they sue the manufacturers for that free dollar, that only lets them know they can get rich for being negligent.

I grew up around three wheelers and like everything, I take the time to understand it's hazards and understand it's my responsibility not to get hurt or hurt others while I'm on it, NOT the manufactures.

We use to allow as many people in a building as could squeeze in, after so many deaths due to people not being able to escape a fire, society decided that rather than leave people to their own understanding of the hazards, it was determined that the Fire Marshall would set a safe occupancy number on all buildings. And I could go down a list of things that have been abandoned by society because they just proved too dangerous. That's why the 3-wheeler is gone!

 

[JTW]

We use to allow as many people in a building as could squeeze in, after so many deaths due to people not being able to escape a fire, society decided that rather than leave people to their own understanding of the hazards, it was determined that the Fire Marshall would set a safe occupancy number on all buildings. And I could go down a list of things that have been abandoned by society because they just proved too dangerous. That's why the 3-wheeler is gone!

I yearn for the day progressive liberalism is added to the list!!

 

[Montecresto]

I yearn for the day progressive liberalism is added to the list!!

People are people, and you'll be long gone while that ideology still flourishes. But, I fail to see where it's relevant to a discussion about old Honda's and why some of them are no longer around. Or any safety issue at all for that matter.

 

[JTW]

People are people, and you'll be long gone while that ideology still flourishes. But, I fail to see where it's relevant to a discussion about old Honda's and why some of them are no longer around. Or any safety issue at all for that matter.

Because that's the root ideology that trades freedom for security. No matter if we're talking old school Honda 3 wheelers, guns or building capacity. I understand that much is done with good intentions and often times out of need or necessity but it ALWAYS seems to be taken too far and rather than focus on where the real issue is.. many with that mindset choose to blame this or that rather than facing the actual reason things happen.

 

[Montecresto]

Because that's the root ideology that trades freedom for security. No matter if we're talking old school Honda 3 wheelers, guns or building capacity. I understand that much is done with good intentions and often times out of need or necessity but it ALWAYS seems to be taken too far and rather than focus on where the real issue is.. many with that mindset choose to blame this or that rather than facing the actual reason things happen.

I don't agree with all the frivolous law suits. Nobody should be punished for making the three wheeler, at the time we all thought it was the s***, just as we did with the bonding strength of lead in paint or the insulating value of asbestos. The TSB and all others involved in influencing the decision to tell manufacturers to not make three wheeled ATV's any longer didn't diminish anyone's freedom, it inspired a modification that we all agree has been an improvement, everybody wants a 4 wheeler.

 

[rmk700]

Because that's the root ideology that trades freedom for security. No matter if we're talking old school Honda 3 wheelers, guns or building capacity. I understand that much is done with good intentions and often times out of need or necessity but it ALWAYS seems to be taken too far and rather than focus on where the real issue is.. many with that mindset choose to blame this or that rather than facing the actual reason things happen.

Don't even bother with trying to get the liberals to understand their accountable for there own negligence. God forbid A lib get bucked off a horse. They'd try like hell to ban them too.

I want three wheelers brought back, they don't buck you off when the get into barbed wire or by a snake.

 

[Montecresto]

Banning the manufacture of 3-Wheelers wasn't a political issue, it was a safety issue that affected people across the political spectrum. Instead of repeating conservative talking points, a thorough read of the reports delivered by multiple panels to congress on the safety hazards of the 3-wheeler would settle the matter. The 3-Wheelers not coming back.

 

[Mudder]

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It's not a Honda, but nobody's perfect !!!

Looks like a yellow Yamaha Tri Moto 125 I had when they hit the market in late 70s. Just got a P 500 to go along with 1996 and 1997 Polaris 4 wheelers still running. Wish they had the P500 back then!

 

[trigger]

Looks like a yellow Yamaha Tri Moto 125 I had when they hit the market in late 70s. Just got a P 500 to go along with 1996 and 1997 Polaris 4 wheelers still running. Wish they had the P500 back then!

Now that I have the P5, I'm selling my '99 Polaris Scrambler 500 this Saturday.
Plowed snow for about ten yrs with it. Selling it for $700 less than I paid for it. It did right by me.

 

[kenmo]

Bought this new in 1999. It is a 99 300 4x4. This has been an amazing machine. I would be afraid to say how many miles it has,but still runs like new. I think the 300 is what put honda top on the list.

 

[JTW]

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Bought this new in 1999. It is a 99 300 4x4. This has been an amazing machine. I would be afraid to say how many miles it has,but still runs like new. I think the 300 is what put honda top on the list.

I'd like to find a good one about like that!
And I agree!!

 

[franzw]

Yea my Honda Fourtrax 350 was a beast, greatest atv I ever had. Would do anything I asked it too, even dragged a 6 pt. Elk Bull back to camp for me. It was a chore sure but had the power to do it. Sold it for almost what I bought it for in 1986. Also had a a 3 wheeler 250 big red. Didn't miss it as much as my fourtrax. Am now enjoying my P 1000 D, have about 500 miles on it, no running problems so far.