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250cc 4wheelers?

Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:04 am
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30779 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:04 am
Yes or no? Trying to get in a lease. Found a used one, not abused for a great price. I'm under 180lbs and don't plan riding with anyone but myself.

It's a honda recon 250es.

Should I wait and look for a bigger bike? Trying to stay under 2grand, will probably upgrade in few years.
Posted by LSUengr
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
2333 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:11 am to
Depends on terrain and what you will be putting it through. We have a bayou 250 and I use it for duck hunting in Sherburne. Will get you to and from your spots with a decent amount of gear. Not going to handle deep mud, but will handle easier crossings. It will haul a deer out if that is what you are asking.
Posted by tigerdup07
Member since Dec 2007
21966 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:12 am to
I had a recon for 10 years. I loved that little bike. in fact.......if Honda recons would be 4x4, they would be the shite.



note- bought a rancher in feb
Posted by Chris4x4gill2
North Alabama
Member since Nov 2008
3092 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:30 am to
I love a smaller atv for riding around in the woods. If your not trying to haul a bunch of crap the light weight of the smaller ones is great. Especially if your trying to manuever in tight places.
Posted by dat yat
Chef Pass
Member since Jun 2011
4309 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:40 am to
My cousin has an old Honda Recon that won't quit. Our club is mostly flat woodlands without swamp/soughs, so it is really all that is needed for one guy to haul one deer or a few sacks of corn.

If you want to double up, haul multiple deer, use it for food plotting, need 4wd or have serious hills, a bigger bike would be better.
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65044 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:52 am to
I've had a 250 Yahama for years. Runs like a champ still. Wanna buy it? $1000
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
5978 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:59 am to
My son has a Recon manual shift. It's been a great bike and will handle some mud but not a slough. It will haul a deer with no problem also. You can actually put it in the bed of the truck and close the tailgate too.
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61599 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:00 am to
How much they want for it. I'll buy it.
Posted by bigsteve36
Prairieville
Member since Sep 2013
80 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:02 am to
I have a 1999 Honda recon, runs like a champ.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:12 am to
Dont know about the ES, but I had a recon for a long time and loved it
Posted by MSWebfoot
Hernando
Member since Oct 2011
3263 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:41 am to
Buddy of mine had a Recon for years. He put Vampires on the back and it would haul he and I plus a 100# lab and gear across a rice field.
I am not sure I would get an ES though.
Posted by Armymann50
Playing with my
Member since Sep 2011
17057 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 10:17 am to
I have a 2000 350 big bear I will sell ya cheap. Needs a new carb and battery.
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
28504 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 11:41 am to
I love smaller bikes. Easy to get around on, unless your trying to take it through mudpits.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
13881 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 11:54 am to
Does anyone remember when a 250cc 4 wheeler was considered a large model?

Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
5978 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 12:08 pm to
Yep..... I had went from a 1984 Honda125m three wheeler to a Honda 300 fourtrax and it seemed huge.
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15098 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 12:45 pm to
I have a 1990 Honda Fourtrax 4x4 and it still does everything I need it to do and has survived some things I shouldn't have done
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
5978 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 12:50 pm to
Mine was a 1994 and royal blue lol.
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
17819 posts
Posted on 6/17/15 at 1:06 pm to
I remember the first 400 i saw thinking there is no reason I would ever get one that big.

Wat vs need.

Most 400+ wont fit in the back of a quad cab truck so there is that.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30779 posts
Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:23 pm to
Thanks for the help, looks like someone sniped me though.

The lease where it would be used is next the Homochitto Forrest. There isnt any mud, some hills nothing to extreme though. I think a 250 will fit what I need out there.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:41 pm to
quote:

some hills nothing to extreme though
Tell that to my thighs

fricking mountains for me
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