Re. Tracks on ATV's

[Pierce Rumbolt]

 Hi, Just wondering if any members have tracks on their ATV?

 I have a 2003 350 Honda Foretrax 4x4 electric shift. I know you can get tracks for as small as 300cc. Any imput will be much  appreciated.  Pierce.

[lorne lambert]

Pierce ,looks like nobody has given this a shot < yet> so ill give it a shot ,,lol ......  a few around here using them,but you need lots of power to pull those tracks around,and they have some problems with twisting stuff off ,with all the extra pressure of turning those tracks vs tires...ps  i was at the honda dealer ship in clarenville 3-4 years ago and the head honcho from ontario honda div,, was their telling them this.,,,,when everything works theirs hardly no place you can get stuck with them including 2-3 fee of fluff snow  i just  think you need a heavy duty bike to stand up to it...my two cents  ..      lorne

[Pierce Rumbolt]

 Thanks for the reply Lorne.  I was wondering about  breakage too. Thats one of the reasons why I posted here, to get input.

  I can get them for my bike & they have drive gears to match my size bike. I know there will be a big drop in top speed but I don't mind that.  Thanks once again, Pierce.

 

[Mike Smith]

A couple of the boys in our crew have had tehm installed on Grizzley 700 ATV's. The previous poster is right, you need a larger cc bike for these tracks to work, a bike as small as yours will suffer dearly with the strain required to operate the track system.

As far as breakage, some bikes are more prone to breaking CV axles when a track jams, that is something you would have to research for your particular model. The 2 bikes in our crew both experienced the locating brackets snapping off, which caused the whole track assembly to spin upside down and crack up the fenders.

I have a Foreman 450, and I wouldnt install tracks on it. For what you would spend on a set of tracks you could buy a great used sled. Even a 550 fan cooled REV would be faster, easier to ride and travel further then a bike, especially a small bike, would with tracks.

[Pierce Rumbolt]

 Thanks for the input Mike.  It's what I'm being told too, about the size of my bike.   Guess i'll be forgetting about buying tracks for my little 350.  Much appreciated, Pierce.