I agree that the FL250/FL350/FL400 needs a re-release. Some say that a 2 stroke is more fun but I personally think that the CB500 engine could be an excellent and a bit dangerous fit, because it could allow for a higher top speed. Add a dual clutch transmission and make it around 50 inches wide for those tight trails and I would call it perfect.
Reminds me of breading and training beagles. Used to ride my 70's model duel sports with socks tied to lines on them through the snow many miles away close to town. First time actually seeing or maybe remembering an oddessy but I didn't get to town much. Now every town is full of them in the driveways around me. I only notice them while traveling through town. Never seen on from Canada to Cap corn and lots of places in between but Honda almost had something back then. Couldn't count howany Honda's I've owned but they help get the job done better than most.
love it. have 5 350s myself 4 with rotax 670 swaps and trx 450 long travel up front. in western PA theres a place called rolling ranch, it's a short course dirt track. we race against 2 fl400s with cr500 swaps and tons on different utvs. it's awesome I travel from southern md just to race them.
@@malcolmforbes3231 no not on pilotodyssey. and some 7 year old vids b4 long travel and rotax under teamdnf1 CZcams I think one of us might of had a 440 Yamaha at the time. it was our first season out there
I used to love riding the big red Honda three wheelers as a kid in the 80's and 90's. Honda made some rugged machines for sure, I saw a few of these Odysseys ripping around every now and then at that time as well,these little beasts look like a lot of fun. It really sucks that I was never able to take one for a rip.
A friend of mine and I searched the dealerships for two of these when the very first came out. We had to go to two dealers to get them. We rode them twice in the snow. The second time was a blizzard and when we were done our coveralls were actually frozen! I kick myself ALL the time for getting rid of mine. They want more for a trashed one IF you can find one than I paid new. Id put a Snow mobile engine in one if I could find a decent one!
Awesome, I've been itching to get mine out and rip it in the snow... Still haven't done it yet. The pile of snow in front of the barn door is discouraging lol
I haven't had a Honda fl350 Odyssey but I have a 1994 manco dingo buggy 8hp Briggs Stration with the same tires and they work excellent I can go anywhere my quad and three wheeler can go
Looks like fun!! I have 2 FL250's and a friend has a FL350 but we never get snow down here on the coast in NC. If you had legit snow tires you would be going much faster!
Man that looks fun! I was having fun just watching you go with that. I have always wondered how well this machine would opporate, seems like it handles well and also looks like lots of traction in the snow!
Hello, im new to the channel. Just bought one but now its stuck in Neutral. It was doing great when I bought yesterday an then in the morning I pulled it out perfectly fine an started to clean off some of the mud, went to put it in gear an it wouldn't go far enough forward or even enough to engage reverse
I have acquired 3 FL350's only one is stock I'm in Grass Lake MI and want to get these going. One appears to have the original bottom end but someone switched the head out with a water cooled head and the other has been fitted with a John deere 340 snowmobile engine. Iam at a loss as no manuals and truly no idea where to start
Looked like it was a lot of fun. However, I noticed you blew through multiple stop signs. I know you probably didn't want to get stuck in the snow by coming to a full complete stop. However, rolling stops are not legal. Just be careful when you're out there. Tickets for blowing through stop signs are expensive!!!
Malcolm Forbes I have an 85 but someone put a big bore kit in it. The piston was messed up when I got it and I can’t get a piston the right size ( it’s .060 over YZ 490 piston. So, I need to sleeve the jug but I’m not sure what they used. It’s a LECKICH CO big bore kit. Have you ran into or heard of this company? They are out of Texas and the man that made them died! I just need to find out what sleeve they used in their jug casting! Thanks for any info you can give me and for your time!
shawn wagner I have heard of it! I have one and it’s getting redone currently. You’ll have to send it to LA Sleeve and have them re-sleeve it. It’s not a quick or cheap process. Plan on 8-10 weeks and $1500 😕
Trying to find one close to home(WI) to buy that isn't extremely expensive is next to impossible, hard to find an alternative, closest is a polaris ace, been looking for one for years
INVULN go with a manco dingo buggy or a manco silver fox buggy I have one of each and they are just as much fun and can go anywhere a Honda Odyssey fl350 , Polaris ace , Polaris RZR
I just bought one of these, needs some TLC to get it back up and running, someone swapped the honda engine for a 440cc 2 cylinder snow mobile engine, curious to see how it runs. Any tips on where to find parts to restore this thing?
@@malcolmforbes3231 that's kinda what I figured, were there any parts from other honda atvs of the time that fit on these, anything from brake parts to bushings, or am I gonna be restoring a lot of stuff
KING@SPL I thought my belt was slipping but I’m pretty sure that my tires were spinning on the rocks. That long straight away I was on is next to train tracks and is all rocks. When it gets warmer I’ll take that route again.
Malcolm Forbes without fenders they look like a manco dingo buggy kinda manco dingo's and Honda Odysseys are a blast in the Snow we have a manco dingo buggy and my uncle has a Honda Odyssey and both can go anywhere a quad can and the are a blast in the winter
Man I wish Honda would bring these back. Always wanted one as a kid!!!!! Awesome vid!
Didn't Honda make a single seater utv, or Polaris did I'm not sure.... Would be really awesome if they came back with them though.
@@motojohnnymoe4799 polairs rs1?
Wish Honda would come out with them again in a four stroke and four wheel drive
I love those things
Who needs a passenger
Jeff D no 2 stroke is way better
It's called a razor lol
They probably will soon after they release the talon. They are going to compete with the Polaris ace
ive got a feeling they are working on that they just broke into the performance side by side market and polairs has the ace and the rs1
I agree that the FL250/FL350/FL400 needs a re-release. Some say that a 2 stroke is more fun but I personally think that the CB500 engine could be an excellent and a bit dangerous fit, because it could allow for a higher top speed. Add a dual clutch transmission and make it around 50 inches wide for those tight trails and I would call it perfect.
Reminds me of breading and training beagles. Used to ride my 70's model duel sports with socks tied to lines on them through the snow many miles away close to town. First time actually seeing or maybe remembering an oddessy but I didn't get to town much. Now every town is full of them in the driveways around me. I only notice them while traveling through town. Never seen on from Canada to Cap corn and lots of places in between but Honda almost had something back then. Couldn't count howany Honda's I've owned but they help get the job done better than most.
Now you're lucky dude I bet that was a blast
i used to take my 350X 3 wheeler out in the smow with sand paddles on the back. what a blast!!!!
I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning
love it. have 5 350s myself 4 with rotax 670 swaps and trx 450 long travel up front. in western PA theres a place called rolling ranch, it's a short course dirt track. we race against 2 fl400s with cr500 swaps and tons on different utvs. it's awesome I travel from southern md just to race them.
stephen s that sounds awesome! Any racing videos? Are you on pilotodyssey.com?
@@malcolmforbes3231 no not on pilotodyssey. and some 7 year old vids b4 long travel and rotax under teamdnf1 CZcams I think one of us might of had a 440 Yamaha at the time. it was our first season out there
stephen s you should join pilotodyssey.com! Love the racing videos, looks like so much fun! Those pilots in the video are quick!
Thank you and GoPro , I just experienced the same rush as first time I rode mine in the snow, Dec of 88 totally awesome, thanks again
I used to love riding the big red Honda three wheelers as a kid in the 80's and 90's. Honda made some rugged machines for sure, I saw a few of these Odysseys ripping around every now and then at that time as well,these little beasts look like a lot of fun. It really sucks that I was never able to take one for a rip.
Never realized they were two stroke until I heard it start up.
A friend of mine and I searched the dealerships for two of these when the very first came out. We had to go to two dealers to get them. We rode them twice in the snow. The second time was a blizzard and when we were done our coveralls were actually frozen! I kick myself ALL the time for getting rid of mine. They want more for a trashed one IF you can find one than I paid new. Id put a Snow mobile engine in one if I could find a decent one!
Love it, classic ,had posters of odesey back in the day,
Good Video, I am in Saginaw and should be picking up a pilot FL400 project soon! Nice Collection of FL350s and I want to see the ATC!
I still own. My 350 ODYSSEY. Original owner!!😁
Oh man I miss that sound on start up!
Awesome, I've been itching to get mine out and rip it in the snow... Still haven't done it yet. The pile of snow in front of the barn door is discouraging lol
I haven't had a Honda fl350 Odyssey but I have a 1994 manco dingo buggy 8hp Briggs Stration with the same tires and they work excellent I can go anywhere my quad and three wheeler can go
What a blast, that looks fun!
Looks like a future atari video game race.
Damn that looks like lots of fun
Looks like fun!! I have 2 FL250's and a friend has a FL350 but we never get snow down here on the coast in NC. If you had legit snow tires you would be going much faster!
Had a 350 back in '85. Wish I could have kept it.
Why you don’t go past 1/4 throttle? Come man let it eat in the snow one time! Cheers :)
Man that looks fun! I was having fun just watching you go with that. I have always wondered how well this machine would opporate, seems like it handles well and also looks like lots of traction in the snow!
Hello, im new to the channel. Just bought one but now its stuck in Neutral. It was doing great when I bought yesterday an then in the morning I pulled it out perfectly fine an started to clean off some of the mud, went to put it in gear an it wouldn't go far enough forward or even enough to engage reverse
Check your cables
I've always wanted one, ever since i first seen them in the 80s/90s. Not sure when they came out
1985 for the one he is driving which is the 350 model. a smaller 250 model came out in 77
I have a pilot with a r6 motor in it and a rl250 all original i just got yesterday. I love the oddsey
Sounds like Jack Black showing us his personal collection! :D
Gotta love getting in lol I subbed nice go pro
KING@SPL looks like you have a few Honda Odysseys from your picture
I bet your neighbors "like" you as much as mine "like" me. lol...
I have acquired 3 FL350's only one is stock I'm in Grass Lake MI and want to get these going. One appears to have the original bottom end but someone switched the head out with a water cooled head and the other has been fitted with a John deere 340 snowmobile engine. Iam at a loss as no manuals and truly no idea where to start
Why didn’t you let it warm up?
I have a set of Bear Claw All train ATV tires on the back of my Manco Dingo Buggys
Replace belt with chain works really good in water and snow
How do you propose to replace the belt on a cvt clutch setup, with a chain??? Cant happen...
Those bear claws should do pretty good for snow tires with the paddle tread I run Wooly Boogers and Tractor Treads on my Honda Odyssey and Manco Dingo
Looked like it was a lot of fun. However, I noticed you blew through multiple stop signs. I know you probably didn't want to get stuck in the snow by coming to a full complete stop. However, rolling stops are not legal. Just be careful when you're out there. Tickets for blowing through stop signs are expensive!!!
I just got a frame for the fl250 and im either going to put a built 125cc shifter motor or a bombardei 377cc snowmobile motor
have you ever seen the starter fill with oil . there is a vent want to figure out before new starter any help appreciated
Run some hex head Tek screws into them tires and you get traction!
Where can I get parts for mine
This will probabky not be asked about a reccy toy like your 350 but can it tow any weight behind it in the snow if I put chains on?
Put a windshield on for winter. Major difference
Not a bad idea! I just wear a street bike style helmet and it keeps my face warm
I would really like to talk to you about working on the FL 350! I have an 85 and would like to pick your brain about it!
shawn wagner what’s up?
Malcolm Forbes I have an 85 but someone put a big bore kit in it. The piston was messed up when I got it and I can’t get a piston the right size ( it’s .060 over YZ 490 piston. So, I need to sleeve the jug but I’m not sure what they used. It’s a LECKICH CO big bore kit. Have you ran into or heard of this company? They are out of Texas and the man that made them died! I just need to find out what sleeve they used in their jug casting! Thanks for any info you can give me and for your time!
shawn wagner I have heard of it! I have one and it’s getting redone currently. You’ll have to send it to LA Sleeve and have them re-sleeve it. It’s not a quick or cheap process. Plan on 8-10 weeks and $1500 😕
Malcolm Forbes I have a guy that can resleeve it but I was trying to figure out what sleeve they used!
shawn wagner your guy can’t re-sleeve it. A sleeve has to be made for it. LA sleeve man that’s where your cylinder is heading.
Oh yea looks like fun and plenty fast for me!!! Can you still find one for sale and how much?
Good old bear claws will get you anywhere
Land to water _ almost as good as spider tracks!
Malcolm Forbes yep 👍
Trying to find one close to home(WI) to buy that isn't extremely expensive is next to impossible, hard to find an alternative, closest is a polaris ace, been looking for one for years
INVULN go with a manco dingo buggy or a manco silver fox buggy I have one of each and they are just as much fun and can go anywhere a Honda Odyssey fl350 , Polaris ace , Polaris RZR
City boys
try tire studs we do a lot of winter riding and screw in studs make a world of difference.
Had one w a 460 snowmobile engine. It was yellow..
I just bought one of these, needs some TLC to get it back up and running, someone swapped the honda engine for a 440cc 2 cylinder snow mobile engine, curious to see how it runs. Any tips on where to find parts to restore this thing?
jeffery loy eBay will prolly be your best place for parts
@@malcolmforbes3231 that's kinda what I figured, were there any parts from other honda atvs of the time that fit on these, anything from brake parts to bushings, or am I gonna be restoring a lot of stuff
jeffery loy check out pilotodyssey.com there is decades of information on there. A lot of stuff can still be found.
2:55
You must be fixing all of your neighbors machinery for free.
How would someone 6'4" fit in one of these? They sure look like fun.
I’m 6’ 3” and ride mine with no problem, they fit better than they look when you sit in it.
Can I have a honda fl plsssssssss
Lol u need skis ya almost got stuck pushing snow
KING@SPL I thought my belt was slipping but I’m pretty sure that my tires were spinning on the rocks. That long straight away I was on is next to train tracks and is all rocks. When it gets warmer I’ll take that route again.
What kind of Buggys you have
These road legal where your at thought I seen a reg plate on the other buggy ? the buggy looks better with the white plastics
No not road legal, just a orv sticker. I agree, the FL350 looks way better with fenders than they do naked.
Malcolm Forbes without fenders they look like a manco dingo buggy kinda manco dingo's and Honda Odysseys are a blast in the Snow we have a manco dingo buggy and my uncle has a Honda Odyssey and both can go anywhere a quad can and the are a blast in the winter
A tu un des Odysey a vendre ?
My uncle had a one theys and I road it ones and omg fast
where is this looks like Michigan?
Its in the description the snowy streets of Lansing Michigan.
I’m saving up to get one rn off Kijiji. I really want one, too bad it’s not a 2 seater tho
Would you sell it?
Jonah Peterson I do have one for sale
Malcolm Forbes. Fl250 or Fl350?
Jonah Peterson fl350
Malcolm Forbes how much, are you willing to trade anything?
Jonah Peterson not really looking to trade. $3500 would possibly consider cash + 350x
I mean 250
Cops dont bother you?
manuel martin I’ve talked to them, they said if someone calls they have to come but they would just tell me to go home.
I have a 150
Do what?
150 what? They didn't make these in 150cc
Whoopeedoo. 😠
Where are you riding this ?