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Aussieduner
08-08-2007, 05:15 AM
A fellow Pilot buddy of mine in SoCal recently met a guy from US Honda R&D and low and behold he had a prototype Honda 2 seater buggy copy, its powered with a 1000cc Honda power plant and used many OEM Honda Pilot parts , pity these things didnt see it to the production line back in the early 90's apprently they would have had a retail price of $9000US,this was a major factor in canning the project.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m19/Aussieduner/2SeaterPilot3.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m19/Aussieduner/2SeaterPilot2.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m19/Aussieduner/2SeaterPilot1.jpg
Dammit!
08-08-2007, 11:11 AM
They should start making them now. The two seater market is hot at the moment and I bet a lot of people would go for something like that over a rhino.
RedRider_AK
08-08-2007, 02:48 PM
Is it powered by a CBR motor or something? I think a 1000cc shifter minirail like that would be the coolest thing on the block!

9,000 isn't that expensive when a new Rhino costs like... 11,000?
tecat-z
08-08-2007, 04:09 PM
I think he meant $9,000 back in the day. Were these meant to superseed the fl 400? The 89-90 'i think'. The FL400 was way ahead of its time imo, but again, it was the cost at the time that was rumored to kill it off. They still look like a current machine to me. Awesome!
RedRider_AK
08-08-2007, 04:48 PM
Well shoot. I'd buy a $13,000 Honda "SuperPilot" 1000cc minirail instead of a $11,000 Rhino anyday.
LonesomeTriZ
08-08-2007, 06:01 PM
Wow, that thing looks fast. I would love to see the first year Pilot sitting next to that one.
Aussieduner
08-08-2007, 11:12 PM
I love the look of it and if you look closely at the side panels and fenders they are a natural progression from the 89/90 Pilot parts,IMHO blows a Rhino out of the water.
LonesomeTriZ
08-09-2007, 08:09 AM
Do doubt. but keep in mind the Rhino was intended to be a trail or work machine. This Honda is biult for speed.
Aussieduner
08-09-2007, 06:01 PM
Do doubt. but keep in mind the Rhino was intended to be a trail or work machine. This Honda is biult for speed.

Very true.
Orangecnty250r
08-09-2007, 08:17 PM
I personally think the rhino is a joke... for that amount of money...a work machine?? You can maybe fit two pumpkins in that dump body....I do much better hooking a trailer up to my Kawie Prairie for my work and hauling stone around my property...that two seater pilot would still sell well IMO!!!!
Aussieduner
08-10-2007, 07:08 AM
Here's another interesting 2 seater,at first look you would say Pilot i know i did...well in fact its an FL350 with Pilot plastics,check the trailing arm suspension on the front and the frame is def FL350 modded for width still a good job though.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m19/Aussieduner/two_seat_1.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m19/Aussieduner/two_seat_2.jpg
4cylinders
08-10-2007, 08:57 PM
hey, kinda slick, got any pictures of the rear drive, or what they used?
Aussieduner
08-11-2007, 12:34 AM
hey, kinda slick, got any pictures of the rear drive, or what they used?

No sorry thats all i have i was also interested in the back to see what was driving it.