2012 Honda Rubicon Utility ATV is working for the hoon

When Honda invited me last week to ride ATVs on the trails around Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino range, I didn’t hesitate. I thought it would be like past trips riding sport quads in Moab or Hungry Valley, so I didn’t care if the temps would be in the upper 20s with high winds and maybe snow. Then I got the itinerary listing Honda’s “ATV Utility” line. Ugh. Don’t get me wrong, my grandmother used to keep Hondas around the farm where she raised horses, and the first motorized vehicle I ever piloted was a red 3-wheeler out in the pastures. While that was great as a kid, a 2012 Honda Rubicon utility ATV couldn’t possibly be fun as an adult, could it?

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