Honda Pilot 2 Seater Prototype

**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.

**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

Originally Posted by LonesomeTriZ

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.

**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

Originally Posted by 4cylinders

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.

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