Why I loved my 1984 Honda Big Red

Why I loved my 1984 Honda Big Red

Like most outdoor-minded kids growing up in the ’90s, I developed an obsession with the idea of off-road transportation that didn’t involve pedaling. I spent countless hours daydreaming about go-carts, dirt bikes, and ATVs. I scoured old copies of Dirt Wheels Magazine imagining what the exhilaration of motorized freedom would feel like. Aside from the occasional opportunity to ride a friend’s or neighbor’s machine, I was left to long for what mi…