All model years were fully suspended and adjustable, using air-assisted front forks and a single, remote reservoir gas-charged rear shock.

Both of these four-stroke models were sluggish and poorly suspended when compared to the 2-stroke ATC250R, which borrowed heavily from the Honda CR250R motocross line.

US Dealers were instructed to remove the motors and other common parts of remaining models, and then cut the frames in half to prevent new sales.

Honda created the ATC250R as a consumer sport ATV, but would offer multiple variations to their factory racing teams in the 1980s.

[4] The Honda ATC250R's competition came largely from the Kawasaki KXT250 Tecate 3 and Yamaha Tri-Z 250, and to a smaller extent from companies such as Tiger ATV.