ATV HISTORY- INNOVATIONS Honda ATC90 Suzuki LT125 Polaris Trail Boss Yamaha Grizzly 700!
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2020
- Running down some of the most important innovations in ATV History starting with the Sperry Rand Tricart in 1968. 1970 Honda ATC 90 1983 Suzuki lt125 Honda TRX 350 4x4 Kawasaki Prairie 650 Polaris Trailboss Scrambler Sportsman 700
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What happened to Suzuki??? They were so innovative yrs ago and now just sit back and watch everybody else make cool stuff.
SOOOO TRUE! Hey Broh, you ride?
Suzuki's are so underrated
@@peteribssrybka4502 yes
It's like a dad and his kids
Yamaha big bear 350 was the second to have 4x4 I think the big bear line was probably some of the best atvs ever made they didn’t have any super innovations but they were tough as heck and many are still going strong today same with the Honda fourtrax
Agreed, the old Yamaha atvs; warriors, big bears, wolverines, blasters, banshees... All awesome 👌
Yamaha is KiNG... Had a 1999 Blaster..!!! Always wanted a Banshee!!!!!!! Dual Carbs... 🙄
Though I did have atv magazines.... (Someone) Configured a 500cc Street Legal Warrior... That was epically amazing and pleasing to me at 13.
I have a kodiak which is just a bit bigger and I love mine.
Keep em coming...lol
My Son has a 2004 foreman it has a duel shift. The up and down arrows plus Foot shift. 5 speed
You forget the 1985 Suzuki 230 quad sport was the first real 4 stroke sport quad full suspension manual
Clutch with reverse 👍🏻 manny for getting this quad
I know it! ATVonDemand is restoring one to do a video.. That and a Blaster.. Both those machines introduced a lot of people to quads! For me it was the warrior 350..
I loved it. I'm new to the ATV world and bought a 2001 Yamaha Bear Tracker 250, I love it and actually getting ready to move up to a Kodiak 700 4x4. Long live the Quad
Awesome! I'm a big Yamaha fan, and I just bought an 84 Yamaha Moto4 (Yamaha's first ATV) to do a video on.. Actually, I just got back from a Yamaha press event with the Grizzly and I'm working on that video now.. So I hope you stick around to check those out!
This is an excellent historical recollection of how us big red riders got to where we are today
You maybe skipped over 1998 when Suzuki put out the 500 4x4 .
It was the biggest at the time and I was the second one in Ontario Canada to purchase one .
I've owned 3 Suzuki Quads
1994 230cc quadsport
1998 500 quadrunner
2019 750 kingquad
Because the lack of attention to detail on the Ontario Suzuki rep side of things I will never own a Suzuki again .
I really enjoyed your video and you guys did an excellent job on the history and research.
Thanks for your time
The quadrunner 4wd from 87 was the first to have full diff lock. That is a mainstay in the modern ATV market. Not to mention Suzuki was years ahead coming out with diff lock on their machines. But actually a really good video
Thanks dude! Sorry I missed that point but appreciate it when someone knows enough to point out my mistakes! Suzuki was definitely way ahead of their time..
Then we’re are all the Suzuki machines ? Lol Honda set the mark hands down regardless
Great stuff! Thanks man. I was thinking of being a kid in the 80’s and how much I loved atv’s and how exciting the times were with all the different machines that were comeing out. First sport qaud I saw was the “230 qaud sport” the thing blew me away later on I thought the Yamaha warrior was the coolest looking ride ever! I could go on and on about all of them! Anyway great memories!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video , grew up 80s - early 90s had a quadrunner 250 Love atv history
Thanks Jason! Me too!
Love my 86 fourtrax 350. Beast of a machine
One of the best ever built!
@@DirtObseXXion that’s why I bought em as a pair lol. When you get to over 35 years old it helps to have a parts bike.
Honda 350 rancher was legendary and indestructible
Love my Honda rancher would buy another in a heart beat, awesome video guys keep em coming.
Thanks man! Not many folks watched this one.. It was my favorite to make though.. Trying to find old footage and commercials
Thanks for updating the video, I didn't know about the old IRS Suzuki, simple and cool
Yeah there were a few things that were hard to find and a lot of misinformation out there... My few hours of lazy googke research wasn't cutting it first time around...
My uncle had one and that was the first 4x4 I seen and had diff. lock and 15 gears because it had high, low and super low.
I love your guys insight into wheeling past
Awesome 🤘Took me back to my youth. The quadzilla and Banshee were the shit. Thanks for putting up on the Tube.👣
Thanks for checking it out!
GREAT VIDEO❤️👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the history lesson! These young whipper snappers now a days could use some perspective on where it all started!
Thanks for checking it out!
They get it every time I go show um up on the old trike 🤘😆 14,000 dollar atvs can’t make it
I grew up on 3-wheelers and really enjoyed your video bro! 👍
Thanks brother! I like doing this kinda stuff, it's just time consuming and didn't do as well as I had hoped..
Dirt ObseXXion Dude, are you kiddin! Your videos of this style are next level! Keep doing vids like this and you will explode with subs!
@@DUNEATV I hope too.. Doing content for 3 channels makes it tough to find the time.. The ATVonDemand schedule is about to get nuts.. It's all fun stuff though, the Scrambler S and Sportsman builds are in full swing, and we're working some pretty sweet Raptor projects..
Dirt ObseXXion Your a natural! Unlike me who can’t even hit 500 subs! 😡
@@DUNEATV You'll get there, yougot some mint content! We got lucky and hit UA-cam's algorithm just right a couple times..
bought an old 83 lt125 and its awesome. Its actually an auto clutch 4 speed with reverse and it had a pull start
That's awesome!
@@KeeganBoshoff mine was bone stock and I did research and found other units with the same specs
@@KeeganBoshoff well actually it is a 5 speed. At the time I didn't know it was a 5 speed. I guess that the Low gear counts as "1st" gear
Great Video!!
Thank you!!!
Amazing vid
Thank you!
Good video, would love more videos on atv/mx history. Maybe less well known stuff. History of the major brands is a video ive been waiting to be made lol
I was working on a Yamaha history video but it's hard to find footage of the old stuff.. Actually bought a 86 Moto4 so I could dust off the project.. You're motivating me to dust it off and keep working on it... The video, not the moto4.. The moto4 is mint!
Ah I was like I swore i saw this one already. Good on you for fixing any incorrect info... I didnt notice :o
Thanks for checking it out again! Had to fix some stuff
I wanted one of those Suzuki LT125 three wheelers so bad as a kid.
ive got one! a 1983
Right on
Thanks EH!
My family’s kid atv was that 83 Suzuki tl125. Loved that thing!
That's awesome!
I used to ride a yellow atc 90 when I was younger it was awesome
My dad was telling me that you could buy a kit for atc to make it 4 wheelers
Cool video man
That's awesome!!! Didn't know they made kits! Thanks brother!
@@DirtObseXXion I didn't either
Excellent! Selectable 2 wheel, 4 wheel or all wheel drive are my number one choice, Independent rear suspension, fuel injection, power steering top my list. My first atv was 2001 Honda rubicon, solid axle, no power steering, carburetor, full time 4 wheel drive small fuel tank...ugh! 😊
They have come a long way! Thanks for watching Peter!!!
It’s funny because my old ass lifted atc big red on 31” gators will and has out done ALL atvs in the brutal mud pits and deeeeeep water . Them big old million lb couches are way to big and heavy . Unreliable, and just sink lol.
They hate seeing an 1984 three wheeler float by 😆
Power is irrelevant imo I have fast dirt bikes for that .
Atv and atc low range go anywere
Great video 👍🏼
Thanks man! This one never gained any traction but I love a little ATV history!
Dirt ObseXXion I’m 47 and when I was 13 got a 230 quad sport. My whole neighborhood had atv’s I feel lucky to have grown up riding atv’s most of my childhood. Since then I’ve owned a Polaris sportsman 500 just to do chores around the property but still love riding👍🏼
@@Mark-zz9rt That's awesome! My first was a 89 Warrior.. The folks still have a Sportsman 500, it's great! I have a XP1000 and a Raptor 700 now.. Owned a few over the years..
Great video. I was hoping to see the Honda TRX300. I know it wasn't a game changer in innovation, but it was an amazing bike and was a huge seller for Honda.
Thanks! You're absolutely right.. I tried to stick to firsts mainly. But I have plans to do history by each manufacturer eventually
I still have one of those currently but its to underpowered. The main complaint is how painful it is to ride. I'm hopefully upgrading to a new grizzly700 soon. Lol
Didn’t even realize how new quads actually are maybe 100 years ago there was similar designs but we only really put them all together couple decades ago
Hey Chad thanks for history lesson on ATVS and another great video, I think the Honda four Trax where definitely game changers because it was the origin for reliability for 1 ATV that crossover 3 decades also Chad you heard it hear first Honda will be the first to come out with CRUISE CONTROL on their ATVS starting in 2024 Honda Rubicon 600 or Rancher 450 it will be added to the DCT transmission 10 miles and hour max speed and you won’t have to push the thumb throttle, just hold on and enjoy the ride. I should get a royalty check or free ATV from Honda for calling this one.
I think the 450 utility edition Sportsman had something similar in past years.. Although I don't think it was cruise control per se.. I forget what they called it.. That sounds nice until some dummy drives off a cliff! Lol!
Liked it! Good onfo.
Thanks!
Still a good vid, was wondering where the first one went haha!
Thanks! Screwed the the first one up, had to make some corrections
I feel like you walked right past Kawasaki's bayou series probably more sold and more influential then the fortrax but never took off in the aftermarket. I believe it was one of the first true 4x4 ATVs with low range semi independent rear suspension ect. There was the honcho 4x4 in the late 70s that was made in the US aswell.
Great job regardless
Bayou's are criminally underrated. My 220 goes places it has no business going.
It would only let me hit the thumbs up button once 👍👍
Thanks brother! Not expecting this video to crush it or anything but I'm glad to hear some folks appreciate it!
Like my last comment you brought back some great memories I enjoyed my three wheelers probably more then my quads thank you
Great video bro love the history stuff bro. You know it didn’t help the three wheeler segment when the guy went undercover and found out the dealers were selling naïve adults wheelers for there children when some of them were a little to powerful for young children although I will say we had a lil Honda 110 and that lil bastard would haul ass well back then anyway , hell im rambling great video bro they’ll the rest of the crew AJ said “what’s up”
Thanks AJ!!!! 3 wheelers don't kill people.. People kill people.. And some of those people happen to ride 3 wheelers and those people may have been killed by... aww hell now I'm rambling!
Dirt ObseXXion lol 😂 definitely I would still ride a three wheeler if I could. Kinda like saying a pencil failed my test😂
avengingknight agreed
Great video. Trx300- just because of production run with minimal changes and big production numbers. 400ex for the same reason
Thanks! Yeah I agree the 400ex was a game changer in 99
The American made honcho was the first four wheel drive ATV ever.
I seen this and I was like WT..? Still enjoyed it the second time around.
It’s amazing the Japanese manufacturers we’re doing some innovating things back then. Now they just sit back and watch Can-Am and Polaris run away.. Sissy.. LOL
So true! I had made some mistakes I had to fix in the vid so this is a re-upload.. Thanks for watching twice KC!
Nice video. A mention of Cannondale and the 400EX would have been cool. The EX was the first new sport quad offered after the consent decree expired. Speaking of consent decree, three wheelers were not banned. The manufacturers admitted no guilt. They agreed to stop making them to avoid litigation.
I was trying to keep this video to significant firsts... The 400ex is incredibly important to ATV history but it didn't really bring anything brand new to the market.. We're looking for a Cannibal to do a test video on..
@@DirtObseXXion this rocks! Great stuff! Not including the 400EX makes sense now. Also, do a freedom of information act request on the consent decree. I did this about 10 years ago and got two CDs mailed to my house. So many awesome documents! Or, message me and I will try to send them to you if you're interested.
@@redsteam1 I appreciate that, I'm actually thinking about doing something on the Big Red, so that may help.. I've found a lot of info on the consent decree open web, but I'm sure you have a lot more if you did FOIA request... I've always tried to use the term "essentially banned" because it did essentially ban production via the agreement, but it would interesting to see what you got..
I still have an '86 Suzuki LT230 S quadsport. I plan to do a rebuild series on it on my channel at some point since my riding videos are so bad. You can still see a video of it on my channel when it last ran crossing a deep river.
Very cool!
I believe you skipped something in the 90's. I feel like the introduction of the Yamaha Grizzly in I believe 97 or 98 was very important. I am sure most people will point to the 660 and 700 versions as being head and shoulders above the original 600 model, and I would mostly agree. However, the 600 was at least one of the early if not the first of the big bore atv's. It had a rougher ride and was not as powerful as future models, but being a solid axle you were able to slide the rear end around like a giant version of a sport atv. In fact I never had trouble keeping up with friends that had sport atv's unless it was a banshee lol. It was the foundation of a legendary atv, and a very fun atv to own.
First 600cc class, first non Polaris CVT, selectable diff lock - game changer for big bore ATVs! The start of the legendary grizzly lineup
Can't remember my comments from last time, but I know they were good, so . . . same same!
I'll even give you another thumbs up - lol
Same same is good! Thanks Q! Did you see the words of wisdom in the description?
@@DirtObseXXion
LMAO! Too funny! I read the descriptions 95% of the time, but in this case I only read "Re-upload!!!! I got called out and had to change some information" and then stopped - DOH!!!! If I would have kept reading, I would have made a comment about it for sure, so . . . good catch on your part & thanx!
You do know what a "honey can" refers to right?
@@quaddingsous well I assumed it was a sh*ter... Please tell!
@@DirtObseXXion
Yup. You're right. In the days before indoor plumbing, the ladies refused to go out in the middle of the cold winter night for a pee, so a used honey can (usually sold in one gallon cans) was placed somewhere in the house and emptied in the morning (usually by the adoring husband of course - lol). In today's world, the term "Honey Wagon" is slang for a vehicle used to collect raw sewage from septic tanks. Also known as a septic truck.
The Suzuki lt 125 was pull start I know I had one.
and I believe that they were a 4 speed auto clutch with reverse
@@nick044 no it was 5 speed and I also remember the the reverse was a RED T handle right behind the pull start and you pulled it up to go into reverse .
@@crazyflyboy30 I know about the red handle but on my lt125 it goes L (1) N 2 3 4
@@crazyflyboy30 nevermind. I stand corrected. Its L N 1 2 3 4
Interesting, I had never heard of the TriCar from the late 60’s
I was hoping you would mention the Yamaha BigWheel and Honda Fatcat. I know they are more dirtbike but they sported atv wheels/tires.
I remember and rode all those old machines. We done things on them that people think they need a 1000 to do today lol 😂
LOL! I guarantee it! Thanks brother!
Probably more riding areas would be open if they never went beyond 250
Really awesome video. The only complaint I have is you are incorrect when it comes to fourtrax 350 That's the first 4x4 on the ATV market. That title goes to the lesser known honcho.
Three wheelers were not banned. Public opinion, pressure from Uncle Sam, and Suzuki adding a fourth wheel are what eliminated 3-wheelers. It was not until the 2000s, that importing of 3-wheelers was banned, not the 3-wheeler itself. The reason this importation ban was pushed by Honda and Kawasaki, they did not want China importing 3-wheelers and cutting into their market share. To this day, the manufacturing of 3-wheelers in the USA, and selling them, is not illegal or banned.
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Thanks!
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Thanks Doc!
miss the 1988 honda trx 300 being the most sold atv of all time and the most the reliable.
Good point.. Thanks for checking out the video tho!
Good video, I would like to add the 1985 Honda Big Red 250es, its iconic in the early days of atc/atv development, The Suzuki 125 may have been the first to 4 wheel's it was still dominated by the Big Red ATC 200es (84) and the 250es (85-87). Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Good addition!
230 Quad Sport was the best all around back then.
What about the good old legendary AC Thundercat 1000...This ATV was a very long time the biggest ATV in the world... And Can Am made some incredible inventions like ViskoLok, Tri mode DPS, TTI Suspension...
I thought about the Thundercat when I made this but I figured a bigger wasn't really an innovation, so the Prairie 650 represented because it was the first twin.. Good point on CanAm though..
interesting.
Thanks
Missed the 1988 trx 300 which is most sold and reliable atv of all time.
Three wheelers were never banned, as you say in your video. Public opinion about them, pressure from Uncle Sam, and the forth wheel introduced by Suzuki is what ended the 3-wheeler run. To this day, you can still manufacture in the US and sell three wheelers. The only ban related to 3-wheelers was in the 2000s when Honda and Kawasaki lobbied the US to ban the importation of 3-wheelers from China. But this was only because they didn’t want Chine to cut into their 4-wheeler market share.
I belive I said the Consent Decree "essentially" banned them. If nor, that'swhat I meant... But I thought mass production of 3wheelers is banned now, I believe since 2008.. They can be built, but can't be produced in any quantity, so that's why we see the one off builds and trike kits..
I'd like to see more on the trx250r. I don't think theres a single model that has been more successful racing.
I think anyone who knows anything about ATVs would have to agree
@@DirtObseXXion most likely, unless you're new to the game..it's a new hobby to some folks, other folks like me, a broke teenager in the 90s could only dream. Until the 450r came out in 04', if you went to an ATV mx race, most of the atv's were trx250r's.
How could u forget the 1985 trx 125!!!
Lots of machines could have been in here! I tried to focus on firsts... We've got a 250r coming to the channel if it's any consolation.. Lol!
The lt125 didn't come standard with electric start, there was a rare aftermarket electric start you could put on but the lt125 didn't have a DC setup to charge batteries.
Is there a way to put slightly taller tires on the front because every time I take a turn the front tires come off the ground
What type of ATV are you riding? Taller tires generally isn't going to help, but there's things you can do with the suspension
Longlivethefourtrax250r
Forgot the lt230 first sport 4 stroke quad with a clutch and suspension 1985
No way ATV history can be summed up in 7 1/2 minutes.
Just some firsts along the way..
You skipped over the 400ex. The rebirth of the sports quad.
Not technically an innovation.. I'd put that in most influential tho.. This video was an experiment to see if the format would do ok... It hasn't done very well tho..
Dirt ObseXXion I Loved it. I had no idea about that three wheeled cart thing.... fascinating. By the way, I also wish the big 4 would sack up and make sport quads again..... I ride a bone stock 88 250r, love it.
@@ronaldtartaglia4459 That's awesome! I'd love to see sport quads make a come back.. I work for ATVonDemand too, we're really big on vintage and sport machines...
Dirt ObseXXion I love that channel. I told the guys at bvc to let Rob Ray test their new trikes..... no response though.
@@ronaldtartaglia4459 He's outta the game anyway.. Body cant take it anymore.. Dude was a ripper tho!
Grizzly.....yes EPS is a key innovation to an ATV. The people who knock it have never really tried an EPS equipped machine-especially after a full day ride
Definitely agree!
No mention of the Odyssey? 😂
Eew no.. That's a SXS
Honda Fourtrax 300 4wd and Yamaha Wolverine 350 4wd.
No debate over floorboards vs footpegs?
Footpegs! Well, on a sport quad anyway
My 1985 lt125 has 10inch rims on it
N I'm here with my Lil Ozark 250 ltf
I own a Suzuki LT125D I pulled out of a ditch at my hunting cabin along anybody another Suzuki fourwheeler
Was Yamaha not the first to have suspension and shaft drive on the 3 wheelers
You forgetting about the honcho 4x4 the first 4 wheel drive atv
Nice!
First real four-wheeler was Rupp Corporation Mansfield Ohio
Yeah I've heard...We'll have to through a mass produced or major manufacturer in there i guess... At least the tricart was in it..
1985 yamaha yfm200 should have made the list
I think Arctic Cat was the First 1000 ATV.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the thundercat was first 1000cc.. It was torque tho, and only 63hp
What about the yamaha banshee 350 twin atv yes it's sport atv though
What about the 05 king quad first with fuel injection? Suzuki was great back then now not at all.
I beg you pardon?? First haha
Pardon Granted! LOL! Thanks Pisty!
You four got Honda fourtrax 300
What about lt230s quadsport ?
That should've been in here, I agree... If it's any consolation we're doing a bit of a restore on one for ATVonDemand.. Probably going to be a summer video
@@DirtObseXXion sweet! I am to Done in a few weeks
@@brysonsadventures9955 Oh awesome! You doing vids on it?
@@DirtObseXXion No videos on it. But when it's fixed there will DEFINITELY be videos on it. If you subscribe there will be videos soon. It's a 1985 Suzuki LT230s QuadSport
@@DirtObseXXion it needed a top end, 1 valve, cam chain, and normal chain.
You should have said the 90’s Honda fourtrax 300
You're right, I have that one covered in a upcoming vid though.. Awesome machine
What about the Kawasaki bayou 300 and 220
Should have mentioned the honda oddesey 350
Can't in good conscience mention something with a steering wheel... You're right tho, I should have mentioned it
You missed the yamaha moto4 and big bear.
Recon 250
Honda 300 fourtrax fw 4x4
Banshee.
Missed 400ex and 2001 raptor 660
Yamaha moto 4
Wonder why Suzuki never made a side×side???
Because Suzuki is awesome and SXSs suck.. 😁
@@DirtObseXXion oh ok!!
They skipped a bunch of Honda’s atv’s. The Trx 125 and the trx 250x and 250ex
We weren't trying to be comprehensive, just covering some key benchmarks
You skipped the 99 400ex
Yeah that could've made it based on importance to the market alone..
@@DirtObseXXion it helped respark the industry
@@cbr600rrturbo Definitely
honcho 4x4??
You're a deep diver eh? Not many folks have heard of a Honcho! From what understand they were never really production ATVs.. Kind of piecemeal productions for the most part.. Still probably a story worth telling if I can find some footage..
What the fucking hell what about the Kawasaki Bayou
The lt125 did not have electric start
The LT125 never have electric start.
Damn, my bad.. Thanks
I said the same thing because I have one and most of my friends.
First?
Too bad you skimmed over so other oldies like the tecate, tiger super 4 and I thought there was atv made before the 125..
And it would’ve been neat to see some of the ultra rare atvs!
@@bbreckner9884 This is just innovations.. If it does well I might make it a series
Dirt ObseXXion it would be cool to see the rarest atvs ever made list!
Dirt ObseXXion it’s called an avenger 400 that is the true first atv I do believe
Awesome little history lesson....but I am sorry to say I am boycotting the channel until I see the pink bikini jump video happening. 😜
Ha! Thanks dude! Bikini may have to be summer time project!
Dirt ObseXXion Listen...this is a year + in the making that I have been bringing this up as a challenge. I don't want to hear excuses I want to see results. I am just going to leave it right there...let that somebitch marinate. 😎