The world's first ATV, Honda's three-wheel US90, was introduced to America in 1969.
The US90, later renamed the All-Terrain Cycle 90 (ATC) in 1971, was powered by an 89cc four-stroke single-cylinder engine that sent its 7-horsepower through a dual-range four-speed gearbox with automatic clutch.
It featured extras such as a Swivel-Lok handlebar for easy loading in a trunk or station wagon, and was sold for just $595.
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The ATC250R, introduced in 1981 marked the debut of the world’s first true high-performance ATC.
The engine, was something never seen before in an ATC: a slightly detuned, liquid-cooled, 248cc two-stroke single straight out of Honda’s CR250R motocrosser, refined even further with a vibration-reducing counterbalancer. Mated to a close-ratio, race-spec, five-speed manual transmission, the ATC250R was as much at home slicing nimbly through the woods as it was railing across the desert.
Honda releases the ATC 70 an economical little brother to the popular ATC 90 intended for youngsters.
Features include foot guards, easy-to-operate brakes and a U.S. Forest Service-approved spark arrester.
ATC 110 with a larger, 105cc four-stroke engine, a dual-range four-speed transmission, a parking brake and an enclosed drive chain, the more powerful ATC110 proves a popular successor to the venerable ATC90.
