| All-terrain vehicles (ATV) are becoming popular in | | | | 7hp engine to America in 1970. Yamaha followed |
| the vehicle industry nowadays. In fact, more | | | | and developed its first ATV, the YT125. In 1980s, |
| models with various styles and designs are | | | | quad bikes or four-wheeled ATV's were |
| available in the market. Some popular | | | | developed by Yamaha and Honda. Suzuki |
| manufacturers include Honda, Yamaha, and | | | | introduced the first high-performance, two-stroke |
| Kawasaki. | | | | four-wheeler, the QuadRacer LT250. Polaris |
| The all-terrain vehicle (ATV) was initially developed | | | | Industries becomes the first North American |
| in Japan to help farmers transport goods and | | | | company to enter the ATV business, introducing |
| products from farm to town in isolated, | | | | snowmobile technology such as automatic |
| mountainous areas. This vehicle was especially | | | | transmissions to replace manual gearboxes and |
| helpful during the spring, winter, and rainy seasons | | | | floorboards rather than footpegs. Kawasaki offers |
| as the roads proved to be often impassable with | | | | its first four-wheeled ATV. |
| conventional vehicles. Japanese innovators and | | | | In 1998, ATV manufacturers stopped selling |
| inventors observed these four-wheelers were | | | | three-wheeled ATV due to safety standards and |
| better mode of travel and soon became a | | | | regulations released by the US Government. Fast |
| recreational vehicle, providing transportation to | | | | forward to 1990s to early 2000s, |
| areas inaccessible by other motorized transport. | | | | high-performance ATV models returned to |
| A group of Japanese engineers worked on a | | | | showroom floors with all-new premium 4-stroke |
| vehicle that could sell during the winter season. | | | | models from virtually every ATV manufacturer. |
| Honda engineer Osamu Takeuchi and his team | | | | All-terrain vehicle continues to develop |
| already started to work on recreational vehicles | | | | high-performance and powerful quad bikes with |
| at this time but they were not deployed to | | | | unique and functional designs. Some of these |
| production. The project fell to their team and | | | | include the Yamaha Raptor ATVs such as the |
| they developed the first all-terrain vehicle called | | | | Yamaha Raptor 250R, ThunderCat 1000, and the |
| US90. | | | | Outlander. |
| Honda introduced the three-wheeled US90 with a | | | | |