I heard on here months ago that the ban for atc's was only for 10years or so. If true why don' the big companies renew their old designs to bring back their older customers? It seems smart, and sell only to "experienced riders". Can anyone Find any info about the ban on any website??

 

i dont believe they were ever banned officially

I dont believe you will ever see them start making them again.

I wish they would though....

 

Do a search on this topic, It has all been explained. From what I remember, it was a manufacturer agreement to not sell them do to lawsuits and what not. Yes the "ban" has expired, but they wont be making a come back anytime soon.

 

its out of the question IMO. as far as performance trikes go. i personally dont have a problem with it. i like quads and trikes. sad to see them go, but a quad is safer in my opinion.

 

i think it is just too much money to bring them back, people love quads

 

i think that all of us that love atc should get to gether and make a atc that would be ten times better than any thing out there make it 2 stroke to see how there trying to get rid of those

 

i hear you loveotride123456789 we need new trikes to put these new quads to shame. something that will sell, and restrict the sells to experienced people only so those money grubbing lawyers can shove those lawsuits up their tight @ss's. quads are good but trikes are cheaper, and more reliable from the old honda's i've seen.

 

The makers signed an "agreement" with the CPSC (AKA: Another useless government agency that tax payers pay for) that stated they would not produce/sell ATCs for a period of 10 years. IIRC, it expired in 1998.

I hate to say this, but hell will freeze over before trikes are made again. There were so many lawsuits back in the day, it would be opening the flood gates of litigation if they started making trikes again. Every ambulance chasing lawer would be lining up so sue the manufactures if someone so much as scratched themselves riding a new ATC.

 

GlennJ, You are exactly right. It is sad that they will never make them again IMO but, whats worse is the availiblity of parts is getting slimmer by the day making it harder for us to keep the ones that are already here, continue to keep going...

 

Besides, ATV manufacturers make MORE MONEY SELLING QUADS.