Check out today's homepage article trying to narrow down the field of most important ATVs ever. Obviously it's a pretty monumental task, so help us out and let us know what we left out!

 

I think the first sport quad should be in their somewhere from Utility to Sport was a big thing in my opinion.

 

Polaris Sportsman introduced a lot of features on utility quads that we now take for granted. If I'm not mistaken, CVT, flat footwells, IRS, and maybe more.

 

You forgot Can-Am, and their creation of the 2-up ATV.

 

I suppose the list is ok if you use your atv for farm work. Would have been more accurate if it would have included the atc250r or the 1985 lt250r, the first full out race machines of their time.

 

I would had a Polaris in their for sure for the first to use the CVT. Especially now that everyone other then sport quads and Honda has switched to using belt drive machines.

And like Moosehenden said the Polaris 500 Sportsman for CVT, Engine Braking, Independant Rear Suspension, Push Button 4 wheel drive

 

The list is missing the sport quad era....with that being said I think the
400EX was the begining of the end for the two stroke world. I Mean they took the 250r frame put their new 400 four stroke power plant in it and now....thunder is all you hear at the sand dunes when the occasional two stroke goes zippin by my kids all say what was that Dad.

What I'm trying to say is before the 400Ex there wasn't any real sport quad presence that used the thunder thumpin four stroke.

 

The beginning of the end? The 400ex wasn't out until 7 years after the last 250 2 stroke rolled off the production line.

 

Don't forget that polaris was the first and still is the only true all wheel drive.

 

hey DICK W. I gues you think the 250r sums up the two stroke world...well guess again, you may have heard of the banshee they still kick a.. if and when you see them.

It was not until the 400ex came out that companies began to focus on building high and quick reving four stroke motors...hence the begining of the end of the two stroke dominated market.