Toys were hard to come by in the little hillbilly area I grew up in. As they were so new to the market we only got to see pictures of them in the car magazines. We simply built our own minibikes and converted old streetbikes into dirt machines.
I got to test the new ATC90 right off the showroom floor and was hooked. Even so, it was 1980 before I bought my first new machine. It was a holdover CR125M from '76 that hadnt sold since it was a little beat up from being a dealer test ride bike.
In 1983 I got to drive a Kettencrag, a german WWII military vehicle that has a mini open-topped tank chassis and a motorcycle front end. I enjoyed that so much I figured the first ATV that hit the scene that came even close would be mine. I'm still waiting for something like it to be worth buying.
Been riding for over 35 years.
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2002 Banshee Ported cylinders, ported reed cages w/Boyeson dual-stage reeds, Wiseco stock bore, Flotek .035 milled head, K&N intake adaptor and filter, Trinity pipes (for now anyway), +3+1 arms, Fox TRX450R front shocks Badass without the big bill
1987/90 LT500 Ported cylinder, ported reedcage w/Boyeson dual stage reeds, Wiseco 530 bore, Trinity pipe with custom fabbed silencer, Custom fabbed 144 front hubs and 115 rears with Motorsport Alloys Tork wheels, Sidewinder chain and sprockets, other stuff It's a Zilla, 'Nuff said |