As early as 1893, Royal Enfield created and released to the public the Quadracycle which remarkably resembles today’s modern quads. Unfortunately for Royal Enfield, the release of the early motorcar soon replaced their Quadracycle.

Today, the quad market is dominated by Japanese manufactures…

Honda were the first producers to design and produce a three-wheeled ATV called the ATC90 in 1970, this machine was solely a recreational vehicle.

It was made famous in films such as ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and popular TV shows such as ‘Hart 2 Hart’ and ‘Magnum PI’.
In 1982 Honda released their landmark ATV model the ATC200E Big Red…It was the first utility three-wheeled ATV due to it having both suspension and racks. It became very popular with US and Canadian hunters due to its 4×4. This model was the inspiration for other producers to enter the ATV market.

Later, Honda dominated the market with their sports models the ATC250R and the ATC200X. Other producers followed Honda in this market but found it very hard to compete with Honda’s dominance.