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[slightlydodgy]

Please dont take offense at my ignorance, and if you do I'm glad I'm over here Most farms over here have banned 3 wheelers as highly unstable, The local ones for sale are only suitable or set up as fishing bikes and nationally there don't seem to be very many (especially set up the way you guys do) for sale. Would some one please explain the whole 3 wheeler thing to me. I have known some brilliant 3 wheeler riders when the were used on farms (back in the days of the old Yammie bullfrogs) but they just dont seem to be common here Is there a particular terrain they are suited for, how hard are they really to ride safely? Please educate me -and no I'm not taking the piss
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Tremble with fear - I've had an idea

[Mart 300r]

Supposedly when the cspc was investigating the safety problems back in the 80's there was not one fault found with any of the manufactures products.All came back on the riders being at fault,but somehow ppl managed to still be able to sue honda, yamaha, etc for thousands.like everything in this world we live in people get a sniff of being able to sue for a reason an they will then we get stuff like this happening.
As for riding them safely,well i truly believe i had alot more scary moments on my raptor then any of my trikes. I beleive the 3 wheeled stance is a far safer way."ALTOUGH" i also believe alot of the accidents involved ppl not informed on how to ride a trike,for instance you get a friend,relo, stranger anyone for that matter they jump on what happens? They turn ,dont lean, trike goes up on side, leg goes out then get dragged off it.all through lack of experiance on trikes.
There are some really good vids on youtube mate all about the banning etc and law suits etc very informative worth a watch
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1984 ATC 300R, 1986 TRX 500R,1984 ATC 200X, ATC 70 WITH CUSTOM LAYDOWN 250R ENGINE, 125CC CUSTOM THUMPSTER TRIKE

[ButcherBoy]

slightlydodgy wrote:

Please dont take offense at my ignorance, and if you do I'm glad I'm over here Most farms over here have banned 3 wheelers as highly unstable, The local ones for sale are only suitable or set up as fishing bikes and nationally there don't seem to be very many (especially set up the way you guys do) for sale. Would some one please explain the whole 3 wheeler thing to me. I have known some brilliant 3 wheeler riders when the were used on farms (back in the days of the old Yammie bullfrogs) but they just dont seem to be common here Is there a particular terrain they are suited for, how hard are they really to ride safely? Please educate me -and no I'm not taking the piss

They're not hard to ride, when ridden wrong YES they can be unsafe but so can any car when driven wrong.

Basically Honda were bashed in the media over it because people were getting killed / badly injured because they rode trikes, they were bashing Honda not the re-sale companies over it. One woman said "my son rode a trike and stacked it and ended up with extensive brain damage" but then continued to say "he always wore a helmet" which i find highly doubtful... They had a stunt rider purposely jump a NON suspended trike to show how easy they are to stack and have a bad injury, once again how many takes did they do to get that shot? no one will ever know.

so in saying that, they are awesome fun to ride, you just have to do it safely and take responsibility for your own shi*t
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Yamaha '07 Raptor 700r SE
Honda 1989 TRX 250r
Honda 1985 "70" 125cc
Honda 2012 "70" 200x

[ButcherBoy]

Mart 300r wrote:

Supposedly when the cspc was investigating the safety problems back in the 80's there was not one fault found with any of the manufactures products.All came back on the riders being at fault,but somehow ppl managed to still be able to sue honda, yamaha, etc for thousands.like everything in this world we live in people get a sniff of being able to sue for a reason an they will then we get stuff like this happening. As for riding them safely,well i truly believe i had alot more scary moments on my raptor then any of my trikes. I beleive the 3 wheeled stance is a far safer way."ALTOUGH" i also believe alot of the accidents involved ppl not informed on how to ride a trike,for instance you get a friend,relo, stranger anyone for that matter they jump on what happens? They turn ,dont lean, trike goes up on side, leg goes out then get dragged off it.all through lack of experiance on trikes. There are some really good vids on youtube mate all about the banning etc and law suits etc very informative worth a watch

no to mention 99% of trike issues were people switching out the thumb throttle to twist throttles
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Yamaha '07 Raptor 700r SE
Honda 1989 TRX 250r
Honda 1985 "70" 125cc
Honda 2012 "70" 200x

[slightlydodgy]

thanks the reason I was asking (apart from seeing the fun you guys have) is that I was thinking of rebuilding one next that is after the honda 250 clone motor into a early 90's yz then the TF125 into a kdx80 could be awhile though as we are about to hit calving and my life will be over for about 10 weeks. I will continue t owatch tjis section with interest. By the way hats off to Matt 300R for his work on exhausts. My farm supplied TF125 had an exhaust leak just past the header i gave up after 1 hour and put the one from under the bench (also needing repair) on
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Tremble with fear - I've had an idea

[ForeverThreeWheels]

These are what helped fuel the death of the 3 wheeler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1I5DweHlnQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbptQDcLo-E

They should have watched these first before riding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crDbgJ-S5-M&list=UUjhYQIomFGTYbBqS22F-l2w&index=107&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjE1siJJWtA&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkh50OJtTJo&feature=relmfu
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[ForeverThreeWheels]

These are a good read...
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/content.php/248-ATV-Consent-Decree-(Trike-Ban)

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml85/85015.html

http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/FOIA07/pubcom/atv2006_1.pdf

I used to have a file saved that documented in detail every single reported accident on a 3 wheeler and its suprising how many people were drunk, on drugs, speeding, on roads etc.
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[richie_supercharged]

ForeverThreeWheels wrote:

I used to have a file saved that documented in detail every single reported accident on a 3 wheeler and its suprising how many people were drunk, on drugs, speeding, on roads etc.

yeah i read that one too
most had multiple passengers aswell
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If in Doubt.. Flat out

84 ATC 250r (290kit)
82 ATC 250r
77 ATC 90

[HaggLE]

Nobody answered the suited terrain question so I will hit that one.
Really softer the better. The way any solid axle machine requires this to steer.
I'll say sand is preferred then loose dirt and trails probably aren't that good compared to a dirt bike. Snow is supposed to be ok but never tried it.

[ForeverThreeWheels]

ForeverThreeWheels wrote:

These are a good read... http://www.3wheelerworld.com/content.php/248-ATV-Consent-Decree-(Trike-Ban) http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml85/85015.html http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/FOIA07/pubcom/atv2006_1.pdf I used to have a file saved that documented in detail every single reported accident on a 3 wheeler and its suprising how many people were drunk, on drugs, speeding, on roads etc.

atc250r wrote:
so america is responsible for trikes gettin banned - america sux

Ive got a report containing 2521 3 wheeler accident reports... heres an example of the kinds of accidents that contributed to 3 wheelers being banned.

080707HNE3552|20080629|D|75|62|8|4|36 |1|LINDEN |NC|THE VICTIM, A 36-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS RIDING ON A 3-WHEELED ATV ON A |MUDDY, SANDY, AND GRAVEL ROAD. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. HE |TRAVELED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LOST CONTROL, WENT OFF THE |ROADWAY, STRUCK A TREE AND THE ATV OVERTURNED. HE BECAME TRAPPED |UNDERNEATH THE ATV. HE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND HE WAS TAKEN TO A |HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED. | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0870058A |20080903|2|C|54|
080813HWE7683|20080808|D|75|62|8|4|29 |1|CLAYTON |LA|THE VICTIM IS A 29-YEAR-OLD MALE WHO DIED OF INJURIES HE SUSTAINED |WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE THREE-WHEELED, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV) |HE WAS DRIVING. THE VICTIM WAS TRAVELING ON AN ASPHALT ROAD AT AN |UNSAFE SPEED WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ATV AND LEFT THE ROADWAY. |THE ATV STRUCK A TREE AND THE VICTIM WAS EJECTED. THE VICTIM'S HEAD |STRUCK THE TREE WHEN HE WAS EJECTED. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET |AND ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT. | | | | | |3285|0 |N0880120A |20081114|2|C|54|
080827HNE0001|20080824|D|87|71|8|4|32 |1|RAINESVILLE |AL|THE VICTIM, A 32-YEAR-OLD MALE, WAS RIDING SOLO ON A 3-WHEELED ATV ON|A WET PAVED ROAD, AND HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. HE TRAVELED AT A |HIGH RATE OF SPEED, FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL IN A CURVE, AND THE |ATV LEFT THE ROADWAY. THE ATV STRUCK A DITCH, THEN A TREE, AND THEN |IT OVERTURNED AND LANDED PARTIALLY ON THE ROADWAY. HE LANDED IN THE |DITCH. HE WAS FATALLY INJURED AT THE SCENE. TOXICOLOGY TESTING WAS |POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL AND AMPHETAMINES. | | | | | |3285|0 |N0880844A |20081219|2|C|54|
080911HCC3890|20080813|D|75|62|8|9|36 |1|VICTORVILLE |CA|A 36-YEAR-OLD, MALE VICTIM WAS RIDING A THREE-WHEEL, ALL-TERRAIN | VEHICLE(ATV). THE VICTIM WAS TRAVELING ALONE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN| THE OPEN DESERT. HE RODE UP A 15-FOOT-HIGH, DIRT BERM AND ON THE | WAY DOWN THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE DIRT. THE WHEEL | BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE VICTIM TO BE EJECTED. HE | LANDED HEAD FIRST IN THE DIRT AND SUSTAINED FATAL, BLUNT-FORCE | TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD. THE WAS WEARING A HALF HELMET WHEN THE INCIDENT| OCCURRED. THE HALF HELMET WORN BY THE VICTIM WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR | OFF-ROAD RIDING. | | | |3285|0 |X0880465A |20081103|2|C|32|
080707HNE3552|20080629|D|75|62|8|4|36 |1|LINDEN |NC|THE VICTIM, A 36-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS RIDING ON A 3-WHEELED ATV ON A |MUDDY, SANDY, AND GRAVEL ROAD. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. HE |TRAVELED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LOST CONTROL, WENT OFF THE |ROADWAY, STRUCK A TREE AND THE ATV OVERTURNED. HE BECAME TRAPPED |UNDERNEATH THE ATV. HE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND HE WAS TAKEN TO A |HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED. | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0870058A |20080903|2|C|54|
000107HCC2174|19990215|D|75|54|8|4|14 |1|FARMERVILLE |LA|A 14 YEAR-OLD MALE DIED OF TRUAMATIC HEAD INJURIES AS A RESULT OF A | 3-WHEEL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE INCIDENT. HE WAS ROUNDING A CURVE IN A | PUBLIC ROAD AND LOST CONTROL. THE ATV HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED | OVER, LANDING ON THE VICTIM. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |9922009735|20001122|1|C|14|
000107HCC2177|19981024|D|75|62|8|4|12 |1|SUPERIOR |WI|A 12-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS EXECUTING A TURN AT 20 MPH FROM PAVEMENT TO | GRAVEL WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ATV. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV | AS IT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAD ON A LARGE | ROCK CAUSING MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA AND DEATH. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |9855031606|20000309|2|C|14|
000119HCN0073|19991211|D|75|62|8|4|22 |1|MOUNT VERNON |IN|A 22 YEAR OLD WAS OPERATING A 3-WHEEL ATV ON A PAVED ROAD. HE HAD | BEEN DRINKING. OPERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HE FAILED TO | NEGOTIATE A CURVE. THE ATV LEFT THE ROAD AND STRUCK A UTILITY OPLE.| THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED AND SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA. HE DIED| AT THE SCENE. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |G0010234A |20000403|2|C|20|
000128HCC0317|19980907|D|75|53|8|4|11 |1|FAYETTEVILLE |GA|AN 11 YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A THREE WHEEL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE | ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A PUBLIC ROAD. THE ATV COLLIDED WITH A PICK UP | TRUCK. THE DRIVER AND A 10 YEAR OLD FEMALE PASSENGER ON THE ATV | WERE THROWN OFF, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL HEAD INJURIES. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C4001A |20000418|2|C|34|
000128HCC0319|19980410|D|75|54|8|4|0 |1|BEAVER TWP |PA|THE DRIVER OF AN ATV FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT HAND CURVE IN THE | ROAD. THE ATV STRUCK A POLE AND A TREE AND THREW THE DRIVER FROM THE| VEHICLE. THE ATV LANDED ON THE DRIVER, WHO HAD NOT BEEN WEARING A | HELMET. THE DRIVER DIED AS RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3991A |20000309|3|C|34|
000128HCC3115|19980627|D|31|62|8|4|12 |1|PINESDALE |MT|A 12 YEAR OLD MALE DIED OF MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE INJURIES WHEN HE LOST| CONTROL OF THE 3-WHEEL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE HE WAS DRIVING AND BECAME| A THROWN RIDER. HE LANDED IN AN IRRIGATIN DITCH. THE ATV ALSO SLID| INTO THE DITCH AND LANDED ON THE VICTIM, BOUNCING UP THE SIDE OF THE| DITCH AND LANDING ON THE VICTIM SEVERAL TIMES. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C4022A |20000330|3|C|34|
000131HCC2220|19970511|D|75|52|8|4|53 |1|FORSYTH TWP |MI|A 53 YEAR OLD MALE WAS TRAVELING ON A 1985 HONDA THREE WHEEL ATV. HE| WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON AN UNLIT GRAVEL ROAD. HE SKIDDED AND WAS | THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. HE DIED OF HEAD INJURIES. | | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3966A |20000320|2|C|34|
000201HCC0339|19980109|D|75|57|8|4|19 |2|DUETTE |FL|A 19 YEAR OLD FEMALE WHO WAS THE UNHELMETED DRIVER OF A 3-WHEEL | ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH ON | A DIRT ROAD FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE ROAD, | WENT OFF THE ROAD, OVERTUREND AND STRUCK A FENCE POST. SHE DIED | DAYS LATER DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF HEAD INJURIES INCLUDING FRACTURED| SKULL AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. A 24 YEAR OLD MALE WAS UNHELMETED | PASSENGER WHO SUFFERED UNSPECIFIED MINOR INJURIES. | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3996A |20000404|2|C|34|
000201HCC0340|19980226|D|75|62|8|4|19 |1|TYTY |GA|A NINETEEN YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A 3 WHEEL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE | WHICH HAD NO BRAKES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A PUBLIC ROAD. HE | LOST CONTROL OF THE ATV IN A CURVE AND STRUCK SEVERAL FENCE POSTS | AND OVERTURNED. HE RECEIVED FATAL HEAD INJURIES. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3998A |20000407|2|C|34|
000201HCC0342|19980221|D|75|62|8|4|19 |1|PASS CHRISTIAN |MS|A 19 YEAR OLD MALE DIED FROM SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA WHEN HE RODE A | 3-WHEEL ATV FROM A DRIVEWAY INTO THE PATH OF A PICK-UP TRUCK, WHICH | WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON A PAVED STREET. THE PICK-UP TRUCK STRUCK| THE ATV ON THE RIGHT SIDE EJECTING THE VICTIM. THERE WERE NO BRAKES | ON THE ATV. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C4007A |20000418|2|C|34|
000201HCC2261|19980612|D|31|62|8|4|51 |1|CROCKEY TOWNSHIP |MI|A MALE VICTIM OF FIFTY ONE YEARS OF AGE WAS OPERATING AN UNLICENSED | THREE WHEEL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE ON A PAVED ROAD. THE VICTIM FAILED | TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AN AUTOMOBILE AS HE ENTERED A PARTIALLY| CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. THE VICTIM DIED FROM INJURIES SUFFERED. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C4015A |20000322|2|C|34|
000201HCC2264|19970705|D|75|62|8|4|59 |1|FOREMAN |AR|A 59 YEAR OLD MALE LOST CONTROL OF THIS THREE-WHEELED ATV HE WAS | DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD. HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS | PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL FROM THE INTERNAL ORGAN INJURIES | SUSTAINED. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3968A |20000320|2|C|34|
000201HCC2265|19970831|D|75|54|8|5|13 |1|VACHERIE |LA|A 13 YEAR OLD MALE WAS DRIVING A 3-WHEEL ATV WITH A 14 YEAR OLD MALE | FRIEND RIDING AS A PASSENGER. THEY WERE RIDING IN THE LEFT LANE OF | A STATE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER SUDDENLY MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE | AS A CAR APPROACHED FROM THE REAR. THE CAR STRUCK THE ATV AND | EJECTED THE RIDERS. THE ATV DRIVER DIED OF INJURIES. HIS PASSENGER| RECOVERED. | | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3971A |20000403|2|C|34|
000201HCC2266|19970510|D|87|70|8|4|17 |1|GILMER |TX|TWO VICTIMS, A 17 YEAR-OLD-MALE AND 11 YEAR-OLD-MALE WERE RIDING AN | ATV AND TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A PAVED STREET. THE | DRIVER FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE. THE ATV LEFT THE ROAD TO THE | LEFT AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES. THE ATV REPORTEDLY HAD NO BRAKES. | BOTH RIDERS WERE EJECTED. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL| FOR TREATMENT. DRIVER DIED FIVE DAYS LATER. THE PASSENGER WAS | RELEASED AFTER TREATMENT. | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C3975A |20000414|2|C|34|
000201HCC3123|19991016|D|31|71|8|5|19 |1|YAMHILL |OR|A 19 YEAR OLD MALE DIED FROM MASSIVE CHEST TRAUMA WHEN HIS THREE | WHEEL ATV FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE ON A LOGGING ROAD. THE | VICTIM AND ATV WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT INTO TREES. THE VICTIM| WAS WEARING A HELMET AND HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .13%. THE | ATV DID NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKES. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X0010034A |20000403|3|C|32|
000202HCC3127|19970125|D|85|71|8|4|19 |1|SUTTER |CA|A 19 YEAR OLD MALE WAS RIDING HIS 3 WHEEL ATV AT HIGH SPEED ALONG AN | ASPHALT ROAD. HE WAS INTOXICATED AND HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL OF .24. | HE GOING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED, WHEN HE REALIZED THAT A METAL GATE IN | FRONT OF HIM WAS CLOSE. HE STRUCK THE METAL GATE. HE DIED THE NEXT| DAY AT THE HOSPITAL FROM MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE INJURIES AND | FRACTURES. | | | | | | |3285|1871|X99C3982A |20000329|3|C|34|
000202HCC3137|19980804|D|85|70|8|4|43 |1|REDDING |CA|THE DRIVER (VICTIM #1-FATAL) WAS A 43 YEAR OLD MAN, AND HE WAS RIDING| DOUBLE ON THE THREE-WHEELED ATV. HIS PASSENGER (VICTIM | #2-HOSPITALIZED) WAS A 43 YEAR OLD FEMALE. BOTH VICTIMS HAD NO HEAD| PROTECTION. WHILE TURNING THE ATV, ON A DIRT/GRAVEL ROAD VICTIM #1 | RAN HEAD-ON INTO A PICKUP TRUCK, AND BOTH VICTIM #1 AND VICTIM #2 | WERE THROWN RIDERS. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SMELLED ALCOHOL ON THE | BREATH OF BOTH VICTIMS. | | | | | |3285|0 |X99C4027A |20000330|2|C|34|
000204HCC0376|19991128|D|75|62|8|4|13 |1|LUKA |MS|A 13 YEAR OLD MALE DIED FROM MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA WHEN HE WAS STRUCK | BY A PICK-UP TRUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A PAVED HIGHWAY ON HIS | FATHER'S 3-WHEEL ATV. THE VICTIM WAS EJECTED FROM THE ATV AND | LANDED APPROXIMATELY 75 YEARDS FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT, FACE UP IN | A YARD. THE VICTIM WAS WEARING A HELMET. HOWEVER, IT WAS KNOCKED | OFF IN THE INCIDENT. | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0010082A |20000418|2|C|20|
000406HNE5483|20000403|D|85|65|8|4|16 |1|BELLEPLAIN |NJ|A 16 YEAR OLD MALE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS THREE-WHEELED ATV SWERVED | ACROSS A DIRT ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE. HIS HELMET WAS DISLODGED AND | HE APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFERED EXTENSIVE HEAD INJURIES. | | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0040097A |20000530|2|C|20|
000411HCC0552|20000219|D|31|72|8|4|17 |1|DUPLIN COUNTY |NC|ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, ON 2/19/00 A 17 YEAR OLD MALE DROVE A 3 | WHEELED ATV AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE| WHILE ENTERING A CURVE, COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND SUSTAINED FATAL | INJURY TO HIS UPPER CHEST. THE VICTIM DIED AT THE SCENE. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X0030990A |20000530|2|C|32|
000413HCC2443|19991030|D|75|54|8|4|22 |2|MONTROSE |IA|A 22 YR OLD FEMALE WAS OPERATING A 3-WHEEL ATV ON A DRY UNPAVED | GRAVEL ROAD. AS SHE TRIED TO CLEAR A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN ONTO A | PRIVATE DRIVE, SHE IMPACTED A DIP PARALLEL TO THE DRIVEWAY BECOMING | AIRBORNE. THE VICTIM FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE ATV LANDED ON HER | HEAD. SHE DIED FROM HER INJURIES. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |9919023125|20000511|2|C|14|
000417HNE5497|20000414|D|31|54|8|4|10 |1|PALM BEACH GARDENS |FL|A TEN YEAR OLD MALE DIED OF BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA AND HIS ELEVEN YEAR | OLD PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE 1983 3-WHEELED ATV | THEY WERE RIDING ON OVERTURNED AFTER HITTING A POOL OF STANDING | WATER ON A PRIVATE ROAD, EJECTING BOTH OF THEM. THE VEHICLE ROLLED | OVER ON THE DRIVER CAUSING THE FATAL INJURIES. | | | | | | | |3285|5040|N0040164A |20000530|3|C|20|
000426HCC2483|19990731|D|31|62|8|4|45 |1|PORT BARRE |LA|A 45 YEAR OLD MALE WAS KILLED WHEN THE 3-WHEEL ATV HE WAS DRIVING RAN| HEAD-ON INTO A 3-WHEEL ATV BEING DRIVEN BY HIS SON. | | | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |9922024179|20000613|2|C|14|
000501HCC3225|19981228|D|75|62|8|9|17 |2|OCEANO DUNES STATE PARK |CA|A 17- YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS OPERATING A THREE-WHEELED ATV. SHE DROVE | OVER THE DROP-OFF SIDE OF A TALL SAND DUNE AND WAS THROWN FORWARD | OVER THE HANDLEBARS. THE ATV LANDED ON HER HELMET FRACTURING HER | SKULL . SHE DIED FROM THE HEAD IMPACT INJURY. | | | | | | | | |3285|3285|9806216367|20000712|1|C|14|
000518HCN0245|20000428|D|75|52|8|2|13 |1|KIMBALL |SD|THIS ATV ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN KIMBALL, SOUTH DAKOTA ON APRIL 28, | 2000, AND INVOLVED A 1982 KAWASAKI 3-WHEELED ATV. THE OPERATOR OF | THE ATV WAS A 13-YEAR OLD MALE. HE WAS TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEED | DOWN A GRASS PATH WHEN THE ATV BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND HE LOST | CONTROL. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV AND DIED OF SEVERE HEAD | TRAUMA. | | | | | | |3285|0 |G0050127A |20000627|2|C|20|
000531HNE5574|20000419|D|75|71|8|1|34 |1|SEMINARY |MS|ON 04/19/2000, A 34-YEAR OLD MALE WAS DRIVING A 3-WHEELED ATV IN HIS| YARD WHEN HE RAN INTO A WIRE STRETCHED ACROSS THE YARD; USED IN | PART AS A DOG CHAIN SO THAT HIS DOG COULD RUN FROM ONE AREA TO | ANOTHER IN THE YARD. THE VICTIM WAS DECAPITATED WHEN HE DROVE INTO | THE WIRE AND FELL TO THE GROUND; THE VEHICLE LANDED UP-SIDE DOWN. | OFFICIALS REPORTED HE DIED AT THE SCENE. | | | | | | |3285|837 |N0050293A |20000725|2|C|20|
000620HNE5622|20000601|D|87|70|8|4|21 |1|MANCHESTER |NJ|A 21-YEAR OLD MALE AND A 16-YEAR OLD FEMALE WERE RIDING A 3-WHEELED | ATV ON A SAND ROAD, IN THE WOODS, WHEN THEY CRASHED INTO A TREE. | THE 16-YEAR OLD FEMALE SURVIVED, BUT THE 21-YEAR OLD MALE DIED AT | THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0060251A |20000814|2|C|20|
000707HCC3319|19810728|D|75|57|4|4|25 |1|EL CAJON |CA|A 25-YEAR OLD MALE DRIVING A 3-WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE LOST | CONTROL AND STRUCK A ROLL-UP SHEET METAL DOOR OF A COMMERCIAL | BUILDING. HE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND| WAS TREATED FOR A SKULL FRACTURE AND BRAIN HEMORRHAGING. | | | | | | | | |3285|1880|9906029817|20000818|2|C|14|
000710HCN0336|20000627|D|85|69|8|1|12 |1|RISINGSUN |OH|A 12-YEAR OLD MALE WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS TRAPPED UNDER A 3-WHEELED | ATV IN A WATER -FILLED DITCH AND DROWNED. THE BOY WAS RIDING ALONE | THE EDGE OF THE WATER-FILLED DITCH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ATV | AND IT OVERTURNED ON TOP OF HIM IN THE DITCH. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED| ON PROPERTY ADJACENT TO A ROAD NEAR HIS HOME. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |G0070054A |20000811|2|C|20|
000712HCC0820|20000512|D|89|57|8|9|33 |1|PATRICK COUNTY |VA|A 33 YEAR-OLD MALE RIDING HIS 3-WHEEL ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON A | LOGGING TRAIL HIT A CHAIN STRETCHED ACROSS THE TRAIL. VICTIM DIED | AT THE SCENE OF MASSIVE INJURIES, INCLUDING NECK FRACTURE. | | | | | | | | | |3285|885 |X0062545A |20000929|2|C|32|
000712HCC2665|20000410|D|31|62|8|2|68 |1|MELBER |KY|A 68-YEAR OLD MALE WAS DRIVING A 3-WHEELED ATV ON HIS PROPERTY WHEN | HE LOST CONTROL, THE ATV FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON HIM. VICTIM | WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND WAS WEARING NO HELMET. HE | DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT OF MASSIVE CHEST AND INTERNAL | INJURIES. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |0021010414|20000809|2|C|14|
000713HCN0346|20000711|D|75|54|8|2|13 |1|EDMUND |WI|A 13-YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A 3-WHEELED ATV ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.| HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE VICTIM | DROVE INTO A DEPRESSION AND THE ATV FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON ITS LEFT| SIDE. THE VICTIM DIED WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND NEAR THE ATV. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |G0070081A |20000817|2|C|20|
000808HCC3371|19990917|D|75|71|8|4|44 |1|SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY |CA|A 44 YEAR OLD MALE DRIVING A 3-WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON A DIRT | ROAD, LOST CONTROL AND OVER TURNED. THE ATV THEN LANDED ON TOP OF | HIM. HE WAS WEARING A HELMET, BUT IT WAS NOT STRAPPED ON AND IT | CAME OFF. HE DIED OF MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE INJURIES. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |9906156839|20000920|2|C|14|
000818HCC0959|20000805|D|75|70|8|4|29 |1|LIBERTYTOWN |MD|A 29 YEAR OLD MALE WAS DRIVING HIS 7 YEAR OLD NEPHEW ON AN ALL | TERRAIN VEHICLE ON AN UNPAVED PUBLIC ROAD WHEN THE 29 YEAR OLD MALE | FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT EJECTING THE | OPERATOR AND PASSENGER FROM THE ATV. THE DRIVER DIED AND THE 7 YEAR| OLD PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X0083392A |20001113|2|C|20|
000831HCC0986|20000618|D|79|62|8|4|30 |1|CHARLOTTSVILLE |VA|A 30-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS DRIVING HIS THREE-WHEELED ATV ON A WOODED | TRAIL WHEN HE STRUCK A HORIZONTAL BRAIDED WIRE CABLE STRETCHED | ACROSS THE TRAIL AS A FENCE. THE VICTIM WAS KNOCKED OFF HIS VEHICLE | AND COMPLAINED OF BEING OUT OF BREATH. HIS CONDITIONED WORSEN. HE | DIED ON THE WAY TO A HOSPITAL DUE TO INTERNAL BLEEDING FROM HIS | SPLEEN AND/OR LIVER . | | | | | | |3285|1871|X0083761A |20001004|2|C|32|
000920CWE4296|20000730|D|75|52|4|4|13 |1|LOS ANGELES |CA|THE VICTIM IS A 13 YEAR OLD BOY. HE WAS THE SOLE OPERATOR OF A | 3-WHEEL ATV AND WAS WEARING A BICYCLE HELMET. THE ATV HIT A BRICK | MAILBOX AFTER THE ATV FAILED TO MAKE A CURVE ON A STREET. THE | VICTIM RECEIVED A HEAD CONCUSSION AND RECOVERED. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |F0094217A |20001117|1|C|20|
000920HCC0064|20000806|D|31|62|8|4|30 |1|LEBANON |TN|A 30 YEAR OLD MALE DIED DUE TO HEAD AND CHEST TRAUMA RECEIVED WHILE | RIDING A 3 WHEEL ATV WITH NO HELMET. THE VICTIM WAS RIDING ON A | PUBLIC PAVED ROAD WHEN HE RAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD IN A CURVE | AND HIT A LITTLE DIRT SHOULDER APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT HIGH. THE ATV | ROLLED OVER, FLIPPED THE VICTIM OFF, AND HE HIT A TREE. HE WAS | PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL. | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0090141A |20001107|2|C|20|
001004HCC0013|19990423|D|31|66|8|4|47 |1|MOOREHAVEN |FL|A 47 YEAR OLD MALE DIED AT HIS HOME OF EXSANGUINATION SIX DAYS AFTER | AN ACCIDENT WHILE OPERATING A THREE WHEEL ATV. WHILE HE WAS | ATTEMPTING A SHARP TURN ON A PAVED ROAD, THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED, | LANDING ON AND PINNING THE VICTIM UNDERNEATH. INJURIES INCLUDED | MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES AND A LACERATION OF THE SPEEN. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |9912065631|20010309|3|C|14|
001012HWE6004|20000925|D|31|71|8|5|40 |1|CLOUDCROFT |NM|A 40 YEAR OLD MALE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE AFTER BEING FOUND| BY ANOTHER HUNTER. HE HAD BEEN RIDING A THREE WHEEL ATV. HE WAS | FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A 40 FOOT EMBANKMENT WITH THE ATV NEARBY. HE | WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |F00A6004A |20010130|2|C|20|
001017HCN0028|20000803|D|75|54|8|4|14 |1|HAMMOND |LA|TWO 14 YEAR-OLD MALES WERE RACING "MODIFIED" ATV'S ON A PUBLIC ROAD. | THE DRIVER OF THE 3 WHEEL ATV WAS AHEAD. HE SLOWED DOWN TO TURN AND | THE DRIVER OF THE 4 WHEEL ATV COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE 3 WHEEL | ATV IN THE REAR. BOTH DRIVERS WERE EJECTED. THE DRIVER OF THE 4 | WHEEL ATV DIED OF MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE 3 WHEEL | ATV SUFFERED TWO BROKEN WRISTS AND A BROKEN COLLARBONE. | | | | | | |3286|3285|G00A0136A |20001204|1|C|32|
001108HCC0078|20000602|D|75|62|8|4|29 |1|BALTIMORE |MD|A 29-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE |3-WHEELED ATV HE WAS OPERATING OF A GRASSY LAWN, VEERED ON TO A |NEARBY HIGHWAY, AND WAS STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING TRUCK. THE VICTIM |SUSTAINED SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, CHEST, AND ABDOMEN. |HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED 8 DAYS LATER. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |0024020679|20010316|2|C|14|
001129HCC3077|20000218|D|75|62|8|4|41 |1|SACRAMENTO |CA|DRIVER OF 3-WHEEL ATV WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT AN UNSAFE SPEED, |THEN ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN WHEN HE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. THE |ATV OVERTURNED, POSSIBLY WHEN ITS FRONT TIRE HIT THE ASPHALT ROAD, |AND THE VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV INTO THE PATH OF ONCOMING |TRAFFIC. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |0006023551|20010122|3|C|14|
001129HCC3078|20000318|D|75|62|8|4|18 |1|CARUTHERS |CA|THE 18 YEAR OLD MALE DRIVING POSSIBLY A STOLEN THREE WHEELED ALL | TERRAIN VEHICLE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED ON A PAVED ROAD BY AN | UNIDENTIFIED HIT AND RUN AUTOMOBILE DRIVER. THE ATV UNDERWENT | ROLLOVER, AND THE VICTIM WAS THROWN. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE | PAVEMENT AND WAS SEVERLY INJURED. THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT | THE UNIDENTIFIED DRIVER RAN THE VICTIM DOWN INTENTIONALLY--I.E., | MURDER. HE DIED THREE DAYS LATER FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE | HEAD. | | | | |3285|0 |0006034968|20010307|3|C|14|
001206HCC3094|20001008|D|75|57|8|2|39 |1|ST. PAUL |OR|A 39 YEAR OLD MALE DIED OF HEAD INJURIES WHEN HE STRUCK A LARGE TREE | WHILE DRIVING A THREE-WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON A GRAVEL ROAD | ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE HAD PURCHASED THE | VEHICLE SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND WAS NOT VERY | FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO SHIFT GEARS OR STOP. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X00B5609A |20010129|3|C|32|
001206HNE5940|20001202|D|75|71|8|5|23 |1|WANAQUE |NJ|A 23 YEAR OLD MALE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS THREE WHEELED ATV HIT A |UTILITY POLE WHICH WAS LYING IN HIS PATH AS HE WAS RIDING OFF-ROAD. |THE VEHICLE ENDED UP ON TOP OF THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM HAD BEEN |DRINKING AND WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. VICTIM DIES OF UNSPECIFIED |HEAD INJURIES. NO AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |N00C0172A |20010129|2|C|20|
001219HNE5978|20001216|D|31|62|8|5|24 |1|ROCKY HIL |CT|A 24-YEAR-OLD MALE VICTIM WAS OPERATING AND DRIVING A 3-WHEELED |ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A |FIRE HYDRANT AND A TREE. THE 24-YEAR-OLD MALE VICTIM RECEIVED |MASSIVE CHEST AND ABDOMEN INJURIES. THE 24-YEAR-OLD MALE VICTIM WAS |TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. | | | | | | | |3285|701 |N00C0275A |20010202|2|C|20|
001229HCN0185|20001101|D|75|62|8|1|11 |2|BROOKPORT |IL|THE 11 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM WAS DRIVING A THREE WHEELED ATV ON A |NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A TREE-COVERED HILLSIDE. |AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL THE LEFT FOOTREST OF THE ATV STRUCK |A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS THROWN ONTO THE GROUND. THE ATV STRUCK HER |AS IT OVERTURNED. SHE DIED OF TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIES FROM THE |ACCIDENT. | | | | | | |3285|0 |G00C0303A |20010123|2|C|20|
010117HCC0228|19990616|D|75|62|8|4|15 |1|TUPELO |MS|A 15-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A 3-WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON A|PUBLIC ROAD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, LEFT THE ROAD, AND |STRUCK A UTILITY POLE THROWING HIM FROM THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED |MULTIPLE HEAD INJURIES. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL |HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED THE NEXT DAY. | | | | | | | |3285|1865|9928012698|20010319|2|C|14|
010122HCC0245|19990810|D|75|62|8|4|28 |1|DONALSONVILLE |GA|A 28-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS RIDING A 3 WHEEL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE ON A |PUBLIC DIRT ROAD WHEN HE CAME AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD, MET A |TRUCK AND HIT IT HEAD ON. THE VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV, HIT |THE WINDSHIELD OF THE TRUCK AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET FROM |BOTH VEHICLES. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO |THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD DUE TO |MULTIPLE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST AND ABDOMEN. | | | | | |3285|0 |9913039087|20010308|2|C|14|
010126HCC3151|20000729|D|31|62|8|9|37 |2|N. OF FOUNTAIN HILLS |AZ|A 37-YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS RIDING A 3-WHEELED ATV IN THE DESERT WHEN | SHE STRUCK A SAND BERM. SHE WAS FLIPPED OVER THE HANDLEBARS & THE | ATV LANDED ON TOP OF HER. THE VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET & HAD| BEEN DRINKING. SHE DIED DUE TO MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE TRAUMATIC | INJURIES. | | | | | | | |3285|0 |X0110200A |20010221|3|C|32|
010220HNE6168|20010118|D|75|62|8|4|17 |1|JIM THORPE |PA|A SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD MALE, WHILE RIDING A 3-WHEELED ALL TERRAIN |VEHICLE (ATV), WITHOUT A HELMET AND TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF |SPEED, STRUCK A UTILITY POLE. THE VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV AND |SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES FROM THE BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA. HE WAS |TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE |ABOUT TWO AND A HALF WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT. | | | | | | |3285|0 |N0120015A |20010306|2|C|32|
010301HCC3174|19991023|D|75|58|8|1|41 |2|LAKEWOOD |CO|VICTIM WAS WITH FRIENDS IN A NEIGHBOR'S LARGE BACK YARD WITH A SMALL |ATV TRACK. THE FRIENDS WERE TAKING TURNS RIDING A 3-WHEEL ATV |AROUND THE TRACK. THE VICTIM WAS NOT EXPERIENCED WITH DRIVING AN |ATV, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, THE ATV LEFT THE TRACK AT A FAIRLY |RAPID SPEED AND HIT THE HOUSE. UPON IMPACT THE ATV TIPPED AND |PINNED THE VICTIM TO THE HOUSE. | | | | | | |3285|0 |9908022545|20010619|2|C|14|
010508HCC2473|20000919|D|75|53|8|4|42 |1|HILLISTER |TX|A 42-YEAR-OLD MALE DIED OF HEAD TRAUMA WHEN HE WAS THROWN FROM HIS |3-WHEEL ATV IN HILLISTER, TX. THE VICTIM WAS TRAVELING AT A FAST |SPEED ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE ATV LEFT THE |ROADWAY AND THE VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A |TREE. THE VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET OR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND |DIED INSTANTLY OF HEAD TRAUMA. THE DEATH WAS RULED AS ACCIDENTAL. | | | | | | |3285|0 |0048103696|20010622|2|C|14|
010508HCN0551|20010506|D|76|57|8|2|14 |1|LEROY |WI|A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MALE DIED IN AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV) | ACCIDENT. THE VICTIM WAS RIDING THE ATV IN A WOODED AREA NEAR HIS | UNCLE'S PROPERTY. APPARENTLY, THE ATV HIT SOME TREE STUMPS CAUSING | THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AND EJECT THE VICTIM. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |G0150114A |20010612|3|C|20|
010517HCC2508|20000720|D|75|62|8|4|35 |1|FLORIEN |LA|THE VICTIM, A MAN 35 YEARS OLD, WAS THE SOLE OPERATOR OF A 3-WHEEL |ATV. HIS ATV TURNED ONTO A PAVED HIGHWAY AND IMMEDIATELY COLLIDED |WITH AN ONCOMING TRUCK. THE VICTIM RECEIVED AN OPEN HEAD INJURY AND |DIED. | | | | | | | | |3285|0 |0022024491|20010626|2|C|14|
010605HNE6420|20010601|D|87|71|8|4|14 |1|TUSCALOOSA |AL|A 13-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A 4-WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE, |WITH A 14-YEAR OLD MALE PASSENGER, ON AN UNPAVED, WET, DIRT ROAD. |THE ATV, WHICH WAS TRAVELING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, |COLLIDED, HEAD-ON, WITH A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING ON THE CORRECT SIDE |IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH ATV RIDERS WERE KILLED. THE TRUCK |DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH FOR EITHER VICTIM |HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. | | | | | |3285|9999|N0160080A |20010719|2|C|20|
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usual story then inappropriate use, lack of gear and an even bigger lack of brains. I have been warned about a tendency to have a rear wheel lift at speed leading to a prang if your not ready for it Can any one shed any light on this.
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[HaggLE]

I assume you mean wen turning? They don't lift rear wheels when going straight if that's your worry.
Anything can tip if you turn at speed.
You reduce the likelihood of this by riding it correctly.
Read an owners manual for one and it tells you how to corner. I think you will have to find a lateish one say 1985 and I know the atc70 manual definitely had it.

[slightlydodgy]

No when going straight on hard surfaces such as the main cow race. The guy I as talking to bought one of the first yammies available and that one and his next one had a tendency to lift at speed. The first time it did it he wasn't aware of the issue and went through the fence No damage and it didn't stop him riding them until quads came along. On the other hand I know a retired hill country farmer who loved trikes too (yammies again) He reckoned they are better in the swamps (they float) and if you roll one they tend to bounce from wheel to wheel and usually only damage the handlebars while quads self destruct. Got to admit he was a bloody good rider though. His daughters used to be able to get from the bottom of the farm to the top in 20 minutes without front wheel touching the ground apart from opening gates. They were amazing to watch. if I've given the impression that I'm new to atvs sorry I've been riding utility quads for 20 years now in a variety of terrain
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[Black Sheep]

Just thought I would clear some things up.

ButcherBoy wrote:

no to mention 99% of trike issues were people switching out the thumb throttle to twist throttles

Not true at all. I personally I have run twist throttles since 1982 and have never had an issue because of it. While it may not work for everybody there is not one case of a twist throttle being the blame.

ForeverThreeWheels wrote:

atc250r wrote: so america is responsible for trikes gettin banned - america sux

No, it was not America. In fact I have recently learned that it was in Fact another manufacture who was pissed at Honda because they had patents on the 3wheeler design and while the other companies tried to work around them it proved difficult. This in turn made it difficult for the other manufactures to profit. This manufature decide that if they could not cash in on the 3wheeler that they would get back at Honda. To get back at Honda they actually backed and funded the 60 minutes and 20/20 reports in an effort to force Honda to recall all three wheelers thus causing them financial hardship. It was revenge plain and simple.

Honda, forced into a bad situation decided to stop producing them to save on more legal troubles fighting this manufacture.

[ForeverThreeWheels]

Black Sheep wrote:

No, it was not America. In fact I have recently learned that it was in Fact another manufacture who was pissed at Honda because they had patents on the 3wheeler design and while the other companies tried to work around them it proved difficult. This in turn made it difficult for the other manufactures to profit. This manufature decide that if they could not cash in on the 3wheeler that they would get back at Honda. To get back at Honda they actually backed and funded the 60 minutes and 20/20 reports in an effort to force Honda to recall all three wheelers thus causing them financial hardship. It was revenge plain and simple. Honda, forced into a bad situation decided to stop producing them to save on more legal troubles fighting this manufacture.

Was it Suzuki?
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[Black Sheep]

Nope! Suzuki found a different way to get around the patents

[slightlydodgy]

Yip Coleman Suzuki in Wanganui (in NZ) sent back a trike frame with 2 front wheels to Suzuki in Japan and the Quad was born
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