![]() ![]() We had an old Honda Z50 back in the day we used to rip up and down the street. But before that we rode quads, three-wheelers, and when we were REALLY young…little mini bikes. You guys know that our roots run deep with UTV’s going all the way back to the Rhino days. That’s right, Coleman – the company known for their massive line of camping products and green camp stoves has a kick-ass powersports division and they make a killer lineup of powersports machines! We’re gonna talk about all of that and more – Stick around – you’re watching UTVUnderground! The BW's handled better from what I was told, and the BW350 actually had enough power to get out of its own way.Hey guys today we’re going to shake down a 3-pack of brand new Coleman BT200X Mini Bikes. Instead of a using jackshafts, they just used a ATV based engine which was already wider. It weighed 300lbs, So if we dropped it, we had to wait for the other one to come help pick it up. The regular bikes would get stuck, the FATCAT would just stay on top and keep tractoring. The other place the bike kicked ass was the deep rutted mud bogs in the valleys. My dad was able to walk his bike across while keeping it running because it would float its own weight. The Blackwater had a couple famous water crossings that would drown most bikes. The Blackwater people let the guys riding FatCats and BW's choose weather to ride with the bikes or the ATV's. The FATCAT had a low seat height, which is why my dad bought it, he is only 5'-6" maybe. My dad raced a FAT CAT in the 1988 or 87 Blackwater 100. Regardless of anything else, the fat tire thing has the most to do with the kind of terrain conditions being ridden.Įxcept for deep mud, and snow, a regular dirt bike works better. Again, what makes the bikes work so great floating over and around in the snow and sand works against them in rough single track trails, limiting the market and as such you don't see manufacturers scrambling to fill the small market. Then, of course, there is the desert and snow riding that works so much better with the fat tires. (I know, they can be made legal, but they weren't from Honda and I don't need to know how to make one legal so don't bother with instructions. Everyone loved them, but the wallets disappeared when it was learned they were off road only. ![]() We probably couldn't have kept a Fat Cat in stock if only they had been DOT legal. The fat tire bikes did make for good "farm bikes" and Yamaha was smart enough to make the TW street legal where Honda did a real FU when they didn't do so with the Fat Cat. It is just hard to get both ATVs and bikes to have the same kind of fun on the same kind of terrain. Did it work well? Do they offer a variety of that kind of bike these days? That's your answer. The tires gave them more mobility and floatation on the goo. So one solution was the Fat Cat and Yamaha Big Wheels. ![]() What is fun on a bike - single tracking weaving through rutty tough terrain, banging off berms, and catching some air - isn't as easy on the average ATV. If you ever rode a motorcycle with ATV riders you'd find often what is fun for them - mud pits - really sucks on a motorcycle. Well, selling bikes and ATVs in the 80s here's what I have to offer. ![]()
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