Having been introduced to the theatre of war relatively late, quad bikes have quickly proven their usefulness to the British Army
Travel to most British Army training areas around the country and you will very likely see a farmer mounted on his quad bike with sheepdog perched on the rear. It is therefore surprising that it took the army so long to realise the usefulness of these diminutive all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). In fact, the quad bike could be said to be a British invention with the Jungle Airborne Buggy of World War Two. However, with the end of the war this never got beyond the development stage and it was Honda who introduced the first three-wheeled ATV back in 1969. They rapidly became popular with hunters and farmers in the US and by 1982 Honda were producing the ATC200E, a landmark model with proper suspension and luggage racks.
