Running wide open towards the new year - tonight we launch a new video series featuring a full visual flash back to Factory Yamaha's 1985 ATV line up. Sit back and watch the evolution of models from that year as we explore the studio images they took of each platform for promotional purposes. Let us know if this type of 40 year old rewind on the classics is something you'd like to see more of here or in other places. #yamahatrimoto #Trimoto #ytz250 #triz250 #yamahaatv #atvriding #legendaryatv #l

It's no mystery that Yamaha was the first of the other Big 3 to develope a competing 3 Wheeled platform against Honda, with the release of it's Tri-Moto YT125 in 1980, a full decade after Honda ushered in this entirely new segment for powersports enthusiasts with it's US90. Uniquely though by 1983 team Yellow was representing a full 5 different models ( all featured here ) ony two machines less than team Red. To say these companies had a healthy rivalry would be an understatement at this time wh