Ever ride an ATK?

Rode a buddys 250 and another’s 406(?) back in the day. Very silly contraptions, as I recall.

Yup! Rode a 406 for around 4 years. Outstanding bike. . . especially great GP bike! Even rode B to V on it in (I think) 88 or 89! Loved the fact you could update the bike each year over the counter! Willie Musgrave was my prime benefactor; even helped me update my steed with a nickel plated frame and upgrades to the "Patriot" model. Really enjoyed this bike, and it worked really well for me!

I owned a 1989 ATK 406. The bike had a light feeling, but vibrated really bad. The suspension was soft and the rear shock did not have linkage. I once broke and chain and when that happens you lose rear brake due to the countershaft mounted disc brake. The bike was really cool though, ahead of its time. The head fins you had to run short rubber tubes to try to stop the vibration.

I had a 1996 ATK 250. Rotax motor with the adjustable power valve was awesome. suspension was junk.... Fun trail bike for sure. Left side kick was always fun. Ill see if I can find some pictures.

The four-strokes worked a bit better than the 2 strokes, to me. They ALL had a strange "lack of rebound" over whoops and fast down-hills.

But, they were SOLID and very well built.

Had an ATK 605 dual sport. It was a lot like riding an XR650, heavy bike but it was fun to ride. Kinda like a tractor…

I had a 605 street legal.

It was an awesome dirt bike and would be good on something like riding the tat, but man it sucked on the interstate.

I bought it mainly to use when I hauled equipment to the race tracks I ran. I would strap it on the trailer with a,tractor, dozer or Skid steer and ride it back to get the next load. One trip through Charlotte and I realized I needed something more road oriented.

Went and bought a klr 650.

Didn't ride it but raced against one at Ponca back in 2000. I came around a lap and there it was with the front end snapped off of it.

My buddy had an 86 560 and a CCM 560 . i raced both, the ATK felt half the length of the CCM and more powerful, even though the motors were the same. I preferred the ATK .

My wife learned to ride on the ATK.

You’re thinking of a KTM

I've owned 2 liquid cooled ATK 250s . A 98 and a 99 . The one pictured is not mine but my 99 looked pretty much identical . All the ATK models had a conventional chain and brake setup from 94 on so many would not consider them true ATKs . They were pretty good on the trails and in the woods which is what they are intended for . Not very good track bikes although I have seen a couple guys go pretty good on them there .
My 98 had WP upside down forks and a WP rear shock . All ATKs went to Ohlins rear suspension and Paioli conventional forks in 99 which was better in my opinion . The liquid cooled Rotax was designed as a shifter kart engine and it had decent power , plenty fast for me . My 98 had a more abrupt powerband but I don't think it was any more powerful overall .

I rode a 250 2 stroke. I’m not sure of the year but I absolutely hated it. The front end stuck out a mile and the clutch was hard to pull.

Luckily it wasn’t mine 😊

I raced a 406 in some hare scrambles and even the unadilla 500 National. I remember loving the bike. The suspension to me was great, the handling pretty good. The power was nice but pretty mellow against a gate of full 500’s