Thread: Polaris quad bike

Many moons ago the Army purchased a small handful of Suzuki LTF 250F quads. Would have been 1988 I think, so very early on in the life of quads in NZ. We found they would float without an operator on them. Being new, and made by Suzuki they handled the dunking fine. Got across the Moawhango River several times by one person wading/swimming across with rope, and swinging the quad across after us. With their relatively light weight and diff lock up front they would go virtually anywhere. Trouble was with the operators. Within two years they had become almost completely rooted by many offs and rolley polley sessions. They were quietly sold off.