The Beaver... interesting performance claims...

[hydromike]

Hey Moderator_Mike,

I just read the scanned article you posted up of the Beaver. (Great scan, by the way). The performance claims of the manufacturer are downright ambitious! It'll climb a 60% grade? That's pretty amazing, really. As you point out, they claim it'll reach 50mph (50mph in the top advertisement, 40mph in the lower explanation?). The largest engine they offered was a 200cc, but with a 4-speed gearbox, I suppose it was attainable. You could get turn signals, floor mats, etc. Looks like a pretty fun machine to take to the supermarket, but I'm not convinced of its off road prowess . Great info. nonetheless!

~m

[Mike]

All thanks go to Don on those scans. I just uploaded them. As for the performance, I laughed at that myself.

Maybe it can climb that 60% grade at 50mph in 4th gear

Here's the direct link for anybody that hasn't seen it: http://www.6x6world.com/forums/aatv-...72-beaver.html

[Don]

I thought the same thing about the claims of speed and climbing ability. I've seen only one of these machines in the "flesh", and it was in very poor shape. One thing that stuck in my head about it was the narrow, long footprint of the beast (it's looks wider in the pic than I remember). I can't imagine going very fast in one of these things- it just doesn't look stable. Cool little machine, though!

[whipper-ag]

Ward, you were a little hard on the beaver last night.

Whipper

[George]

[QUOTE=Don;7384]I thought the same thing about the claims of speed. I can't imagine going very fast in one of these things- it just doesn't look stable.[QUOTE]


It's just as well. It's been my experience that you really are better off taking your time with a beaver.

[hydromike]

OK, I'll chime back in. It seems obligatory at this point.

If there's one thing I was always taught as a youngster, it was to steer clear of high performance Beavers. While quite a few folks may have had experience taking them to the limit, I'm more for the steady, slow approach like George. Too often, when you push these things as much as some of us do, they tend to break.

Nobody wants a broken Beaver.

~m

[Don]

Quite possibly the little machines didn't become more popular because of the air-cooled engine. They may have been better off trying to fit a liquid-cooled model.

Nothin' worse than an overheated Beaver.

[Robio_8x8]

Isn't that half of what it should be ?



I am not impressed even if it is my countries symbol.

One of the many things that impresses me about the AATV is it can go on snow (with tracks) and then land and water. That beaver looks like it needs to hibernate in the winter

[fulleraviation]

Great thread Guys. I needed the laughs.

[boncrshr]

Hmmm...that Beaver looks unstable with three wheels...IMO, they would be fun to ride, but not trustworthy!