ATVs have a lot of advantages over a car or a motorcycle, which is why they are so popular today. It is not difficult to buy an ATV today, but it is not a cheap purchase, so many can only dream of such an acquisition or make an ATV with their own hands.

If until this time you did not have the necessary skill, then you will have to be patient, since making an ATV with your own hands is not very easy. But on the other hand, if you still achieve your goal and design an ATV with your own hands, a video where you drive around on your unit can become an adornment of the Internet.

The process that you have to go through to assemble an ATV is quite laborious, but if you put in the effort, all your efforts will be rewarded a hundredfold.

The first thing to consider when designing an ATV is that at the end it should be light, maneuverable and mobile unit, not very bulky, but at the same time hardy. It is worth remembering that the main quality of a good ATV is its cross-country ability, which must be taken into account when assembling it.

DIY homemade ATVs

If you decide, the drawings become the starting point for starting work. On the Internet you can find a variety of drawings of ATVs, based on different techniques. Here you can also see photos of ATVs, which our craftsmen made with their own hands.

Craftsmen make, "IZH", "Ural" or other equipment. For example, if you decide to make an ATV from Oka with your own hands, you can take a motor - it will cope well with a light ATV. The gearbox can also be borrowed from Oka. If you manage to turn the engine along the frame and direct the input shafts from the gearbox directly to the axles, you can get a DIY 4x4 ATV, but without a transfer case.

The main stages of work on the ATV

A good unit can be obtained on the basis of Soviet-made motorcycles. For example, if you decide to create an ATV from the Ural with your own hands, you can conditionally divide all the work into four stages:

• Frame upgrade;
• Engine and transmission installation;
• suspension equipment;
• Equipment and installation of the dashboard.

By the way, you must immediately decide on the type of control - will it be steering or motorcycle. In the case of choosing a motorcycle control, you already have the necessary spare parts from the Ural, but if you are planning a steering for your horse, take care of the necessary details in advance.

At the first stage of processing the Ural into an ATV, you will have to play around with the frame. Although the Ural frame is the most suitable for ATVs, it almost always remains unchanged, although this already depends on your drawing. More often it is only scalded with a suspension mounting system.

Next you need to think about the rear suspension and rear axle. There are two solutions to this problem. The first is the creation of a structure based on the native cardan and gearbox. The output will be a lightweight design without a differential. And the second warrant is a construction based on a road bridge. But if you don't want to have an ATV, the width of a car will have to be shortened. Naturally, the process is not easy, but you will get a differential that will not interfere on the roads.

But still the most time-consuming process is the creation of the front suspension. Although you can make it from anything, because the ATV does not have a lot of weight and therefore reliable levers can be created in any size.

Optional equipment

ATVs are used not only for pleasure trips, but also as a reliable, hardy assistant in the household. They are used to transport goods, harvest, or are used instead of a small tractor in the garden. And for these needs, it is necessary to somehow place a lot of things on the ATV. If you need an ATV, you need it mainly for personal needs or picnic trips, you can make a case for an ATV with your own hands, in which you can place the necessary things. But for a subsidiary plot, it is better to make a trailer for an ATV with your own hands. If you have already mastered the assembly of an ATV, then it will take you very little time to make a small trailer, but it will bring a lot of benefits.

An ATV from the store is a pleasure not available to everyone. Therefore, many craftsmen make quadrics with their own hands. And in this article we will talk about the most interesting of them.

In the matter of manufacturing an ATV, everything that can be found in the garage and nearby can come in handy. Each do-it-yourself vehicle is unique and individual, so it is difficult to talk about drawings and diagrams.

Few people describe in detail the process of building their offspring, which makes it extremely difficult to find specific information. But there are exceptions.

How to make an ATV with your own hands

in 2012, the talented designer S. Pletnev shared the drawings and nuances of building his brainchild.

What was used in the design of the vehicle:

• Front and rear wheels from Niva Chevrolet 15 inches
• Engine a-m Oka
• Gearbox Oka
• Interwheel gearboxes from the rear axles of the VAZ "classics"
• SHRUS from the car VAZ-2108, 12 pcs
• Fuel tank from a 20l canister
• Passenger support from Oka's headrest
• Clutch from Oka
• Steering wheel from a motorcycle Ural»
• Instrument panel from Oka car

The main technical characteristics of the ATV:

ATV drawings:

The transmission is made from AvtoVAZ units with some modifications. For example, to reduce speed and increase torque, a chain drive was used instead of the main pair.

Interwheel gearboxes are borrowed from the classics, the axle shafts are removed and replaced with CV joints from the front-wheel drive vase. Equal velocity joints are also used in other transmission units.

Suspension independent on triangular cross-links. Shock absorbers from Oka.

Silencer homemade of 2 sections, insulated with asbestos.

The body kit is made of fiberglass. The creation of such plastic took 10 kg of epoxy resin, 1 kg of plasticizer and the same amount of hardener. 15 meters of fiberglass and 5 meters of glass mat.

ATV body kit - fiberglass. I pasted it for the first time, and therefore first studied the recommendations for the implementation of the relevant work. But as it turned out - this process is painstaking, although the result is worth it.

Bumpers and bumpers are welded from 20mm round tubes.

Photo of the finished ATV:

Material based on the article: http://modelist-konstruktor.com/razrabotki/853

ATV from a motorcycle

This quadric is made on the basis of the Ural motorcycle.

All details in the video.

ATV with motor IZH Jupiter. Razdatka from the motorcycle Ant.

ATV Cobra MIX

Generator, forced cooling, lowering, electric starter from dozens, engine from a Ural motorcycle.

Video of a homemade ATV in action:

Homemade buggy "Raptor"

Homemade ATV with an engine from Oka

Everyone remembers this miracle? So, those who wish will find further drawings for this ATV to assemble it with their own hands!

The universal motorized vehicle that I have developed is designed to move on any roads and forest paths; in addition, it can tow a trailer weighing up to 250 kg. The car has been in operation for three years now, but I had no comments on the device, handling and reliability.

In winter, it is easy to convert it by replacing the rear wheels with pneumatics and installing a steering ski in front; the machine thus turns into a snowmobile, and the transformation takes less than an hour. The use of affordable materials in the manufacture of an all-terrain vehicle, the simplicity of design may well ensure the repeatability of the machine even in a home workshop.

The MTS frame is made of round pipes, square profiles and corners. Its feature is detachable connections that allow you to remove the steering column assembly when installing the engine, as well as the front axle beam. Each of the connectors consists of a conventional "water" coupling, a shackle and a lock nut.

To tension the chain connecting the engine with the gearbox, the motor frame (part of the Minsk motorcycle frame) moves; the axle of the rear wheels with bearings also has the ability to move in the longitudinal direction, which allows you to adjust the tension of the second chain connecting the gearbox to the rear axle. The front and rear fenders are removable (they are not available in the snowmobile version). Docking of the frame elements was carried out by electric welding.

The engine of the motor vehicle is from the Minsk motorcycle, I have no comments on its work. It is possible, of course, to install more powerful engines - from the Voskhod motorcycle or the Tula scooter; it is only necessary to adjust the dimensions of the frame for them. The choice of the "Minsk" engine was due to its efficiency and low weight. Its power turned out to be quite sufficient for traveling on a snowmobile with a passenger; it is also possible to tow a skier or sleigh. Starting properties of the motor in both summer and winter are quite satisfactory.

The directional control of the summer version of the motor vehicle is provided by turning the front wheels with the help of two rods; for the winter version, a lever and a rod connecting it to the ski fork are provided. The latter is borrowed from a moped. The front axle is from the SZD motorized carriage, although somewhat reduced: sections are cut out of its beams and the central parts (with a torsion bar mounting bolt) are welded to the peripheral ones (with suspension arm bushings). In the winter version, levers, steering knuckles, rods and torsion bars are dismantled.

The steering wheel is from the Tourist scooter, it fits perfectly with the steering shaft with an M10 bolt. Controls are standard, motorcycle. The brake lever is connected by a cable to the brake shoes mounted on the gearbox.

Reducer. Its basis was the hub of the rear wheel of the Tula-200 scooter, to which an asterisk was welded from the side of the brake drum. The rear axle is driven by a chain with a pitch of 19 mm. The transmission brake makes it possible to significantly simplify the design of the rear axle. The sprocket on the axle is fixed with an M14 bolt, the wheel hubs are fastened in the same way, as shown in the drawings. As the basis of the gearbox, you can use not only the wheel hub of the "Tourist", but also other motor vehicles.

The axis of the driving wheels is a bar with a diameter of 30 mm; its ends are machined up to Ø25 mm, turned hubs are put on these places. The wheels are used from a motorized stroller with a size of 5.00X10.0. Winter wheels of the usual design for pneumatic running on low-pressure tires: with plywood rims, aluminum cradles and fastening the chamber with belts. The axle bearings are double-row, they have conical inserts with nuts that fix the axle well and do not require high machining accuracy.

Optional equipment. This includes front and rear trunks, headlights, turn signals and brake lights; their attachment points are shown in the figures.

The design of the all-terrain vehicle is simple, it can be made in just a few days in a rather primitive workshop - of course, if all the components are available. And the possibilities of using such a machine are the widest: as a winch when plowing a vegetable garden, to drive a circular saw, as a simple garden tractor (excellent cross-country ability, so cultivation, hilling, etc.) is possible. In addition, you can increase the cross-country ability by installing twin rear wheels. You can also mount a reverse gear from an SZA motorized carriage, in which the differential is replaced by a shaft, and then the all-terrain vehicle will receive a reverse gear. Rubber wear due to the lack of a differential is not observed, and this does not affect handling.

Unfortunately, not every person has the opportunity to purchase an ATV in a store. All more or less interesting models are now quite expensive, and buying a used ATV is always a certain risk. In this regard, many motorists are advised to make a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle with their own hands, using an engine and spare parts from some old Soviet motorcycle. Earlier, we already told you about how to make an ATV from a Ural motorcycle. In today's article, we will talk about other donors that you can use if you decide to assemble an ATV with your own hands.

Why is it worth assembling an ATV with your own hands?

Putting together a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle with your own hands definitely helps to solve several problems. The first reason why people decide to make a homemade quad bike is, of course, a small budget. If we analyze the market prices for ATVs, we can understand that such vehicles can be considered almost a luxury. Prices for the simplest and low-power models start at 150 thousand rubles, for example, the Yamaha Blaster YFS200. In principle, such a single "quadric" is enough, but the power will always be lacking.

But models of ATVs with engines with a volume of 500-800 cm 3 will cost much more, about 500 thousand rubles. You can also consider Chinese models, such as the Russian manufacturer Stels, but they will have to be well monitored. New all-terrain vehicles of this brand will cost approximately 300-400 thousand rubles, but the engines are already much more interesting - 45-70 hp.

Nuances in the operation of a homemade "quadric"

If you definitely decided to make an ATV with your own hands, then you should know about the intricacies of its operation. In principle, if you need an all-terrain vehicle to ride in impassable places where patrol cars have never been, then there is probably nothing to worry about. You will have to face problems if you plan to drive even in small settlements, which are sometimes visited by patrol cars. Having caught you without documents for this vehicle, then with a probability of 99% it will be taken away from you. The whole difficulty lies in registering a home-made ATV, because the traffic police will most likely refuse you. In a good way, you can register a homemade product, but this is extremely difficult to do. Therefore, assembling a homemade ATV makes sense only if you operate it in some wilderness.

Making a choice

So, how to make an ATV with your own hands? When creating a homemade ATV, we need to decide on a donor, that is, a motorcycle that will underlie our project. Old Soviet motorcycles are perfect for a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle. From them we can borrow an engine with a gearbox, a frame, a steering wheel and, if desired, such details as a tank, a seat and other elements. Since we already had an article about a homemade ATV from a Ural motorcycle, in this review we will talk about how to make an ATV based on an IZH motorcycle.

For our purpose, almost all models of motorcycles from the Izhevsk plant are suitable for us. The only thing that is important to understand is the power of the engine. Still, the end result will be a rather heavy construction, so the best solution would be to use the latest models - IZH Jupiter 5 or IZH Planet 5. It makes no sense to consider more interesting models, like IZH Planet Sport, because finding them is quite difficult, and if possible , then it is better to restore them, because the motorcycle is quite rare and interesting. We turn to the main thing, how to make an ATV and what is needed for this.

Rear suspension

Once you have decided on a donor, in our case it is IZH Jupiter 5, you need to completely disassemble the motorcycle. After disassembly, we need a frame on which everything was held, including the engine. It is quite logical that in order to increase the reliability of the structure, the frame must be strengthened in several places.

Now it is necessary to weld the rear axle so that instead of a wheel, a block of bearings with a chain drive can stand on the axle. An example, you can see in the photo. As a suspension, you can use ordinary shock absorbers from a motorcycle, and parts from an old Zhiguli car are suitable for the rear axle. You can go a more complicated way and install a monoshock absorber, but then again you will have to look for spare parts from the car, for example, from the same Zhiguli or Oka.

Front suspension

Once the rear suspension is finished and installed, it's time to move on to the front of the bike, which is a bit trickier. In the case where we were dealing with the rear suspension, we had the opportunity to choose how much shock absorber will be installed. When creating the front suspension, we have only one option - to use two shock absorbers.

Oka's car is perfect for the role of a donor for the front of the ATV. From it we need shock absorbers, swivel units and a steering trapezoid. However, be prepared for the fact that the spare parts will still have to be changed - something to be welded, sawed off, filed. Also a good and simpler option would be to install a monoblock with fixed wheel planes. Then you do not have to look for a steering linkage, couplings, hinges and other spare parts.

A monoblock is a really simple option, because it takes literally an hour to install. The only disadvantage of this design of the front suspension is a heavier mechanism. Turning the steering wheel will be somewhat more difficult than with a suspension with shock absorbers.

Engine

Many wondering how to make an ATV with their own hands, they understand that it is worth starting with the engine. Indeed, the main detail in the future ATV is the engine. The end result, and indeed the whole structure, depends on how powerful it will be. Of course, you can leave the engine from the donor motorcycle, but in the end the “quad” will turn out to be not so powerful. If you are a little more serious about creating an all-terrain vehicle, then installing a more powerful engine would be an excellent solution. We hope that we have answered your question about how to make an ATV yourself.

Quite a few hunters, fishermen, and just outdoor enthusiasts dream of their ATV. But the prices of even used equipment are beyond the reach of most people, not to mention new equipment. Do not despair, because today we will learn how to make an ATV with our own hands! This is an excellent transport for household needs, for transporting trailers, which has a high cross-country ability due to a short wheelbase, as well as easy to drive. But we want to say right away that it will take a lot of time to make a homemade ATV. As practice shows, a project can take from 6 to 12 months on average.

Preparatory stage

So let's get started. First, prepare your tools and equipment. It will take a lot of welding work, for which manual arc welding is quite suitable. Choose electrodes for welding critical and vibration-loaded structures, which will be the ATV frame. By the way, this very frame can be cooked with your own hands from ordinary water pipes. These are easy to find at the nearest scrap metal reception, or metal depot. Choose a pipe diameter from 25 to 32mm, and the wall thickness should be around 3mm. For bending such pipes, it is desirable to have a pipe bender, but if it is not there, then you can bend the pipes for the frame frame manually using a lever, heating the place of the desired bend with a gas burner, and preferably with an oxy-fuel cutter.

Choice of main parts

The next step will be the selection of the necessary parts in the first place, namely:

• engine
• wheels
• shock absorbers
• rear axle

If you want to assemble a simple lightweight quad with a drive only to the rear axle, then it is preferable to choose an engine from a motorcycle of average cubic capacity, from 250 cubic meters and above. Depending on the construction budget, it can be almost any motor from a Soviet motorcycle, preferably with a chain drive, due to which it will be quite easy to drive the rear axle. The axle can be made from a tube made of structural steel. In the center, weld the flanges for fastening the driven star and the disc brake, and install the wheel bearings from the car on the sides, having previously pressed them into the housings made in advance.

The housings are used to attach the axle assembly to the pendulum. The pendulum can be left standard, additionally strengthening it and making a new mount for the disc brake caliper. Also, don't forget to make brake hose mounts along the swingarm.

Our next task is the choice of wheels. And the ideal option, not only in terms of accessibility, but also in terms of size, would be wheels from Oka. The main feature is that such stamped discs are very light, ideally fit into the proportions of a home-made ATV, and most importantly, rubber from factory quadrics fits perfectly on them, which will significantly improve cross-country ability. How it looks can be seen below:

Selection of a donor for a new frame

How to make an ATV even easier to manufacture? You can simply use a donor frame, for example, from a Ural motorcycle by welding the rear axle to the standard swingarm and only slightly change the front suspension! The thick frame of the Urals is made of good steel, has an excellent margin of safety. And a motor with a lot of torque is perfect for such a purpose. As for the gearbox, it is better to use it from the Dnepr motorcycle. It is designed for good loads, it is distinguished by the clarity of gear shifting, and the most important thing is the presence of reverse gear, which is a mandatory feature of a full-fledged ATV. A photo example of a homemade ATV from the Urals is below:

Steering

Assembling an ATV with your own hands is not an easy task. And perhaps the most difficult thing is to make the steering. To do this, first weld the frame of the front of the ATV, then you will need steering knuckles from a car, for example from a Niva, but any others will do. Then you need to build suspension arms. Pay special attention to the design of the attachment of the levers, since large loads occur in their interface with the frame, so additional stiffening ribs will not be superfluous. Levers, as a rule, are bolted through silent blocks. This is a rubber-metal hinge which is an indispensable link in the suspension. It dampens vibrations of the wheels, preventing vibrations from being transmitted to the frame. The levers can be made according to the drawings.

Move on. What front suspension without shock absorbers? Here you can use 4 motorcycle shock absorbers, one for each arm in the front, and two for the swingarm to dampen the rear axle. Rear shock absorbers from Izh will do, but if you are ready to fork out for gas oil with pumping, then this will give you the opportunity to adjust the suspension for road conditions, which is very useful for such equipment as an ATV!

Four-wheel drive and car engine

And how to create an ATV with all-wheel drive yourself, you ask? Above, we considered the simplest option. But a variant is possible not only with a motorcycle engine, but also with a car engine! And then we will tell you how to make an ATV with an engine from Oka. In the case of an all-wheel drive ATV with a car engine, things are much more serious. Here it is no longer possible to use a motorcycle frame as a basis, it will have to be welded completely from scratch for a car engine. By the way, it can be not only from Oka, but also from any other, depending on your desires and capabilities. Immediately do not forget about the liquid cooling system. Consider designing the frame in such a way as to place the radiator with the fan in a protected place from forest branches. The engine with the gearbox should be mounted along the frame so that the drive shaft from the gearbox is immediately directed to the rear axle. To distribute the rotation of the wheels to each wheel, you will need 2 identical bridges, for example from Zhiguli. But you will have to shorten them to install. To increase the cross-country ability, if desired, you can make a reduction chain reducer, compatible with a standard gearbox. In this case, the drive gear should be slightly smaller than the driven gear. By simple calculations of the ratio of the diameters of these gears, you can find out how much the maximum speed will decrease and traction will increase. If the ATV is not going to be used for driving on public roads, then this will be a very significant technical decision.

Increased functionality

Now that the frame and chassis of the ATV are assembled, the engine is installed, you need to think about secondary structures that will make it practical to use the technique. The fuel tank is well suited from a Ural motorcycle. Its impressive capacity will be enough even for a car engine. An important modification will be the installation of a "snorkel". Since the engine is located quite low in the frame, the air filter accordingly takes air from below. To prevent water from getting into it when overcoming fords, it is highly recommended to do this. The exhaust system also needs to be completely redone, with the output of exhaust gases at a fairly high level so that water does not get inside. ATV also needs a large wide seat by shifting the weight of the body, it will be possible to achieve better control when moving. Aluminum sheet metal can be made into underbody protection to protect the front suspension arms and engine. Not superfluous in the forest will be a winch installed in front. Fog lights can be used to illuminate the road.

Work on appearance

In conclusion, in order to bring the ATV to the proper appearance, similar to the real thing, you need a body. To do this, you need epoxy resin ED-20 and fiberglass. These components can be purchased at a hardware or hardware store.

To give this shape, first you need to cut a blank from dense foam, which is also sold in large hardware stores in the form of 1 m2 plates, which is very convenient for creating such projects. Then fiberglass is applied in several layers, while each layer is smeared with resin. The more layers, the stronger the case. Do not forget about the metal fasteners that must be inserted between the layers, in the future, for which the body will be attached to the frame of the ATV. After drying, it can be primed, sanded and painted. This fiberglass body is light weight and very durable.

With a serious approach to business, such an ATV will not be inferior to the factory one in anything, and in terms of assembly costs, it turns out to be many times cheaper. Despite the fact that you can collect such a thing for yourself and get a lot of driving pleasure.