please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s general notability guideline . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources atk motorcycles news newspapers books scholar jstor free images august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article s factual accuracy may be compromised due to out of date information . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . march 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message atk is a motorcycle and all terrain vehicle manufacturer in centerville utah usa . 1 atk was founded by austrian born engineer horst leitner in the 1980s . the name atk comes from leitner s 1981 patented device to eliminate chain torque for improved handling . known later as the a trax leitner originally called the device the anti tension kettenantrieb german chain drive . 2 as of 5 20 2011 atk has associated itself with s & t motors parent company of the changwon south korea based hyosung . s & t hyosung will make motorcycles with atk nameplates and a few requested changes to the standard hyosung motorcycles . both supersport and cruiser models from 250 to 700cc engine sizes . all have v twin engines . beginning in early 2009 atk offered a 700 cc two stroke motocross bike available in limited quantities . citation needed atk is now mostly marketing their parts and services to repair older atk models . intimidator edit the intimidator is a monster dirt bike powered by a 78 hp 58 kw maico two stroke engine . 3 as of june 2008 only maico itself has a machine comparable to this because the intimidator is the same bike with different badging . atk also has a line of atvs that use a 900cc efi engine . references edit atk history . atk motorcycles . retrieved 2004 03 11 . patents . amp research . archived from the original on 19 march 2006 . retrieved 2006 03 11 . http www.atkusa.com documents 2008atk700 620ccintimidator.pdf external links edit official site v t e motorcycle marques of the united states current alligator atk birmingham motus boss hoss brammo cleveland cyclewerks confederate electric moto fischer harley davidson highland indian marine turbine technologies motoczysz rokon victory z electric vehicle zero motorcycles defunct ace american ironhorse bi autogo big dog buell california cleveland 1915 1929 crocker cushman cyclone excelsior excelsior henderson flying merkel henderson hodaka iver johnson mustang penton pierce arrow ridley roehr sears simplex thor vectrix wagner motorcycle company yankee this motorcycle scooter or moped related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this utah related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title atk motorcycles & oldid 742052214 categories motorcycle manufacturers of the united statesmotorcycle stubsutah stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2009all articles needing additional referencesarticles with topics of unclear notability from august 2009all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles with obsolete information from march 2011all wikipedia articles in need of updatingarticles containing german language textall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2009all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages catal italiano edit links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 11 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view