| 1. Off road vehicles were first made | | | | realize that ATVs make great work |
| available in the early 1960s. | | | | vehicles, and they began to show up on |
| 2. Some of the first ATVs were 6-wheeled | | | | farms and orchards alike. |
| as opposed to the more common | | | | 10. The Honda Rubicon was the first |
| 4-wheeleers of today. | | | | production ATV with built-in GPS. |
| 3. Originally brake lights were not | | | | 11. In Israel, ATVs are referred to as |
| required on ATVs; it was not until 1998 | | | | "Polaris'" Similarly to how people in |
| that they were made a requirement. | | | | the United States call all types of lip |
| 4. At slow speeds, an ATVs rear wheels | | | | balm "Chapstick," and all types of |
| will move in the opposite direction of | | | | cotton swaps "Q-Tips." |
| the front wheels. Thus making it easier | | | | 12. Honda made the first three-wheeled |
| for parking and maneuvering. | | | | ATVs in 1970, which were famously |
| 5. It is illegal to operate ATVs with | | | | portrayed in the James Bond movie, |
| snorkels for deep-water crossings in | | | | "Diamonds Are Forever". |
| Minnesota. | | | | 13. Engine size on ATVs has little to do |
| 6. The first modern 4-wheeled ATV was | | | | with trail damage, but this is what many |
| released by Suzuki in 1983. | | | | Natural Resources Departments limit with |
| 7. The ignition kill switch on ATVS is | | | | a view to reducing trail damage. |
| set by industry standards to be on the | | | | 14. The two largest ATV battery |
| left side of the handlebars, but on the | | | | manufacturers, Yuasa and DEKA, have |
| right side for snowmobiles. | | | | their main United States facilities only |
| 8. In 1986 Honda released the FourTrax | | | | 20 miles apart in Pennsylvania. |
| TRX350 4x4 that ushered in the era of | | | | 15. Nearly every youth ATV sold in the |
| popular four-wheel drive ATVs. | | | | US is made in Taiwan or China regardless |
| 9. By the early 90's people began to | | | | of brand name. |