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Article #231: All Terrain Vehicles Make Hitting The Trails Easy And Fun

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As urban sprawl and suburban growth have an engine displacement similar or
continue to crowd us more and more, the identical to a sport models, they are
allure of open trails and roads less designed for more power and less speed.
traveled becomes more and more appealing. Sport models, on the other hand, are
While hiking and cycling offer a needed smaller, lighter, and faster, than their
respite to many, others are drawn to the utility counterparts. Able to reach
power, speed, versatility, and fun speeds as high as 90 miles per hour, some
offered by all terrain vehicles. Unlike sport models are faster than many full
motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATV's) sized cars.
sit on three or four wheels, and are easy With all that speed - literally at your
enough for almost anyone to operate. fingertips - owners and operators of all
Further, all terrain vehicles are easy to terrain vehicles need to remember to put
understand once you know a few simple safety first. With engines as large as
basics. 800cc's, these vehicles can be extremely
Technically speaking, an all terrain powerful and they can accelerate quickly,
vehicle is a small, open, three or four making it easy to tip them over. While
wheeled vehicle that is designed for off driving an ATV can be fun, functional,
road travel. Those in the market for an and exhilarating, it can be dangerous as
ATV will quickly notice the paucity of well. Each year there are thousands of
three-wheeled versions on the market. Due injuries, and hundreds of deaths, related
to safety reasons - the three-wheelers to all terrain vehicles.
had a tendency to tip over easily - only Despite the dangerous track record, all
four-wheeled all terrain vehicles were terrain vehicles can be safe and fun for
legally produced from 1987 to 1997. those who follow basic safety
Although it is again legal to produce the precautions. With precautions in place
three-wheelers, very few have been all terrain vehicles provide a fun and
produced. fuel efficient way to hit the road,
Aside from the wheel configuration, all trail, or even hauling things around the
terrain vehicles can be divided into two farm. Lightweight, easy to store, fast,
distinct camps: sport models and utility powerful, and fun; all terrain vehicles
models. Utility models are generally have earned their popularity through
designed to haul small loads on racks or their utilitarian and recreational
on attached trailer beds. While they may qualities.






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