| The sunny summer months are perfect for going out | | | | ATVs. |
| and riding your ATV, but how much do you actually | | | | 9. By the early 90's people began to realize that |
| know about them? For those of you looking for | | | | ATVs make great work vehicles, and they began to |
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| enjoy the following 15 interesting facts about ATVs | | | | 10. The Honda Rubicon was the first production ATV |
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| 1. Off road vehicles were first made available in the | | | | 11. In Israel, ATVs are referred to as "Polaris'" |
| early 1960s. | | | | Similarly to how people in the United States call all |
| 2. Some of the first ATVs were 6-wheeled as | | | | types of lip balm "Chapstick," and all types of cotton |
| opposed to the more common 4-wheeleers of today. | | | | swaps "Q-Tips." |
| 3. Originally brake lights were not required on ATVs; | | | | 12. Honda made the first three-wheeled ATVs in |
| it was not until 1998 that they were made a | | | | 1970, which were famously portrayed in the James |
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| 4. At slow speeds, an ATVs rear wheels will move in | | | | 13. Engine size on ATVs has little to do with trail |
| the opposite direction of the front wheels. Thus | | | | damage, but this is what many Natural Resources |
| making it easier for parking and maneuvering. | | | | Departments limit with a view to reducing trail |
| 5. It is illegal to operate ATVs with snorkels for | | | | damage. |
| deep-water crossings in Minnesota. | | | | 14. The two largest ATV battery manufacturers, |
| 6. The first modern 4-wheeled ATV was released by | | | | Yuasa and DEKA, have their main United States |
| Suzuki in 1983. | | | | facilities only 20 miles apart in Pennsylvania. |
| 7. The ignition kill switch on ATVS is set by industry | | | | 15. Nearly every youth ATV sold in the US is made in |
| standards to be on the left side of the handlebars, | | | | Taiwan or China regardless of brand name. |
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