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