| Manufacturers of ATVs or all-terrain vehicles are now | | | | means you'll get more performance for less power. |
| getting more creative with the types of materials | | | | Those who race ATVs are extremely excited about |
| they use for the frame and body of these extreme | | | | the new materials and the lightness of these vehicles. |
| toys. The cost of titanium is rather expensive and | | | | All-terrain vehicles that are made out of lightweight |
| even some 10 speed bicycle frames cost upwards of | | | | materials are fun to race and you can catch quite a |
| $8,000 due to the increasing price of titanium most | | | | bit of an air on them. Of course when you're going |
| of which is attributed to the aerospace defense | | | | that fast and come down that hard you are liable to |
| contractor industry and their use of this precious | | | | fall off and break something. |
| metal. | | | | It seems as ATV frames get lighter the number of |
| Some ATVs have gone to carbon fiber frames and | | | | accidents are increasing because the performance is |
| we see much more high-tech plastic on these | | | | so greatly enhanced. This tempts the riders like me |
| vehicles than ever before. This means the ATVs will | | | | to go all out and try things they may never have |
| perform better because they weigh less and thus | | | | tried before. See Ya! Please consider all this in 2006. |