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