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Teach Your Kids How To Ride Their Quads

To say teaching children to ride kids quads is difficult is inaccurate…it’s difficult to teach ANYONE to do anything if they don’t understand, don’t want to learn or incapable of absorbing what is being taught. This is the same principle with teaching children and youth to ride kids quads properly. In fact, with knowledge, a little bit of patience, parents can teach their own kids how to ride their quads properly and safely, inculcating safe driving techniques and behavior.


Getting the right kids quad
The first thing you have to do is to get the right model and type of kid quad for your kids. This is not difficult if you have a helpful salesperson by your side who knows his or her stuff, but if you don’t, you can find loads of information on the internet or from magazines. Never let your kids ride on an adult-sized ATV because they are not equipped to handle a vehicle that size. So, the best thing you can do for your kids is to get them a kids’ quad.


Educate and keep them informed on how to ride, manage and maintain their own quad
Information is very important when it comes to keeping your kids safe when they are on their kids quads. Before allowing them to ride their own machine, educate them. if you don’t know how to, send them to classes where professionally trained coaches can help teach them how to properly handle their own kids quads.


Practice, patience and persistence
Kids get easily bored and frustrated…and it’s the same old story in this case. When teaching children to ride their kids quads, they might get a little frustrated and impatient with the many rules that they have to follow. But parents have to be patient with kids. During the first few sessions, as soon as the kids get a little tired, stop the session and let them rest. Put them back on the kids quads only when they are ready to do so…and if they are not, do it the next day.


But we cannot escape this fact…in order to ride better, we have practice hard. Trust me, the concept of practicing hard and being disciplined is often lost on a child…especially if they are young kids below the age of 10. The secret is in helping them see the fun in practicing and showing them very often how far they’ve progressed. Every time they get on their kids quad, praise them and shower them with compliments.

Responsible ATV Driving


It’s heady. It’s fun. It can be addictive. We’re talking about ATV driving. The thrill of driving through rugged, off-the-road terrain is something that most ATV lovers find irresistible. Way out, where there is hardly another human being in sight, away from the madding crowds is where the ATV trails are. True, ATVs are also used as utility vehicles on farms where they are used more as tools in agriculture and farming than for fun. But what a lot of ATV users who are into it for sport probably don’t know is how bad ATVs can be as far as nature goes. What the environmentalists say should be taken seriously.

ATV trails when used excessively can do a lot of ecological harm. How does this happen, especially when you take your sport to the back of beyond areas? It’s the deep threads in the ATV tires that do the damage. While they are great for driving around on rough terrain, they dig deep channels in the unpaved trails, which could drain swampy areas and therefore cause more sedimentation of water bodies. So ATV lovers got together and formed groups to try and sort out this problem. There were special areas which they purchased and reserved only for ATV driving.

They also decided to educate ATV drivers about how be responsible and respect the environment. One of the forerunners in this effort was Tread Lightly!, a non-profit organization which is dedicated to educating people how to treat nature responsibly. It was born in 1985 when a program was launched by the US Forest Service to address the problem of recreation visitors to the forests growing to unmanageable numbers. This became private in 1990 and Tread Lightly! came into being as a non profit organization.

For ATV drivers, Tread Lightly! has a brochure with guidelines under ‘Travel and recreate with minimum impact’. Let’s take a quick look at them. The first one, of course, is to stay within the areas open only for ATV use. There are designated trails today and you can find out where they are and have the time of your life there. Remember that when there are slick ATV trails, use the clutch so you get the maximum traction with the least amount of tailspin and moderate your throttle. Don’t roost around the apex of a turn when on switchbacks. This should be kept in mind when you are brake-sliding while descending or climbing as both actions can gouge ATV trails. Streams should be crossed only where ATV trails cross the streams or at the designated fording points. Try not to drive in marshy areas or in meadows.

Keep your equipment in good shape and when winching, find a secure anchor, find the right winch for the right need and don’t winch with anything less than five wraps of wire rope wound around the drum. If you are using a tree as an anchor, avoid damaging the tree by wrapping a wide tree strap around it. Also try not to make too much of a noise and disrupting the silence of nature around you. Use regular camping sites and make sure you camp at least 200 feet away from water bodies and trails. Dispose of waste properly by burying it six to eight feet deep and use fire only when necessary.

They have some more guidelines and they are listed under the heading ‘Respect the environment and the rights of others’. Here, you are asked to be considerate of everyone else on the trail or the road and to ride only where you are allowed to. You should respect private land and leave the gates as you found them. Respect the right of way when someone passes you or is traveling uphill and give way to hikers, horses and mountain bikers. Don’t kick up a dust – literally – and keep the decibel level down. And pack out whatever you pack in.

There are still more guidelines that come under ‘Educate yourself by planning before you go’. It tells you to get yourself a map before you venture out and determine where the ATV trails are. It is always safe to tell someone about your travel plans and to stick to the plans you make. Make it a point to get in touch with the land manager and ask about closures, area restrictions and permit requirements. Always ask for permission before you cross private land. Keep an eye on the weather and keep a few emergency items with you in case of emergencies. Try not to go solo but get together two or three to travel with. Wear protection – a helmet, eye and other safety gear. In case you do separate, arrange meeting points in advance. Keep a sharp eye on your fuel, your time and your own ability. Don’t drink or do drugs and drive. Be always in control of the vehicle and make sure it is in top condition. Keep tools and supplies in case you need them

ATV Trails can be great fun if you take a few precautions. Respect the trail and the you’ll find you have a blast in return.

Quality vs Quantity in Quads

Over the years, we have seen many Chinese ATV companies come in and out of the ATV and dirt bike industries…and they’re all in a neck-to-neck fight with each other for a bigger share of the market. Lower prices. Bigger engine. More Power. Slick design. Better braking system. You name it, they have it. Although many of the dirt bike and ATV manufacturers deliver as far as quality is concerned but we feel the urge to remind our ATV and dirt bike fans, dealers and distributors that there’s nothing more important than QUALITY CONTROL. We’re talking about fun, yes. It’s fun ATV fans after but that doesn’t mean that we have to compromise our safety.


It’s good news that many more people today have come to accept ATV riding and dirt bike riding as a regular sport because this often means a bigger market and wider acceptance for our products. But because of the spike in interest, many ATV and dirt bike manufacturers have taken the opportunity to produce low cost ATVs and dirt bikes. Whilst this is good news for ATV and dirt bike enthusiasts, we feel the urge to send a word of caution out – be wary and careful about the kind of ATV and dirt bike that you purchase from your retailer. By purchasing a low-cost ATV or dirt bike, you may be compromising the life/lives of those riding that machine.


If you look a little closely at how these low-cost ATVs and dirt bikes are produced, you will see why. Many consumers focus too much on the cost of the ATV or dirt bike. Many studies show that consumers tend to look at the price of the ATV price on top of other factors like design, brand, power and quality. This is a fact – if one were to ask a consumer to choose between two ATVs of similar power and design, the consumer would without hesitation choose the cheaper ATV. This is how influential the pricing is. Shouldn’t the consumer take a closer look at the brand of the Chinese ATV or dirt bike? Should consumers examine the parts and the quality of the ATV parts before purchase? Should they conduct a short research online via online forums or message boards before making the decision?


It’s important to remember that although many Chinese ATV manufacturers produce ATVs in bulk, one should spend a little bit more time to research the competition. We want to know if the Chinese ATV is made out of high quality material. We want to know if the Chinese ATV manufacturer has a history of compromising the quality of their ATVs for quantity.