by Ferdinand Mekinsy
Taking your four-wheeler off road is one of the big reasons you no doubt procured your ATV in the first place. That feeling of being able to journey easily over very thorny terrain is why the ATV has become such a favourite recreational vehicle. We don’t really think about it very much but the engineering that goes into a four-wheeler is pretty phenomenal. Producers that provide ATVs to the four-wheeler markets make those machines to be basically “ready for anything”. They know that people who own all terrain vehicles take that title seriously and really will take that ATV onto the most thorny and hostile environments and expect them to roll over downed trees, ravines anything else they might encounter in the wild and do so with ease.
It is a good idea, all the same, to have some common sense about how you use your ATV and what you are going to expect it to do for you. This idea is even more vital when a young person takes the controls of a four-wheeler and takes it off road. There is a lot of power in an ATV that gives it the ability to roll over brush and trees without pausing. Pound for pound, an ATV is more strong and takes on much greater challenges than even the conventional family car.
That power can give the inexperienced rider a sense of freedom and power that can delude the driver into thinking there is nothing this machine cannot take on. The general sense you or whoever drives your ATV must be well in touch with is that a four-wheeler is not a tank and it is feasible to put it in a situation that it cannot handle. And if you get to charging through an off road environment without concern for reality or safety, the outcome can be a break down or accident that can be a catastrophe.
Even though your four-wheeler can do stunning things, you must know exactly what it cannot do. Only someone who has driven the ATV quite a bit and knows it well should be allowed to take it into unexplored territory. That wisdom to stop before taking that vehicle into territory that could be beyond the abilities of the ATV is the common sense that any ATV owner or operator must have.
In addition to common sense, preparation and regard for safety rules must also be second nature to ATV driver and passengers alike. Simple rules like not drinking while driving a four-wheeler, the use of seat belts and helmets and how to prepare for an outing so you have communications and first aid equipment on hand should it be needed must be a requirement for any four-wheeler driver. If you are well in touch with the rules of how to use an ATV responsibly and you are always prepared for the unexpected, you can take that powerful machine out for many adventures off road knowing that you are doing so responsibly and safely.
by Ferdinand Mekinsy
When you buy your first four-wheeler, there are some priorities that make a big difference to you. If it is style and look, you get to know what your friends have and perhaps buy that so you will be riding an ATV that is “cool”. But for many who are going to make the investment in a quality four-wheeler can be summed up in one statement. “I want the toughest four-wheeler there is.”
The 4-wheeler should also be built to operate at a much reduced power and challenge level. This means the child’s ATV or even the teenagers version of the four-wheeler will not be so powerful that they youngster could lose control of the vehicle easily leading to a nasty accident. But the most important thing your child needs when he or she is learning to operate an ATV is teaching. Under no conditions should he or she take that ATV into unknown territory or difficult terrain. Driving around a vacant lot in the neighborhood is plenty. Then as you teach your child how to operate that machine, you can slowly increase the challenge as the common sense of how to drive a four-wheeler responsibly starts to become evident in the way your son or daughter drives their very own ATV.
The two important criteria of an ATV cover you will be using for many wilderness outings is durability and transportability. That cover must compact down to a fairly small space so you can store it in a side pouch on your ATV in a way that does not take much space away from camping gear. But most importantly, it has to be tough. Camping excursions are roughing it experiences for man and gear. So invest well in a quality four-wheeler cover for your hunting, fishing or camping outings and it will take good care of you for dozens of adventures in your future.
It will be expensive to procure quality tires for that ATV especially if you take our advice and keep a second set on hand at all times. But considering what you are asking those tires to do, its worth it to invest in the best tires you can get so that when you are out there in the wilderness with your ATV, there is no question that those tires can take care of you.
But one priority that is usual to the working man’s ATV and to the recreational four-wheeler has always been a top priority to Honda and that is safety. Even if you are out to have the adventure of a lifetime going off road with nothing else in mind than having fun, safety is a priority. Honda knew that even if the customer was not thinking about safety, that ATV had to have safety built into ever aspect of the vehicle. That is why Honda ATVs have a tremendous record of safe operations in a wide variety of sport and utility uses.
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