Manual

TURNING

ToturntheATV,the ridermustusethe propertechnique.Becausethisvehicle

hasa solidrearaxle,bothrearwheelsalwaysturnatthesamespeed.This

meansthatif therearwheelsaregettingequaltraction,thevehiclewill tend

tomovestraightahead. This is becausethe rearwheelswill travelthe same

distance.Forthevehicleto turn,theoutsiderearwheelmusttravela longer

distancethatthe insiderearwheel. Tomakethishappen,theridermust

createlesstractionfor theinsidewheel,allowingitto skid. Thisallowsit to

travela shorterdistancethantheoutsidewheel. Thishappenseventhough

bothwheelsarestillturningatthe samespeed.

Turningimproperly.

ATVcouldgooutof control,causinga collisionor overturn.

Alwaysfollow properproceduresfor turningas describedinthe owner's

manual.

Practiceturningat lowspeedsbeforeattemptingtoturnat faster speeds.

Donotturnat excessivespeed.

ToturntheATV,usinqthefollowinq

technique:

Moveyourbodyweightforward andto

theinsideoftheturn.

Turnthehandlebarwhilelookinginthe

directionoftheturn.

FORHIGHERSPEEDSOR SHARPERTURNS

Usethesametechniquethatyouusewhenyoumoveyour bodyweight

farther towardthe insideof theturn to maintainyour balance.Naturalturning

forces (whichcan pushthevehicleto theoutsideoftheturn)increaseasthe

speedortheturnsharpnessincreases.Thismeansyoumustleanyourbody

farther intothe turnasyou gofaster or turnmoresharply. Thispreventsthe

vehiclefrom tippingoverto theoutsideof theturn. IfyourATVstartstotip

whileturning,leanyourbodyfarther intothe turnwhilegraduallyreducingthe

throttleandmakingthe turnwider,ifpossible.