Tag: ATV Riding Basics

Where to Ride

by uatvt_admin - 015984

Where and When NOT to Ride Your ATV One of the first questions I asked was "Where can I ride my ATV?" The initial answer I was given was wrong. I was told, "Just about any place." However, I did some research on where "any place" was, and soon discovered that

Riding Switchbacks

by uatvt_admin - 017748

Steep and narrow switchbacks are often found off in the hinterlands in places where ATVs and Motorcycles have been the only vehicles to venture. These trails are often times a test of your personal bravery and skill as an ATV driver. The slightest misjudgment may result in seeing your machine

Handling 2×2 vs 4×4

by uatvt_admin - 016578

Time to choose your riding preference.  This will often depend on where you want to ride and what you want to do, but either way, if you choose 2x2 or 4x4 the riding experience will be different and you should know those differences. If you happen to be of the opinion

Controlling Your ATV

by uatvt_admin - 018135

When in training, you are told that you should never ride double, tandem, or with a passenger on any machine that was not built for that purpose. This is good advice. However, it is not illegal to ride double in the State of Utah. There are a numerous reasons why

Horse Sense

by uatvt_admin - 02742

If there are cows, there must be cowboys, and cowgirls... and cowdogs. It is very important that ATV and OHV riders of all varieties respect the horses and riders. The best way to do this if they approach you is to simply (a). stop your machine, (b) turn it off,

Group Riding

by uatvt_admin - 02065

"The more, the merrier," is how the old saying goes. How nice if that were always true. The truth is, when it comes to motorized vehicles, perhaps another saying would be more appropriate: " Two's company, three's a crowd." Before you draw the conclusion that I'm not in favor of group rides,