1. ATVs first became available in the early 1960s.
2. Some of the earliest ATVs were 6-wheelers as opposed to today’s more common 4-wheelers.
3. Originally, brake lights were not required on ATVs; it was not until 1998 that they became a requirement.
4. At low speeds, the rear wheels of an ATV will move in the opposite direction as the front wheels. Thus facilitating parking and manoeuvring.
5. It is illegal to operate ATVs while snorkeling for deep water crossings in Minnesota.
6. Suzuki released the first modern 4-wheel ATV in 1983.
7. Industry standards state that the ignition kill switch on ATVS is on the left side of the handlebars, but on the right side for snowmobiles.
8. In 1986, Honda released the FourTrax TRX350 4×4 that ushered in the era of popular four-wheel drive ATVs.
9. In the early ’90s, people began to realize that ATVs make great work vehicles, and they began showing up on farms and orchards alike.
10. The Honda Rubicon was the first production ATV with built-in GPS.
11. In Israel, ATVs are known as “Polaris”. Similar to how people in the United States call all types of lip balm “Chapstick” and all types of cotton swabs “Q-Tips”.
12. Honda manufactured the first three-wheeled ATVs in 1970, which were portrayed in the famous James Bond movie, “Diamonds are Forever.”
13. Engine size on ATVs has little to do with trail damage, but this is what many Departments of Natural Resources limit in an effort to reduce trail damage.
14. The two largest manufacturers of ATV batteries, Yuasa and DEKA, have their main facilities in the United States just 20 miles away in Pennsylvania.
15. Almost all youth ATVs sold in the US are made in Taiwan or China, regardless of brand.