Leaning, Weight Shift, and Balance Handling the ATV (Active Riding Techniques) When you turn, the trick is to move for- ward and slide over to the side of the seat that’s on the inside of the turn. Support your body weight on the outside footrest. At the same time, lean your body and the passenger body to the inside of the turn. Pay attention to the handling—if you feel the tires coming off the ground, reduce speed, shift more of your body weight and passenger’s body weight to the side that’s lifting, and make the turn wider if possible. Active riding involves moving your body. You must learn to lean and shift your weight into your turns to maintain control.
Your safety depends on using safe riding techniques. Statistics show that inexperi- enced riders who don’t use safe riding techniques are 13 times more likely to have an ATV accident than riders who have over 1 month of experience. Safe riding techniques include: Starting Leaning, Weight Shift, and Balance Wide Turns Sharp Turns Quick Turns K-Turns Riding Uphill Riding Downhill Sidehilling/Traversing Swerving Starting Once the engine has warmed up, the ATV is ready to go. ATV-0013 DIVISION II - OPERATION/ MAINTENANCE ATV-0024 ATV-0012 1. Keep your feet on the footrests and both hands on the handlebar. 2. Hold the brake lever, and release the parking brake. 3. Shift into desired gear.
ATV-0025 4. Release the brake slowly and apply the throttle. 27