| Your ATV is an investment, and if you want it to last it | | | | specifications is the sure road to increased repairs and |
| must be treated as one. If you do your machine will | | | | replacement expenses. |
| give you many years of enjoyable and safe operation. | | | | Operating an ATV within design specifications will |
| The time, and effort needed to care for your ATV is | | | | promote long-life, reduced repair bills, and provide safe |
| not extensive, but only needs to be performed | | | | enjoyment for years to come. |
| regularly. | | | | Perform Routine Maintenance |
| Here are some tasks that need to be done in order to | | | | An ATV is a machine that must have routine |
| properly care for you ATV: | | | | maintenance performed to promote effective |
| -Completely Clean Regularly | | | | operation. This includes lubricating moving parts, oil |
| -Operate within Specifications | | | | changes, and the replacement of worn or defective |
| -Perform Routine Maintenance | | | | parts. It is very easy to neglect these routine |
| -Properly Prepare for Storage | | | | maintenance tasks until the vehicle requires a major |
| Completely Clean Regularly | | | | repair. Failure to lubricate parts will lead to breakage, |
| One of the easiest ways to accelerate wear and tear | | | | failure to change oil regularly will produce engine wear, |
| on an ATV is to allow mud, sand, and dirt to remain on | | | | and failure to replace worn or defective parts can |
| the vehicle for an extended period of time. These | | | | create a safety hazard. |
| elements can corrode parts, flake paint, and promote | | | | By simply performing routine maintenance, the ATV |
| rust. In just a short period of time, dirt and sand that is | | | | operator will save a great deal of money on repairs, |
| not cleaned can become very difficult to remove. If | | | | and replacements. |
| these elements are allowed to stay on the machine | | | | Properly Prepare for Storage |
| they will promote corrosion too. By completely cleaning | | | | It is very easy at the end of the riding season to just |
| the machine regularly, you will prevent the damage | | | | push the ATV into the corner of the garage, and let it |
| these elements can produce. | | | | sit there till next season. Doing this can cause a lot of |
| The simple act of completely cleaning your ATV | | | | damage to the engine, fuel system, and chassis. A |
| regularly by removing all sand, mud, and dirt can | | | | few simple steps to prepare an ATV for storage can |
| prevent eventual damage. | | | | help to eliminate unnecessary repair bills, and extend |
| Operate within Specifications | | | | the life of the vehicle. These include draining fuel from |
| Every ATV has specifications in which it is designed to | | | | lines or tank, changing oil/filters, and removing all dirt |
| operate safely, and efficiently. When an operator | | | | from the vehicle. The time invested preparing your |
| exceeds these specifications they risk damaging the | | | | ATV for storage is worth its weight in gold. |
| ATV. Operating outside specifications can mean pulling | | | | A couple of hours spent properly preparing an ATV |
| too much weight, operating at too high accelerations, or | | | | for storage at the end of the riding season, can save |
| forcing the vehicle to operate under conditions it was | | | | a great deal of money for the vehicle owner. |
| not designed. Operating your ATV outside of design | | | | |