The CCs affect the overall engine power and how smooth your ride is. The larger the CCs, the more powerful your engine; thus, the faster your vehicle and the more it can handle. The size of the ATV will also be a factor in your decision making.
Contact a local dealer to find out more about our ATVs and side by side vehicles. ATVs are like most off-road vehicles. Your experience as a rider may determine what size of a vehicle you start with. Beginners may want to opt for a smaller or less powerful ATV to start out with. Think of it as being similar to purchasing a motorcycle.
Buying the right size ATV will give you maximum performance while keeping you safe on the trail or out on the farm. How do you plan to use your ATV? Your purpose for buying it will also determine what size you need. Check out our guide to ATV laws for every state to see if your state has legal restrictions. Youth ATVs are basically smaller, lighter and less-expensive versions of the adult models. Nearly all of them are designed for play and recreational trail riding with the family, yet some models can be quite competitive in the youth division racing.
Most of the youth ATVs range from cc and tend to consist of lesser-known brands that are designed and built in foreign countries. As you would expect, this means the price range and difference in quality tends to vary more than other categories. If you want to start with the CSPC guidelines, they are very broad as you will see. Have your child stand on the foot rests of the ATV and grasp the handlebars.
Your child should be able to move the handlebars all the way to the right and to the left. They should also not have a problem operating the throttle and squeezing the brake lever with one hand as these controls are intended to be used. Finally your child should be able to shift their weight from side to side and from front to back and maintain their balance. You will only learn this by actually putting them on different ATVs and testing for yourself.
Also, do yourself a favor and check out our safety guide, as a huge majority of ATV injuries and deaths involve children, and many of those are due to children riding ATVs that are too big for them. For some, this may be a better alternative than any size ATV.
You will want to stick with an ATV if you meet any of the following:. You may want to consider a UTV if you meet any of the following:. EFI allows the ATV to adapt to whatever elevation you are riding at and minimize any performance issues that come along with changes in sea level.
This means that a rider can go from riding down the beach to climbing a mountain without adjusting anything on his or her ATV. However, there are still Carbureted ATVs on the market and they typically run a bit cheaper.
However, you should keep in mind that the initial money savings comes along with more opportunity for future repairs and maintenance. Because of these issues, it is smart to get the EFI unless you really know what you are getting into. Power steering is a very nice addition on an ATV and you should probably get it unless you are an experienced rider that likes not having the feature.
If you are going to be riding long days, this may be very worth the money to save your arms and shoulders. The majority of four-wheelers sold today feature completely automatic transmissions. If you can drive a car, you can drive an automatic ATV. Most automatic ATVs consist of a variable clutch, belt-drive system similar to that found on snowmobiles. However, some of the ATV manufacturers have gone in a different direction by designing complex, internal gear-driven systems.
The more traditional belt-drive systems also emit quite a bit more heat in the summer, which can be a big deal since it is right underneath you. You can still find a manual ATV, but should only get one if you have a good reason for it. The two kinds of manual transmissions used in modern ATVs are the traditional five- or six-speed with a manual clutch or a system with an automatic clutch.
With this clutch, you shift with your left foot while your left hand controls the clutch. Liquid-cooled systems also known as water-cooled, even though the coolant is actually a mixture of anti-freeze and water are typically much more efficient, than more traditional cooling systems, at keeping the engine temperatures down. The system works by flowing the liquid coolant from a radiator mounted on the frame to the hollow channels surrounding the cylinder.
You will sometimes notice the size of the engine in CCs stamped onto the engine somewhere. They typically stamp in a more accurate measurement than what the engine is considered to be. But if you see something like cc stamped into the engine, it is considered a cc engine. To calculate the displacement or CCs of an engine they use a simple formula.
First they take the diameter of the cylinder, known as the bore. Along with the distance the piston has to travel, known as the stoke, and the number of cylinders. There are usually only 1 or 2 cylinders but the rest of the measurements are done in centimeters. Like your age, weight, experience, and so on.
Also consider what you are willing to grow into. Here is a chart I made to get you started based off height. These types of four wheelers are for kids at an entry level.
To learn more about kids ATVs and what to look for, check out this article. These types of ATV are made for doing work around the yard. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Matt Finley. Matt Finley is a sports writer specializing in off-road recreation. Featured Video. A Visual Guide to Types of Motorcycles. The History of Inline Skate Development. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for LiveAbout.
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