Arctic Cat 700 PS EFT - Handling the ATV (Active Riding Techniques)

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DIVISION II - OPERATION/
MAINTENANCE
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.
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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.
4. Release the brake slowly and apply
the throttle.
Leaning, Weight Shift,
and Balance
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.
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Handling the ATV
(Active Riding
Techniques)