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1. Shift your body weight as far back on the seat as possible.
2. Lightly apply the brakes and ease up on the throttle.
Wide Turns
Many ATV accidents happen during turns. If you don’t understand turn-
ing techniques, it’s easy for the ATV to get away from you by losing
traction, plowing, or tipping. Use this method for wide turns:
1. Ease off the throttle as you approach the turn to slow down.
2. Use the principles of leaning, weight shifting, and balancing - shift
your body weight to the inside of the turn.
3. Gradually increase your speed as you come out of the turn.
Sharp Turns
After mastering wide turns, practice the advanced skill of sharp turns.
1. Ease off the throttle as you approach the turn to slow down.
2. Use the principles of leaning, weight shifting, and balancing - shift
your body weight to the inside of the turn.
3. You might have to lean into the turn more than you do in a wide
turn.
4. If shifting your weight and balance aren’t enough to keep the ATV
tires on the ground, straighten out the handlebars as much as you
can.
5. Gradually increase your speed as you come out of the turn.
Crossing Obstacles
Crossing obstacles is risky; avoid it if possible. Riding over logs, rocks,
and ruts means combining all the active riding skills into one big
motion. Your ATV will respond differently for different obstacles (logs,
ruts, etc.), but these are general guidelines for overcoming two-track
(both tires contacting the obstacle at the same time) obstacles:
1. Keep your speed way down; less than 5 mph.
2. Approach the obstacle head-on.
3. Come up off the seat.
4. Keep your weight on the footrests.
5. Apply a little throttle when the front tires make contact with the obstacle.
6. Lean forward and release the throttle when front tires clear the
obstacle.
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