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The Difference Between Youth and Adult ATVs.
By james | May 11, 2010
You may have purchased an ATV recently and your 10 year old son or daughter can’t wait to ride it by themselves. Being the good parent you are, you have them wear a helmet and tell them not to go to fast. You might wonder what the difference is between youth ATVs and adult ATVs and does your child really need one of his/her own because they do just fine on yours.
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Your child should absolutely be riding an ATV made for children. Why? Because most children under 16 are not big enough to comfortably ride an adult sized ATV. It is imperative that your child can easily reach the handle bars and ground for optimal control of the vehicle. Control is the key word here. If your son or daughter can not properly reach the controls, they can not properly control the ATV and are in danger of having an accident.
Youth ATVs have lower ccs and are not able to reach the speeds of an larger adult ATV. Mixing increased speed and increased weight with a rider who is not able to have proper control of the ATV because their size simply wont allow it, can be an accident waiting to happen.
If you would like more information on youth ATVs or UTVs please contact XT Powersports at….866-841-4206
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