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Quad Bikes - General Information

You get up, put on your helmet and head out to your "bike" for a ride. Ah, the feeling of the wind blowing through your body as you're driving around enjoying the sights! No, it's not your Harley that your on. It's your new quad bike! Quad bikes are better known in the U.S. as ATV's, or all terrain vehicles and in the UK they are growing in popularity rapidly, with more and more venues and clubs for enthusiasts springing up every year. They are not just for sport however; around the world these quad bikes are known well in the field of agriculture where they are used mainly because of their light footprint and speed; they even have military uses owing to their ability to move quickly over difficult ground and their adaptability to carry both personnel and equipment.

A quad bike has been defined as "a vehicle that travels on low pressure tyres, with a seat straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for the steering control." Although with the right accessories they may be street legal vehicles, quad bikes are more well known for being able to handle rougher terrains than a normal vehicle. Usually intended for only solo use, two person sports vehicles are now being manufactured too, and finding a ready market.

Whilst the quad bike may be compared to a motorcycle because of the way it is driven, you get more stability at slower speeds from a quad bike owing to the more numerous and larger tyres; whilst most quad bikes either have three or four tyres, there are others available that have as many as six. It is believed that the first vehicle resembling a quad bike came out in 1893 when Royal Enfield, the brand of the Enfield Cycle Company, built and sold something called a Quadracycle. However, once the emergence of the car came about these machines, which were not at all powerful, disappeared off the market.