The Parts of a Quad or 4-Wheeler

Series Summary

All terrain vehicles, or ATVs are not only very useful but are great fun for recreation. An ATV is designed to be capable of traveling, just as its name implies, over any terrain. Though it can't fly, scale rock faces, or travel through water like a boat, a four wheeler can do just about any other type of difficult off-roading and four wheeling. Along with any four wheeler you purchase, ATV accessories can be installed that increase the usefulness of your four wheeler. Regardless of your uses for an ATV, the experts at ExpertVillage want to help you get started with some basic riding pointers.

In this free video series, watch as Jared Cummings teaches you how to ride an ATV. Learn how to start the quad, the basic riding gear needed, how to brake and turn on a 4-wheeler, how to ride up and down a hill, how to avoid things, and basic safety tips to remember. Four Wheeling is a fun activity that helps you explore the beautiful world around you and gets you places a car often times can't get you. You can use them for hunting, on the beach, in the woods, on a farm, or even in your backyard.

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Jarred Cummings I'm here with Expert Village and today we're going to be talking about basic quadding. First of all, let?s go a head and get to know our bike over here. First we're going to start with out hand controls. This right here, is our right hand, we're going to have our gas. This is our gas right here. Two wheel drive and four wheel drive, our front break, and then we'll switch to our left side. Over here, we have our horn. We have our kill switch, our starter, our choke. We have our beams off; low beams, high beams and right here we have our breaks for front and rear. Right here we have our gas, this is where we put it in, this is where we read how much we have left. Right now we're on full. This is our key, this starts and turns on our engine. This is our neutral night, lets us know when we're in neutral, reverse, and park. This is our oil light and this is our four wheel drive light. Right here we have our control. This controls and puts it into park, reverse, neutral, high gear, and low gear. Up here we have our gas, you can turn it on to the on position, the reserve take in case you run low, and then you can turn it off. This is your foot break this controls your rear break and allows you to put your controls into for reverse, neutral, and drive."