| Give your ATV some tender loving care it deserves! | | | | of all, if you love your ATV, you would want to take |
| Everyone deserves some tender loving care from | | | | good care of it, so be sure that you clean up your |
| time to time, and in my opinion, so does your ATV. It | | | | ATV after every ride. Give it a wash after every ride |
| has given you so much joy and excitement riding on it, | | | | and as you dry it off, be sure to check all the |
| so don't you think that it's your turn to show your ATV | | | | fasteners and levers and ride it for a minute or two to |
| some tender loving care? After all, your ATV will only | | | | dry out the brake pads. It is also a great idea to apply |
| lasts as long as you want it to - so the more effort | | | | WD40 to all the pivots, levers and exhaust pipe to |
| you put into taking care of it, the longer it lasts. Many a | | | | prevent rust and premature wear and tear. To |
| times, we tend to be a little careless when it comes to | | | | remove stubborn gasket remains and rust from |
| things like maintaining or taking proper care of our | | | | exhaust pipes, I'd recommend that you try to use |
| ATVs, but this attitude will have to go - IF you want to | | | | Scoth-Brite pads to scrub them off - yes, it works! |
| your ATV to be in tip top condition. | | | | And don't throw away your old toothbrushes as they |
| If you think that maintaining your ATV is a hassle, | | | | make good small part cleaners so you don't have to |
| consider the hassle and trouble that you will have to | | | | try to squeeze your fingers into those hard to clean |
| go through when the parts of your ATV starts failing | | | | areas. Another great trick to keep your ATV shiny is |
| and you have to go all out looking for its parts - or | | | | to use some floor polish (such as Mop'n Glo) on the |
| worse, when the ATV parts that you want are not | | | | plastic areas of your ATV - try it and see it for |
| available and you have to wait for it. Waiting for your | | | | yourself. It's an inexpensive way to give your ATV |
| ATV parts is one thing, but missing out on the fun of | | | | that "polished" look! |
| ATV riding? That's another story altogether. So, are | | | | Maintaining air filters regularly will make your ATV's |
| you able to go without riding your ATV for months | | | | engine last longer and be sure to check your tire |
| while you wait for those parts to arrive? No? I don't | | | | pressures for every ride, as ATV tires are inherently |
| think so too. Besides, it doesn't have to be expensive | | | | leaky. If you intend to ride on rocky conditions, |
| to maintain your ATV, it may be a little time consuming | | | | remember to run higher tire pressures. Before every |
| but it will be even more expensive for you when you | | | | ride, always remember to check the coolant level as |
| have to replace the parts of your ATV just because | | | | sometimes we are not aware that our ATV is |
| you were too lazy to take care of it. | | | | overheated until we look into the radiator, which by |
| So, what's a responsible ATV owner to do then? First | | | | then would be too late. |