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A Quad Is an ATV, and an ATV Is a Quad

Terminology in the off-road community can be confusing at times for people who have not been around it for the majority of their lives. ATC, ATV, Quad, three-wheeler, six-wheeler, side-by-side, or SXS, utility terrain vehicle, or UTV, to some. It can not only be confusing, but it can also lead to deep philosophical questions.

Delving deeper into the whole situation, questions need to be answered: do you ride on it like a jockey or in it like a race car driver? Rarely do the worlds of cycle and vehicle collide as they do in the recreational off-road vehicle world.

Where did all this madness start?

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