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Kawasaki believes that a recommendation regarding the

minimum age of ATV operators is more appropriate than a mandatory age limit because chronological age alone is not the sole deter minant of a person ' s ability to operate an ATV responsibly . Moreover , enforcement of a mandatory age limit would be largely impracticable in off - road settings .

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Throttle Travel Limit .

All of Kawasaki ' s 1986 model ATVs , except for one that

is a strongly sport - oriented model , will be equipped with an

adjustable screw device which will serve as a means to limit

throttle travel .

This mechanism will provide a mechanical method

of limiting the upper bound of speed available to the operator of the vehicle prior to its use in particular instances . It may also serve as a control device against high speed operation in circumstances where the vehicle is to be used by an inexperience

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It must be emphasized , however , that the installation or use of a throttle travel limiter does not remove the need for the operator to make judgments about the appropriate speed for particular conditions . For safe negotiation of especially rough varieties of terrain , an appropriate speed for an ATV may be slower than a walking pace . Still other types of terrain may

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Because of the variety of terrains and conditions faced by ATV users , and the corresponding variation in appropriate

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