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BY ROB HARMON // PHOTOS BY MARC RAINS
WITH THOUSANDS OF MILES SUITED TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES, EXPLORING AND PLAYING IN ALL-TERRAIN AND UTILIT Y-TERRAIN VEHICLES HAS BECOME A POPULAR PASTIME. BUT WHICH RIDE IS BEST FOR YOU? If you’re adventurous and ready to let loose, one way to rip and roar through your next weekend or vacation is to do what more and more Oklahomans are doing: get behind the wheel of an off-road vehicle like an ATV or UTV.
McDonald, certainly knows a thing or two about off-road vehicles. K&N’s shop sells plenty of both kinds. And her expertise can help you make the choice that’s right for you and your family.
say in the Grand Lake area, where two people want to go together, is perfect,” she says. “The ATV can go rock crawling, but it really is more a UTV sport. A UTV has a cage, and an ATV doesn’t have a cage. It’s all open.”
But which one is best for which activity? And what exactly is the difference between the two? And how can you make the most out of using them?
ATV stands for all-terrain vehicle. “They’re fun to take to the dunes — Little Sahara, for example,” McDonald says.
Of course, choosing between an ATV or UTV really depends on what you want to do.
Lucy McDonald, wife of legendary co-founder of K&N Motors and AMA Hall of Famer, Norm
UTV stands for utility task vehicle or utility terrain vehicle. “Rock crawling with a UTV,
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