QUAD-CROSS SPORT MECANIQUE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE
Le circuit de motocross de Bourail (Nouvelle-Calédonie), situé à Téné, a été entièrement refait pour le trophé foire-exposition agricole et artisanale de Bourail 2013. La totalité du parcours a été resurfacé au gradder ainsi que tous les appels et réceptions de sauts également ont été repris et compactés.
Le quad, ou quadricycle, est un véhicule non couvert motorisé tout-terrain, monoplace ou biplace à trois ou quatre roues. En Amérique du Nord, on utilise le sigle ATV, abréviation de All-Terrain Vehicule pour désigner les quads. Au Québec, ce sigle est devenu VTT, abréviation de "véhicule tout-terrain", et il est aussi très connu sous le nom de "quatre-roues".
Initialement à vocation utilitaire, le quad est de plus en plus employé comme véhicule tout-terrain de loisir, car sa facilité de conduite en fait un véhicule accessible à tous pour la balade sur les chemins. Il y a aussi de grande compétition en quad dans plusieurs classes dont le supermotard et le cross et enduro.
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An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a quad, quad bike, three-wheeler, or four-wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control. As the name implies, it is designed to handle a wider variety of terrain than most other vehicles. Although it is a street-legal vehicle in some countries, it is not street legal within most states and provinces of Australia, the United States or Canada.
By the current ANSI definition, ATVs are intended for use by a single operator, although some companies have developed ATVs intended for use by the operator and one passenger. These ATVs are referred to as tandem ATVs.
The rider sits on and operates these vehicles like a motorcycle, but the extra wheels give more stability at slower speeds. Although equipped with three (or typically, four) wheels, six-wheel models exist for specialized applications. Engine sizes of ATVs currently for sale in the United States, (as of 2008 products), range from 49 to 1,000 cc (3 to 61 cu in).
Le quad, ou quadricycle, est un véhicule non couvert motorisé tout-terrain, monoplace ou biplace à trois ou quatre roues. En Amérique du Nord, on utilise le sigle ATV, abréviation de All-Terrain Vehicule pour désigner les quads. Au Québec, ce sigle est devenu VTT, abréviation de "véhicule tout-terrain", et il est aussi très connu sous le nom de "quatre-roues".
Initialement à vocation utilitaire, le quad est de plus en plus employé comme véhicule tout-terrain de loisir, car sa facilité de conduite en fait un véhicule accessible à tous pour la balade sur les chemins. Il y a aussi de grande compétition en quad dans plusieurs classes dont le supermotard et le cross et enduro.
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An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a quad, quad bike, three-wheeler, or four-wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control. As the name implies, it is designed to handle a wider variety of terrain than most other vehicles. Although it is a street-legal vehicle in some countries, it is not street legal within most states and provinces of Australia, the United States or Canada.
By the current ANSI definition, ATVs are intended for use by a single operator, although some companies have developed ATVs intended for use by the operator and one passenger. These ATVs are referred to as tandem ATVs.
The rider sits on and operates these vehicles like a motorcycle, but the extra wheels give more stability at slower speeds. Although equipped with three (or typically, four) wheels, six-wheel models exist for specialized applications. Engine sizes of ATVs currently for sale in the United States, (as of 2008 products), range from 49 to 1,000 cc (3 to 61 cu in).