When it comes to working on your ATV, there are only two types of situation concerning a bolt that refuses to come free: Those of us who have encountered this frustrating situation and those of us who will. When that happens you can do as we do (swear, throw things then proceed to round out […] More »

We here at ATV Connection completely understand the value of learning from the mistakes of others. Often times there’s a right and a wrong way to do things, and it’s good to know what disaster looks like before it happens. Fortunately for us, we don’t actually have to make mistakes because Youtube is loaded with […] More »

As a society we’ve come to accept certain truths as stable, unfaltering institutions. The value of your house only goes down, gas prices only go up and there are eight major ATV manufacturers (Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Polaris, Can-Am, KTM and Arctic Cat). This wasn’t always the case however and there was an extensive period […] More »

Fact: ATV riding can be murder on the knees. Designed, as they were to absorb the impact of our body weight against the ground while stepping, ATV riding (and especially racing) can exert countless times more impact through our joints. Contrary to common misconception, knee braces aren’t designed merely for those recovering from or who […] More »

If My ATV Drank Alcohol, It Would Probably Be Down At The Bar We all know the situation: In effort to cut down on our collective dependency upon fossil fuels, the government is encouraging development of alternative sources; one of which happens to be the corn-based alcohol, ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Ethanol has been steadily being […] More »

Dear ATVC: I used to race supersport street bikes and was very impressed with the performance of Öhlins suspension. I was looking at upgrading to these shocks for my Yamaha Banshee but can’t seem to be able to find anything about them, even on Öhlins’ official site! Öhlins does make ATV suspension, correct? If so […] More »

We have a lot of fun on ATV connection, but we want to talk for a little bit about about a hidden menace. Cows. Oh you laugh now, but cows are an ever present threat to the off road renegade. They’re quiet (except when they’re mooing), stealthy (again, when they’re not mooing), and difficult to […] More »