Wanted to Buy: New in Box. Dear ATVC: I want to buy a new ATV but the last “new ATV I bought when I went to pick it up the dealership was riding it and burnishing the brakes on it. The guy was going wide open and then stopping really quick. I know he was […] More »

Need more performance but also want a silkier experience. Dear ATVC: I am new and looking for some input. I’ve got got a Honda TRX250EX and am running a 660 rear shock and 4-6 psi in the tires. I LOVE the quick nimble performance of the sport quad I have. I DO NOT enjoy the […] More »

One of a kind quad. CAKE has been gaining a reputation in the 2-wheeled market for making high performance (albeit very expensive) battery powered machines. It’s only natural that they would set their sights on the off-road sector but after having checked out their first proposed ATV, it’s safe to say they will have no […] More »

Hub troub. Dear ATVC: Does anyone know a 4/110 hub that will fit a 24 spline LT230s axle? I think I saw somewhere that the 200x rear hubs might fit but I’m not sure. I am using the axle for a small dune buggy I am building, so any bolt pattern that has a common […] More »

Meet the Brawley from Vanderhall. You may not be familiar with the name Vanderhall yet but they’re hoping that will change soon as their line of electrically powered adventure vehicles comes to fruition. What’s an “adventure vehicle” you ask? Think something in between a SxS and a road-legal Jeep. Basically what Mahindra is doing with […] More »

What is this? Dear ATVC: I recently picked up a 1983 Yamaha YTM 175 and got it running only to seize it up. So I rebuilt the top end and got it running but something in the clutch cover was sounding horrible so I took it apart again. Can anyone tell me what this piece […] More »

Honda’s unique transmission explained. Dear ATVC: How does the Honda DCT transmission differ from other CVTs and how does it work? Well, the ends result (the Continuously Variable Transmission) isn’t really unique with Honda’s Dual Clutch Transmission, but rather the interaction between the rider and the machine is different. How so? The DCT allows the […] More »