Yamawires. Dear ATVC: Picked up a 2002 Yamaha Kodiak today (haven’t found the VIN to verify that yet). It supposedly had no spark. A prior owner tried to troubleshoot this thing and pulled off all the harness covering exposing all wiring! We removed the plastics and this thing is a total mess. Upon inspection, before […] More »

A new affordable means of going electric. It looks like consumers are about to have an affordable electric UTV option coming to market next month. American Landmaster has announced release of their new lithium-powered side-by-side called the Landmaster EV with first shipments scheduled arrive in May of this year. The new model is built upon […] More »

Relic from the past? Dear ATVC: What ever happened to compression release levers on ATVs? I remember in the 90s, all my machines had them (even my electric start Suzuki 4×4) and now they are all but non-existent. Have ATVs been designed to run less cylinder pressure in recent years? You are indeed correct that […] More »

We’ve had decent navigation but Garmin is about to raise the bar. We live in pretty good times technologically. Ever stop to think about how amazing it is that we can explore deep in the middle of nowhere with the comfort and security of an Earth orbiting satellite 12,550 miles above our heads looking out? […] More »

BNGs can be considered a feature. Sorta. Dear ATVC: Stupid question. What’s BNG mean? I’ve been looking up my ATV’s model history and some years in the updates section, it just says BNG. I’ve never heard of this, what is it? Sometimes we as the media throw terms around for so long that their origins […] More »

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Not as bad as you fear. Dear ATVC: Does anyone know how to best remove the foot shifter from an 05 Yamaha Wolverine 350? I am trying to replace it with a heel/ toe shifter and it looks like the engine has to be removed. I am hoping this is not the case. The good […] More »