Category: ATV_Tech

Sustainability and off-roading don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Detroit-based LIVAQ has unveiled the EQUAD electric ATV, manufactured using only sustainable technologies. Built with an emphasis on establishing a positive connection between riders and their environment, the LIVAQ EQUAD facilitates an eco-friendly off-road experience. “Since I was a child growing up in Mexico, I was […] More »

Popular Science looks to the powersports sector when naming their Best Of award this year. Polaris has announced that it has been awarded a prestigious 2023 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award for its all-electric Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic within the automotive category. The Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic is a groundbreaking offering for the […] More »

Looking for maximum comfort. Dear ATVC: I am trying to decide on my next used ATV purchase. I currently own a 2009 Yamaha Wolverine and it rides a bit rough. I find it gives me lower back pain and pain in the wrists. The trails I ride on have a lot of roots and rocks. […] More »

Get out your pipe and magnifying glass, Kawasaki has a new mystery to solve. In what is quickly becoming the brand of international mystery, Kawasaki has been leaving hints around suggesting an all-new Side-By-Side to be released in a little over a month’s time. Calling it the Ridge, we don’t know much of anything else […] More »

Going electric causing issues with the instrument cluster. Dear ATVC: I have recently converted a 2021 Polaris Sportsman 570 quad to electric using a ME1304 motor driving a toothed belt to the original gearbox. The problem I have, as I no longer have an engine flywheel, there is no pickup coil sending an AC signal […] More »

Take the thinking out of drinking. Who among us hasn’t gotten thirsty out on the trails? Hot weather, physical exertion, dust and grit… Must of us have an idea that by the time we feel thirsty, dehydration has already taken hold but did you know “THIRSTY = DEHYDRATED” – the fact is, the minute you […] More »

Valves on both ends? Yes, sometimes. Dear ATVC: Appreciated your article on the two-stroke power valve but have to laugh when you say the to-stroke engine is designed around using no valves. If it has a reed valve on the intake side and a power valve on the exhaust side, I’d say it is a […] More »