Is there a midsize ATV with the IRS treatment? Dear ATVC: Let’s talk youth ATVs (12 and up). Are there any manufacturers that make an IRS machine for trail riding or light to moderate rut type trails and/or mud and water? Single rear axles lack the ground clearance. Was thinking in the 200 to 250cc […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | July 1, 2019
How old is this sport, anyway? If someone asked you how old ATV racing was, would have you have an answer? The most common guesses we seem to get are that it must have begun in the late 70s/ early 1980s. Would you be surprised to learn the first EDT National took place near Cleveland, […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 28, 2019
It’s nothing more than a big dirt slide. Hill-climbs can be a lot of fun- but every once in a while gravity can remind the best of us that it’s an easier trip down than it is up. And in the tradition of no good deed going unpunished, dude in the rain coat trying to […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 26, 2019
Restored with goodies. Spring may finally have sprung but your ATV Connection editors are, like always, searching out the good deals on SprocketList to help make some early season muddy rides a reality. That said, this week’s ad takes us to a place called Truth or Consequences, NM. According to the listing this is a […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 26, 2019
Get your device ready. Cheering fans will welcome back the intense fender-to-fender racing action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as the series makes its triumphant return to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, just weeks after extreme weather placed the state-of-art facility in need of extensive repair. Thanks to the tireless efforts […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 24, 2019
Breaking it down. Dear ATVC: I am missing a few numbers from my VIN. From what I was able to look up, these are the numbers that identify the make the model engine size. I’m having trouble identifying the 6th and 7th spots I believe the 8th spot to be a Y and 5th I […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 23, 2019
Another player enters the tournament. You sort of expect these things from Polaris, Can-Am and Yamaha but we were surprised when one of the other brands teased us with something big in the works. Yes, it appears another major manufacturer is preparing to throw their hat into the performance side-by-side arena thanks to a brief […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 21, 2019
