Category: Feature Articles

Going to be a tight fit. Dear ATVC: I want to convert a 1250 Suzuki Bandit into 4-wheeler. What would be the best frame to mount my 2007 1250 Bandit engine into? jeremyb93 Well for starters, no matter what ATV frame you decide to go with, plan on EXTENSIVE modifications to be in order for […] More »

Latest Ranger XP woes. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Polaris has recalled about 10,900 Ranger XP side-by-sides. The center seat belt bracket can separate from the frame, posing an injury hazard to the riders. This recall involves model year 2016 and 2017 Polaris Ranger XP recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) sold in a […] More »

Yamaha steadfast in its support of the SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, recently provided a new Viking VI Ranch Edition Side-by-Side (SxS) to the SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation (NSW) for auction at their annual fundraiser near San Diego, California. Built in the U.S. at Yamaha’s Newnan, Georgia factory, the Proven […] More »

Brand new and on the cheap. According to the calendar, spring has sprung. The days are getting longer and your ATV Connection editors are, as always, scouring SprocketList in the hopes of passing along a good deal on a machine to make those epic early season rides a reality. That said, this week’s ad takes […] More »

Connect the dots. BRP has bestowed with several Red Dot Design Awards for a handful of powersports products. The jury has stamped this prestigious seal on the following BRP products: Sea-Doo SPARK TRIXX personal watercraft, Can-Am Maverick X3 side-by-side vehicle, Can-Am Maverick Trail side-by-side vehicle, the Ski-Doo snowmobile REV Gen4 platform and the LinQ snowboard/ski […] More »

A new collaboration could mean the return of KTM. We don’t know about you, but we’ve felt the void left in the performance ATV segment in KTM’s departure a few years back. Theirs were truly some of the most race ready OEM quads ever produced. Sadly, the timing of their arrival was simply wrong. The […] More »

Because angles mater. Dear ATVC: I’m trying to locate a digital clinometer for my bike and I’m having the hardest time finding one that I think would look good, I have found the RAD-1, but its quite pricey and only gives numbers. Anyone else running a clinometer? cyberhedz Yes digital clinometers are proving quite few […] More »