ATV paleontology. Sadly, these days most of the sport ATVs that once roamed the world are as extinct as the dinosaur. Thankfully, we have the internet to remind us of how things once were. This is the Kawasaki KFX700 V-twin. Thanks to a CVT belt automatic transmission linked to shaft final drive, the KFX had […] More »

Are there any bad choices in the modern 1000cc class? Dear ATVC: I’m planning to buy a Can-Am Outlander MAX XT-P 1000R work quad, and one thing keeps bothering me. Why not save some money and buy a CFMOTO Gladiator X1000 EPS instead? Is there really such a big difference, especially in terms of quality […] More »

Easy. Easy. Doh! There is a right way to load your quad into the back of a pickup and many, many wrong ones. Billy here demonstrates the ugly way to test the strength of the frame of the truck bed. It’s bad enough when it’s your own pickup. Worse when you borrowed your boss’ truck […] More »

Meet the 2022 off-road line. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announces the majority of their Proven Off-Road ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for model year 2022, highlighted by the new high-performing, extremely capable Wolverine RMAX2 1000 Sport, based off the best-in-class RMAX 1000 platform to further redefine the recreational SxS segment. Every Yamaha SxS and full-size […] More »

Digging into the world of gears and shafts. Dear ATVC: Among the various makes and models, I have noticed: There are AWD which are really 3 wheel drive machines. These will not have an actuator. There are AWD with a locking front differential for a true 4 wheel drive. These will have 1 diff lock […] More »

No wins in this one. We try to switch it up when it comes to the ATV vids we share here on Fridays and, while we’ve all seen countless fails throughout the years, there’s no getting around the fact that watching a compilation of them is always good for a laugh.

Seeing more of these than the other brands? Dear ATVC: Texas is my state and I look for used ATV (not UTV) listings on a regular basis. I constantly see Polaris listings out number all other brands combined. I would not believe for a minute Polaris`s market share is equal to the combined share of […] More »