Caring about wearing bearings. Dear ATVC: I have a 2006 Honda FourTrax 350 ES 4×4 with Artrax tires of front and back. They are very aggressive and awesome but I have to replace my front bearings every 4 months its seems. They’re always blowing out. However, I do ride hard in a lot of mud […] 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 »

Dear ATVC: Reagrding the clutch assembly on a Suzuki LT80 , there is a little metal piece at the end of the crank shaft that spins something which drives an oil pump on top of the clutch cover so the metal piece is split in half. but I can’t find the part cause I don’t […] More »

Anyone seen sparky around here? Dear ATVC: I have an 86 Suzuki LT50 that has no spark. The stator is pumping out 30-38 volts, the coil is new and the kill switches are out of the system. What am I missing? dannyp333 Were we to guess, it sounds like an exposed wire making contact with […] More »

The future is now. Dear ATVC: Why don’t ATVs use lithium ion batteries like cellphones? DavMcNutt We’re in the process of transition even as we speak. Though not exactly like bigger version of the lithium ion units that power your cell phones and laptops (lithium cobalt), we’re seeing more and more lithium (lithium-iron phosphate) designs […] More »

The missing piece to the puzzle? Dear ATVC: I’ve got an older Foreman that I picked up for cheap that I’m in the process of modding out for mudding. A friend of mine mentioned velocity stacks. What are these and are they something I should be considering for an advantage? DarYL In the world of […] More »

Short lived but not forgotten. Dear ATVC: A fellow participant asks who was the subcontractor who made the Deere ATVs. Somehow I was thinking it was Can Am. dbj216 Actually, while the components that comprise all of John Deere’s off-road vehicle are globally sourced (meaning they are a hodgepodge of pieces of bits from manufacturers […] More »