Dear ATVC: I’ve always added a few cap-fulls of dry gas to my ATV’s tank to keep condensation from freezing during the winter months. The gas station attendant told me that there’s no longer a need to do this with modern blends. Is this true? Believe it or not, yes but depending on what kind […] More »

Dear ATVC: I have a 1999 Yamaha Blaster I bought on kijiji in October and there is no key. You just kick start it. I have seen videos on YouTube and you can sometimes see people turning a key. I am wondering if one of the previous owners of my blaster took it off or […] More »

Dear ATVC: Can someone please please point me in the right direction to speed the Kawasaki KFX50 up? I’m looking for an aftermarket CDI. Dirty South We have some good news for you. The aftermarket does offer a high performance adjustable racing 12v DC CDI box designed to eliminate that irritating rev-limiter that is keeping […] More »

Dear ATVC: Have an 03 650 Kawasaki Prairie. I left the key on, now it wont start. Turn the key on and everything is normal. Battery fully charged, has real good spark, lots of gas, fuel pump works, good compression. I reset the valves, cranks real good but wont start. Took the plug off by […] More »

Dear ATVC: Could somebody tell me if the top ends from a 1987 Suzuki Quadsport 230 and an 86 230 Quadrunner (shaft drive model) are the same? Any help is appreciated. 86230lt We spent many hours staring at OEM catalogs to determine parts compatibility and unfortunately it looks like none of the parts numbers match […] More »

Dear ATVC: I recently bought a used Eagle ATV plow with a hand-lever to raise and lower the plow. I have it mounted on my 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon 500 but must be missing something to actuate lifting and lowering the plow. The lever pushes the linkage, but nothing is attached to the plow itself. […] More »

Dear ATVC: Sort of a strange question- When rebuilding the top end on my Can-Am DS, I noticed that the piston doesn’t appear round so much as bowed out for lack of a better term. If the cylinder bore is perfectly round, how can this possibly work? Or did I just get a poorly cast […] More »