Tag: ATV

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 »

And for my next trick… When it comes to showing off for your friends, sometimes your dismount is as important as the trickery. We think this guy did a bang up job in that regard.

Two schools of thought, one machine. Dear ATVC: I have a 2003 Polaris 700 Twin and was wondering which head bolt torque setting you’d advise. According to my service manual it should be done in certain pattern to 0-64 ft. lbs. (81-87 Nm) but I’ve also heard to torque to 25 ft. lbs, back off […] More »