Tag: ATV

Cold rides can be warm too. Fall is some of the best riding of the year – plus there’s hunting, so when we’re confronted with frosty cool mornings made even colder by the air passing around us in the saddle, we grab our Volt gear and get to it. If you’re not familiar, Volt is […] More »

Entry level reliability. Dear ATVC: My 13 year old son is more of a dirt bike rider but we want to get him an ATV to ride some of the nearby trails with us. Someone near us is selling a 2000 Yamaha Breeze 125 for $1400. Is the Breeze a decent quad for a young […] More »

Good brakes. Bad axle supports. For obvious reasons, the military typically has some of the coolest, toughest off-road vehicles imaginable. But before they can be dropped out in the middle of nowhere, they must undergo hours of rigorous testing. Every once in a while, examples of this testing find their way to the internet so […] More »

The quintet. Dear ATVC: I just picked up a Yamaha Raptor 660 and it’s the first Yamaha I’ve ever owned. I am really surprised to hear they ran 5-valve heads. Why not the standard 4? It seems like nothing but more complexity. Even though four valves is the commonly accepted norm (two intake and two […] More »

Meet Arctic Cat’s 2021 lineup. Arctic Cat Inc., part of the Textron Specialized Vehicles business, announced today its model year 2021 off-road lineup. “For the 2021 model year, Arctic Cat has simplified its product lineup, with a sharp focus on offering high-performance side-by-sides and ATVs across the most popular product classes and categories in the […] More »

Rare, perhaps. Impossible? No. Dear ATVC: I just bought an 05 DS650 Baja back in early March. This is my first ATV and long story short, it’s pretty beat. I have the top end torn apart and I cant find anything for Can-Am parts online that aren’t used. While it’s true – some of the […] More »

Better mudder than hill climber. Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of a mud pit in life where the only way out is to master a punchy little climb into the forest. Then your dog, who may or may not be related to a jackal, cuts you off and you end up in a […] More »