Heated situation. Dear ATVC: I’m new to ATVs and the back brake pads on my Honda 400EX are rubbing on the rotor and I don’t know what to do? The pads and rotor get hot I have no idea how to make it stop. I loosen bolts and it stops as soon as I tighten […] More »

Loud and not proud. Dear ATVC: I have a 2016 Suzuki Suzuki King Quad 400 and the front brakes are squeaking very loud. How would I fix this or should I just replace everything? The first thing you’re going to want to do is pop one of those wheels off and take a good look […] More »

Red means stop! While it’s easy to assume that the value of brake lights in the realm of ATVing was fairly obvious from the onset. After all, dim and low-light night riding is generally a staple in the off-roading arena. Not so! Tail lights were strictly optional throughout most of the 80s and brake lights […] More »

Dear ATVC: My 1987 YFM100 has a rear drum brake with a cover. Looking at the repair manual and parts list, there are a couple of oil seals and o-rings which I’ve bought to replace. It also looks like a lot of mud has gotten into the brakes previously and were essentially seized up. There […] More »

We all know that everything we hear about on commercials can’t possibly be true. We also know that company marketing teams can make a whole lot of promises; oftentimes superseding the capabilities of even the best possible product. Yet when it comes to the fluids in our ATVs, we’re generally presented with the option of […] More »