The Root River Racing ATV Motocross Race Team season kicked off at the Mtn Dew ATV Motocross season opener at Aonia Pass Motocross in Washington, GA. Several Root River Race Team members grabbed podium finishes including Megan Manshack who won the Women’s Class, Dylan Tremellen who won the 450 A Class, and Alex Gillette finished […] More »

We typically devote our Friday Funny clips to riders getting in over their head and eating crow as a result but this week we located a video that’s pretty darn amazing. The scenario entails a Yamaha Raptor 700R outfitted with sand paddle tires out in the dunes happens upon a deep desert pool. Two options […] More »

Blake Shipman once again shares with the world some of the beauty and excitement of ATV competition: This time in the form of the 2014 High Lifter Mud Nationals Adult Mug Bog from Jacksonville, TX. We’re just glad not to be on cleanup detail!

You can almost forgive the awful graphics scheme this week’s Friday Funny entrant plastered all over his DS650. You may also be able to overlook the street riding, hoodie, and stocking cap in place of a helmet but when this stoppie goes wrong, the wind-pants make him pay the ultimate price.

We here at ATV Connection absolutely love the popularity of the helmet cam. Before it, the only real way to witness what it was like to dump your new Raptor 350 attempting to do a wheelie was, well, to dump your new Raptor 350 attempting to do a wheelie. We especially appreciate that the rider […] More »

The origins of this week’s viral clip are unknown but popular theories include a snippet from an insurance commercial to a scene from a movie/ sitcom. Whatever the actual story behind it, there is no faking the end results of coming up short on a ramp to ramp jump. If this were indeed as staged […] More »

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., announces a new Black and Crimson 2014 Special Edition (SE) YFZ450R to round out its roster of sport ATVs that now includes four SE models this year. The new SE YFZ450R joins Yamaha’s existing 2014 SE sport models including a Midnight Blue Raptor 700R, Metallic Grey/White Raptor 700R and a Crimson […] More »