Sometimes even new components fail – let’s dig into how to check. Dear ATVC: My Polaris 250 Trailblazer has stopped turning on months ago. It stalled in the street multiple times, until finally it no longer powered on at all anymore. The lights didn’t come on, it didn’t crank, nothing. Since then, I’ve replaced the […] More »

The help you need is at your fingertips. Dear ATVC: I have a 1986 Kawasaki Bayou 185-a2 and I am looking for the fuel line routing (gas tank to fuel pump to carburetor, plus need to know where the 5 nipples go. I already know where the gas line goes other 2 are on the […] More »

People have been lighting the Grizzly up for years. This can be a good thing. Dear ATVC: Hello. I have a Grizzly 700, using it as my snowplow for the winter and the headlights get blocked by the plow, wondering if anybody can suggest a light bar or another solution for plowing when it’s dark […] More »

What’s all this down there? Dear ATVC: I am pretty good at rebuilding shocks and even have a decent grasp of valving (you should see my shim collection in the barn). But one thing that gets me without fail is grasping shock linkages and how they work. Can they be tuned to extract extra performance […] More »

Are triple digit speed numbers possible on a modern 450? Dear ATVC: I have been wondering how fast a modern 450cc quad really is. My friend says he got his over 100mph. Is that even possible? Believe it or not, it is – though pretty unlikely in stock trim. Why? The manufacturers set their machines […] More »

We think we know how to fix it. Dear ATVC: Hello. I had my ATV being stored at a friends house where he performed a tune up and checked everything out. Well now I need it to get ready for winter plow and it won’t start . This is what he told me. there is […] More »

The long drought is over! Dear ATVC: Been thinking about getting back into the sport after a couple decades away to show the trails to my own kids now and was completely blown away to discover the only sport ATV on the market is the Yamaha Raptor 700R. What happened to the Honda EXs, Yamaha […] More »