Think of it as taking a class. Dear ATVC: I found a Honda 300 on Facebook not running for $600. The owner says it turns over and has spark but won’t start. I don’t have a lot of money to put into it – should I take a chance or pass on it? If it […] More »

Check your VIN #. The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Wednesday that about 32,000 side-by-sides are being recalled due to crash and injury hazards. American Honda is recalling 2019-2021 Honda Talon 1000 S2 and S4 side-by-sides. The vehicle’s intake funnel band screw can loosen and enter the engine through the […] More »

Blame it on the cam? Dear ATVC: My son bought a 2009 Polaris Ranger 500 EFI. It needed an engine. He found a 2014 Sportsman 500 HO carbureted. We switched the mag coil because the harness was different. It starts and runs but stalls after a minute or if given throttle. He is trying to […] More »

This a motor or an engine? Dear ATVC: Can you set the record straight once and for all – do ATVs have engines or motors? What’s the difference? This is a simple question with a complex answer. Right now, today, they have a mix of each. By definition motors run on electricity and engines run […] More »

Meet EMCE – an electric motor designed specifically to increase range. Let’s face it, one of the biggest detractors to going electric is range. Nobody wants to cater their routes to accommodate battery charge length. Worse still, nobody wants to think about what to do if their battery dies miles from civilization. There is promising […] More »

HISUN says it’s their most asked question. Dear ATVC: HISUN’s 1000cc motor is a knockoff of what name brand engine? While it is true that many Chinese off-road manufacturers simply create clone engines from older Japanese patents, HISUN prides itself on relying upon no such trickery. HISUN Motors (Chongqing Huansong Industrial Co. Ltd.) manufactures all […] More »

Decoding the digits. Dear ATVC: Polaris 96-53884 & EC38PLE05 Any information? There was a time when ATVs hadn’t yet adopted the standard VIN number system used today. Your numbers seem to point back to the 1996 Polaris Scrambler 400, the second of which is the crank shaft identification code. The Polaris Scrambler 400 boasted a […] More »