It happens. Dear ATVC: Someone is giving me a Polaris ATV that was in actual flood in 2016. The quad hasn’t been started since. My questions are is it even worth trying to get back running and what repairs should I make before trying to start it? Believe it or not, water floods aren’t usually […] More »

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Who needs a helmet anyway, right guys? Have you ever seen an ATV rider performing street stunts and wondered how one learns to master the control, the precision the discipline required? Us either. But nevertheless we have secured never before seen footage of a back alley stunt rider training camp where apparently barn boots are […] More »

Wouldn’t flipping the cylinder around and running a straight pipe be best? Dear ATVC: Can somebody help me understand something about exhaust systems? I have noticed performance pipes seem to have all sorts of twists and bends in them lately. Wouldn’t this be worse for performance? Am I wrong in thinking the best boost would […] More »

Easy Only On The Budget Whenever we review a Polaris Sportsman we like to remind the Sportsman line of ATVs is continually the number 1 selling brand of automatic 4×4. And in the case of the 450 H.O., it boasts the distinction of being the most popular of the Sportsman line. In short, this means […] More »

Is there power to be gained here? Yes. Dear ATVC: I heard that an aftermarket air filter can result in a gain of 2 horsepower. Is this true or just marketing hyperbole? It seems too good to be true. Believe it or not, it’s true. That’s probably the upper echelon of the type of horsepower […] More »

It has been and is being done. Dear ATVC: If development of 2-stroke race quads didn’t end years ago, would have we gotten fuel injected models? Is it possible to fuel inject a reed valve engine? The answer is a resounding yes to both questions. How can we be so sure? Many industries never stopped […] More »