Tag: help

Cracked up. Dear ATVC: I had a pair of tires that were put in the barn brand new about 15 years ago. They look perfect so I mounted them up recently and they’re not holding air. Do I have no choice to toss what are otherwise brand new tires because they are old? When it […] More »

Easy breezy. Dear ATVC: I just bought my son a 2000 Yamaha Breeze 125 for his first 4-wheeler. When I bought it, it wasn’t running so I put in a new ignition, new spark plug, and new battery. I got it running but it is idling high, that is an easy fix I believe. However, […] More »

Race a Yamaha. Get rewards. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, pledges over $100,000 in Side-by-Side (SxS) and ATV bLU cRU championship racing bonuses for the 2020 season, including $10,000 for a first-place finish in a YXZ1000R or YXZ1000R SS (Sport Shift) at the 2020 King of the Hammers (KOH) race on February 2. All qualified and […] More »

Not really a ring but a C. Dear ATVC: So I redid the top end on my Raptor 660R and have noticed additional exhaust smoke, especially when starting from cold until it warms up. My friend says it’s because I didn’t bother setting proper ring gap. What is that exactly and could that be the […] More »

Utah knows off-roading. Dear ATVC: So I have been fixing up a 2005 Kymco MXU 250 to resell that I received from a family member. Well long story short, they didn’t know they had a title to it or a bill of sale. I just found out now by looking in their safe that there […] More »

A simpler design from a simpler era. Dear ATVC: I bought a 85 Suzuki Quadrunner 230 that had an amateur switch wire up.. I would like to know what it would take to just add a flip switch to power up and what wires to use and keep. If there’s one good thing to be […] More »

Search and you will find. Dear ATVC: I need help finding the VIN on my Yamaha Moto 4 250 so I can purchase the right parts for my year and model. The Yamaha Moto 4 VIN is found stamped on the bottom frame spar just ahead of the left foot peg were you seated on […] More »