Fort Worth Texas’s own Quadboss began life back in 2001 with only two products: snow plows and tire sealant. The logic was that the north would always have snow in need of removing and so long as ATVs and UTVs ran pneumatic tires, there would be a demand for sealant to repair leaks. The logic […] More »

The Trusted Resource’s humble beginnings. These days anyone can check the value of an ATV/ UTV using Kelley’s Blue Book but did you know the brand started not as a publication but a used car lot selling Ford Model Ts in LA? Les Kelley and his brother Buster, in the early 1920s, began printing up […] More »

Not a motorcycle! Before becoming a scribe for Motorcyclist magazine, a Honda engineer by the name of Joe Minton became the first human to lay eyes upon the first Japanese ATV on American soil. Torrance California, specifically. The machine was the Honda US (ATC) 90 and the year was 1970. Bonus Fact: Early ATVs were […] More »

Road Free indeed! If you’re considering converting your ATV or UTV’s tires to tracks, there’s a good possibility you’re familiar with the name Camso/ Road Free Company. But did you know the company more than 7,500 employees spread over 26 countries around the world, with close to 200 people working in R&D, including a dedicated […] More »

One of many such products. You might recognize the name Kolpin on account of their popular ATV and UTV gun boots but did you know the company has been making outdoors products for nearly 75-years? In 1943, Howard Kolpin, an avid outdoorsman followed his instincts and opened a small sewn-goods operation in central Wisconsin. A […] More »

Agent Double-0-7-9. As in 1979. These days ATVs have cemented a place in society but in the early days we actually have Hollywood to thank for getting the ball rolling. Honda ATCs appeared in a variety of film productions from big screen action movies like James Bond’s Diamonds are Forever to popular contemporary television shows […] More »

King of the pit. High Lifter Products, Inc. has become one of the top aftermarket brands in the whole industry but they are by no means an overnight sensation. The company’s been developing and marketing its lift kits and mud-specific goodies for utility, 4-wheel drive ATVs, UTVs, and RUVs since 1996. In that span of […] More »