If you’re fairly new on the scene, it’s easy to take for granted the fact that 2-up ATVs exist. In fact, we live in a time where a wide variety of side-by-sides and UTVs make off-roading with passengers a fact of life. This wasn’t always the case, however. In fact, before the popularity of side-by-sides […] More »

It’s an awesome urban legend that the Beastie Boys wrote “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)” on a cocktail napkin in five minutes in 1986. Well, something similar happened – although not quite so fast – when Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s Joe Masek, Bill Gray and Jeff Mills attended an August 1980 dealer meeting […] More »

A lot of riders think the notion of a UTV or side-by-side with factory performance is a new concept; one derived from the natural process of realizing that early Mules and Rhinos could be designed less for work and more for recreational ripping. Not so! Honda realized years and years ago that ATVing had a […] More »

Usually when we think of Chinese ATV manufacturers, we imagine companies that appear (and disappear) overnight- creating poorly assembled, cheap quads with no dealer support, no parts catalog and an inventory sold in the parking lot at your local drug store. However, this isn’t always the case. Some Chinese manufacturers take quality and longevity every […] More »

Years ago, for those who weren’t around to remember it, the media did the ATV industry a terrible disservice. Through agenda-slanted reporting, they began to run coverage of the dangers of the then-popular 3-wheeled ATVs to the point of general public panic and lawyer involvement. Personal injury cases resulted in charges against the manufacturers themselves. […] More »

As racing celebrated the 75th running of the Daytona 200 on March 12, it’s also worth celebrating the birth of the iconic Lime Green racing colors for Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC), which started as an “in your face” challenge to the competition on Daytona’s high banks during the 1969 Daytona Bike Week. At the […] More »

AMA Pro Flat Track is one of the most challenging and risky lesser-known sports. It has roots dating back to the 1920s. Motorcycle riders race at speeds in excess of 130mph with essentially no brakes. Instead of going around a turn, riders use their feet to slide sideways through at triple-digit speeds. Below is just […] More »