Yamaha isn’t letting 2020 stop them. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announces funding for the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) grant program’s third quarter, supplying essential resources to local and national outdoor recreation and land stewardship organizations working to create and protect access to public land for outdoor recreation. “Enjoying the outdoors has become a primary […] More »

Do brands really equal performance? Dear ATVC: I built up a 250R with plans of racing when life gets back to normal and have a question that never seems to get addressed. How come when testing quads, especially high performance ones, nobody ever mentions the brand and octane of the fuel being run through them. […] 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 »

Now an OEM option. Dear ATVC: I was big into ATVs in the late 80s when turbos were rare aftermarket accessories, seldom seen and very unreliable. Now I notice turbo engines come right from many of the factories. I’m wondering if they are more reliable now than they were and if so, what changed? The […] More »

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announces the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative awarded more than $350,000 in funds and equipment to 26 grant recipients in 2016. The final grants for 2016 comprised more than $73,000 awarded to four recipients, including support for both National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF Day) and the Progressive Agricultural Foundation’s Safety Day […] More »