Tag: Jason Giacchino

Perhaps the factor we are most familiar with each time we ride, yaw refers to the forces of directional change. In perfectly ideal conditions, your ATV’s rear wheels should track perfectly behind the front wheels with even distribution of weight. The reality is that yaw rate does what it can to upset our quads’ chassis […] More »

We deal with pitch every single time the ground turns skyward or descends. We counter this shift in gravity by body positioning: Leaning forward over the bars on steep climbs and hanging off the rear of the ATV when descending. Pitch is also the factor responsible for moves like the wheelie or stoppie. Pitch plays […] More »

Roll is movement about a horizontal axis (think of the plane’s wings rising or dipping), pitch is also about a horizontal axis (nose pointing upward or down) and finally yaw is rotation about a vertical axis (turning left or right). In terms of riding, all three of these factors come into play—especially when our wheels lose […] More »

2006 Yamaha YFZ450 We’re always fans of ads that proclaim the reason for sale is “too many toys.” Spouse-induced spring-cleaning is a condition most of us know very, very well. Such is the case with this particular specimen from Valdese, North Carolina boasting an HMF pipe, nerf bars, limited edition white plastic with black wheels and […] More »

2003 Kawasaki Lakota Sport   Talk about entry into the sport on the cheap! This next entry comes to us from Montrose, PA and the ad poster says this 2003 Kawasaki Lakota Sport has very low hours, has been well maintained and is in excellent shape. Doubt it? It’s still on the original tires— and […] More »

2005 Honda TRX250TE Recon ES   Ask anyone and they’ll tell you Honda ATVs are known for their reliability. Go a step further and ask anyone what to make of a 2005 Recon with an estimated three to four hours of total operation time since new, and the next thing you’re going to be asking is […] More »

Arctic Cat Prowler 1000 Four-seater custom, fuel programmer and beat-bumping seat speakers? You have our attention! Now throw in the dunes of Nevada and the gambling of Las Vegas and we’re suddenly thinking ROAD TRIP! $16,500 is the asking price for this Arctic Cat Prowler 1000, but the seller says he’ll entertain trade offers for […] More »