If a quad stalls in the desert and no one is around to witness it, does the rider make a sound? 2-strokes like the Yamaha Banshee can be an absolute blast in the desert but, if you’ve never had the pleasure, experience something we call “falling off the pipe”. Because 2-strokes tend to make their […] More »

A couple of 1000s throwing down. Polaris’ latest social media reality show that gives you exactly one minute of two machines compared is live. The latest episode of the “Sixty Second Showdown” series from Polaris Off Road, featuring Heavy D & Diesel Dave compares the RANGER XP 1000 NorthStar to the Can-Am Defender Limited. Your […] More »

Yeah, that’s not a typo. We remember a time when ATV tires were trying to be as balloony as possible. A mud-specific tire back in the day was about 20″ and it seemed like as a society, we had peaked. These days you can find 30-inchers on dedicated mud machines but there are occasional outliers […] More »

Hammer time! King of the Hammers 2025 is in the books but many of us couldn’t drop what we were doing to get out to Hammertown. Not to worry! Can-Am gets it and assembled a behind the scenes video to allow us to live vicariously without leaving our desk. Or, for that matter, having to […] More »

It’s showtime! Even if you don’t fancy yourself much of a racer aficionado, it’s tough not to get excited about Daytona. Not only does this high profile round kick off the ATVMX National Championships, it always tells us northerners that winter’s grip over the land is nearly at an end. Not to worry if you […] More »

Hey guys, watch me run the emotional gamut. Let’s be honest – a good day on the trails can stir up all sorts of emotions. Every once in a while, though, a sequence of events can string them all together almost at once! This guy experienced confidence, victory, terror, hopelessness then relief in rapid succession.

Do you have to call him Captain now? Ordinarily we think of our ATV’s relationship with water as the occasional creek crossing, puddle jumping, getting caught in the rain affair. Some of us, however, have different ideas right from the get-go. This guy picked up a new 2024 Honda Rancher, snorkeled it out and took […] More »