Your degree of success depends on material and which dimensions are off. Dear ATVC: Okay, so I might be pushing it here… has anyone ever tried fitting a Polaris Ranger Midsize 500 rear windshield that didn’t exactly come with the Ranger? I grabbed one from a random online auction and, well, it’s close enough…maybe. I’m […] More »

Nerves are highest here but use this to your advantage. Dear ATVC: I just started racing last year and botched just about every single start of every moto I was in. I get nerved up, make stupid mistakes then find myself at the back of the pack playing catch up. Do you have any tips […] More »

Sometimes even new components fail – let’s dig into how to check. Dear ATVC: My Polaris 250 Trailblazer has stopped turning on months ago. It stalled in the street multiple times, until finally it no longer powered on at all anymore. The lights didn’t come on, it didn’t crank, nothing. Since then, I’ve replaced the […] More »

The help you need is at your fingertips. Dear ATVC: I have a 1986 Kawasaki Bayou 185-a2 and I am looking for the fuel line routing (gas tank to fuel pump to carburetor, plus need to know where the 5 nipples go. I already know where the gas line goes other 2 are on the […] More »

People have been lighting the Grizzly up for years. This can be a good thing. Dear ATVC: Hello. I have a Grizzly 700, using it as my snowplow for the winter and the headlights get blocked by the plow, wondering if anybody can suggest a light bar or another solution for plowing when it’s dark […] More »

What’s all this down there? Dear ATVC: I am pretty good at rebuilding shocks and even have a decent grasp of valving (you should see my shim collection in the barn). But one thing that gets me without fail is grasping shock linkages and how they work. Can they be tuned to extract extra performance […] More »

Are triple digit speed numbers possible on a modern 450? Dear ATVC: I have been wondering how fast a modern 450cc quad really is. My friend says he got his over 100mph. Is that even possible? Believe it or not, it is – though pretty unlikely in stock trim. Why? The manufacturers set their machines […] More »