It’s been a minute since we’ve seen a brand new factory 2-stroke. For most of us, the days of the 2-stroke equipped ATV have waved goodbye long ago. Yamaha’s legendary Banshee 350 ceased US distribution back in 2006 and the last production 2-sroke available, the Spanish made GasGas Wild HP 300, suffered a similar fate […] More »

Stroking along. Dear ATVC: This is probably a stupid question but I’m taking Intro to Mechanics in school and all we learn about are 4 stroke engines. I know 2 strokes came first. What determines how many strokes an engine can have? Do they always have to be even numbers? Well for starters, that is […] More »

Meet the Brawley from Vanderhall. You may not be familiar with the name Vanderhall yet but they’re hoping that will change soon as their line of electrically powered adventure vehicles comes to fruition. What’s an “adventure vehicle” you ask? Think something in between a SxS and a road-legal Jeep. Basically what Mahindra is doing with […] More »

Top performance crated up from Honda Performance Development. Traditionally, the path to the highest level of racing performance is to start with a stock machine and spend countless dollars and hours in modifications to make the engine “race ready”. Honda is about to turn this tradition on its head by making the same engine that […] More »

Volcon forms an alliance with the auto giant. Volcon announced today that it will power all of its off-road utility terrain vehicles (“UTV”) with General Motors’ (“GM”) proven and tested electric propulsion systems, including the Company’s flagship UTV, the Volcon Stag, which was revealed to the public on July 1, 2022. Future models, including future […] More »

It gets a little complicated, but it is all connected. Dear ATVC: This is probably a stupid question but I see a foot-pound rating on certain manufacturer spec pages. While I realize it’s telling us torque instead of horsepower, what does it mean exactly? Is there a translation? Not a stupid question at all. Horsepower, […] More »

Yes it’s real. No it isn’t the same as the CDI. Dear ATVC: I have a 2002 Yamaha Big Bear 400 with electrical problems. I am trying to find out the purpose of the Motor Control Unit. It is different from the CDI box and I am trying to determine whether or not it’s functioning […] More »