The cost? Zip. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, has announced the winner of the 2017 YXZ Supercross Sweepstakes for the 2017 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season. Â Wyatt Bevans of Hesperia, CA was randomly selected as the winner of the YXZ Supercross Sweepstakes. He receives an unprecedented package featuring an all-new 2017 YXZ1000R SS (Sport Shift) […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | May 1, 2017
Big changes ahead in the world of Arctic Cat. Spring of 2018 will see release of the new Wildcat XX; a 125-hp Triple 998 engine, with 17.5 inches of front and rear suspension travel, King Shocks, KMC 15-inch wheels, 30-inch tires, full doors and a race-inspired ROPS. And perhaps just as big an announcement: The […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 24, 2017
Meet Edgar; an important common link. The top two American ATV brands share both a common founder and founding state. Edgar Heeten formed Arctic Cat in 1960 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota and prior to that he was co-founder of Polaris Industries in Roseau, Minnesota around 1954. Edgar Hetteen, a farmer before heading off to […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 20, 2017
Outdoor Access Initiative Assists in Rehabbing Public Lands and OHV Areas Impacted by 2016 Wildfire Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, employees returned to the San Bernardino National Forest last week to volunteer their time in support of projects aiding the fire-damaged OHV trails within the Trestles / Baldy Mesa OHV staging area. Working with members of […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 11, 2017
Can you name the first production ATV? Not so fast. The answer is more complicated than you’d think. Unlike the automotive industry, there is some debate about what really was the first production ATV. The general consensus is that the honor belongs to Honda’s US90 three-wheeler, which was exported to the United States back in […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | March 31, 2017
ATV Racing is often treated as the side-show event to other forms of powersports racing (be it by our two-wheeled cousins, Monster Trucks, Tractor Pulls etc.) but from a sales perspective, year after year, more ATVs are sold than MX, dual-sport, motorcycle and scooter sales combined. This means many manufacturers can afford to lose money […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | March 23, 2017
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 »
By: Jason Giacchino | February 21, 2017
