They call this pipe Aluminum Series – but it’s made of stainless. Dear ATVC: I am getting back into the sport after racing a 2-stroke back in the 90s. I notice all performance exhaust systems today are steel but I know I remember full aluminum systems back in the day. Did I make this up? […] More »

Have someone pinch you if you must, but it’s not a dream. We like to wax poetic about the past around here – back when anyone could head down to the dealer and buy a brand new 2-stroke performance quad like the 350cc twin cylinder Yamaha Banshee or the legendary Suzuki LT500R Quadzilla. Those days […] More »

Welcome to triple digit HP country. Your ATV Connection editors are getting old. How old? Well let’s just say we remember what a big deal it was when ATVs started coming equipped with triple digit CC engine displacement. “A whole 175cc? What is anyone going to do with all that excess?” Now here we are […] More »

Duc and desmo go hand in hand. Dear ATVC: I only recently learned about Ducati getting into motocross thanks to a letter here in Ask The Editors and began to dig around for more information. The 450cc engine they developed apparently uses Ducat’s desmo valve. Can you explain in plain English exactly what this means? […] More »

Will we see these new beauties in ATVs anytime soon? Dear ATVC: There’s a great trend going on in the MX bike side of the sport right now. Triumph and Ducati have decided to start offering 450cc race machines for the first time ever. Does this mean quad versions will follow? Probably not. And it’s […] More »

It’s coming close to reality! The US has done the sport ATV class dirty. Throughout most of the history of ATVing, the manual clutch, rear drive sport machine has been a viable choice for riders looking to blast around the trails during the week and even possibly have some trackside fun on the weekends. Looking […] More »

Optimize me. Dear ATVC: Recently installed an HMF exhaust with their Optimizer on my 2018 Suzuki King Quad 750. I reading that you can tweak the “stock” HMF tune to get a little more out of it. Anyone have a tune or know what I should change any of the settings to? First off, congratulations […] More »