Let the battling begin. If you weren’t paying attention to a piece we ran last week highlighting Polaris’s 2022 lineup, you may have missed the fact that the potent Scrambler 1000 S (and S Limited Edition) are back! This is big news because an earlier model lineup release included only the 850 (which, of course, […] More »

Holding down the fort. We really have to hand it to Yamaha – this is the second time in recent memory where nearly every manufacturer in the world has pulled away from producing performance/ manual clutch ATVs except for them. We applaud them for realizing that politics and bureaucratic nonsense should never take precedent over […] More »

Seems like a dream now. The ATV industry is weird. Back when it gained mainstream in the 1980s, racing motocross was a major attraction. Companies like Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki all manufactured high performance 2-stroke race equipment and offered sponsorship and contingency programs that rivaled the best in 2-wheel and snowmobile sectors. Then lawsuits […] More »

Is cooler gas better? We’re always looking for ways to sneak extra performance from our rides – from pipes to big bores, from weight shaving to race fuel. But did you know that a very naturally occurring phenomenon is yielding you a little gain (or loss) in horsepower every single time you ride? We;re talking […] More »

If you want manual clutch, class leading performance in 2021, Yamaha is the only company to have your back. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, the unrivaled leader in Sport ATVs, announces its lineup of Proven Off-Road 2021 Sport ATV models, featuring the championship-winning YFZ450R and big-bore powerhouse, the Raptor 700R and Raptor 700 models, now with […] More »

Was it all a dream? Dear ATVC: I have a question that nobody can answer. I remember there was a new sport quad coming from a new American manufacturer about a decade back that seemed never to have made it to market. Everyone keeps telling me I’m thinking about the ATK 440 but this was […] More »

Wouldn’t flipping the cylinder around and running a straight pipe be best? Dear ATVC: Can somebody help me understand something about exhaust systems? I have noticed performance pipes seem to have all sorts of twists and bends in them lately. Wouldn’t this be worse for performance? Am I wrong in thinking the best boost would […] More »