Do brands really equal performance? Dear ATVC: I built up a 250R with plans of racing when life gets back to normal and have a question that never seems to get addressed. How come when testing quads, especially high performance ones, nobody ever mentions the brand and octane of the fuel being run through them. […] More »

Who is this man and what is his steed? Dear ATVC: Has anyone ever heard of atv rider Joshua Kritzeck? And is that a Honda 700xx? Josh Kritzeck is still an active ATV enthusiast and tuner and, amazingly, has authored several books on extracting power from performance quads under pen-name JR Kritz. And you are […] More »

Fully synthetic, high performance. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, today introduces the GP Racing Spec and Hi-Performance full synthetic Yamalube engine oils for superior performance applications. Yamalube is the only oil specifically made for the unique demands, operating characteristics, and specifications of Yamaha engines. These two new additions round out the Yamalube engine oil lineup, providing […] More »

And then there was one. Did you know that a little over a decade ago you had 9 choices if you’d decided you wanted to pick up a brand new 450cc manual clutch performance ATV. The mid 2000s was a stock racing ATV renaissance; the second coming after the factories were on board in the […] More »

Twinsies. Dear ATVC: I have a 2007 Honda 400EX around my house. I ride 3rd gear in tight parts and top out 4th and occasionally hit 5th in fast parts. I’m basically always topping it out and wanting more speed and power. My 400ex has worked well at home with my small jumps and I […] More »

Another player enters the tournament. You sort of expect these things from Polaris, Can-Am and Yamaha but we were surprised when one of the other brands teased us with something big in the works. Yes, it appears another major manufacturer is preparing to throw their hat into the performance side-by-side arena thanks to a brief […] More »

These days stock 2-stroke engines are all but mythical in most industries; especially so in ours. However Yamaha can claim some pretty impressive 2-stroke statistics thanks to their Banshee performance quad.