Riding and enjoying music are usually two exclusive hobbies but they don’t have to be, a reality any Honda Goldwing rider will be all too happy to share. However, unlike your garden variety touring street bike, the trend of an ATV leaving the factory with a premium sound system hasn’t exactly caught on. Enter the […] More »

Blame on the weather if you must, but at present, your author is dealing with close to seven feet of snowfall. Yes that’s no typo. If you’ve been unable to avoid the National news in any capacity, you are surely aware that Buffalo has been hit with some of the worst snowfall in not only […] More »

Tie downs are a fact of life for ATV riders- we use them to secure expensive machines, gear bags, gas cans and if such things weren’t illegal, perhaps our significant others as well. Generally speaking there are two schools of thought when it comes to the tie down philosophy: the self locking and the ratchet […] More »

The concept of a pneumatic tire is fairly simple: A rubber carcass contains a pocket of compressed air between it and the rim. All good until something makes a slice, slash, gash or even a pinhole in said carcass. Then suddenly that air you compressed to act as a buffer between the tire and wheel […] More »

Generally speaking, being on the cutting edge of technology is a fact of life for ATV enthusiasts. Sure you could hold out on the glory days of carburetors, pull starters or balloony tires but sooner or later tech has a way of creeping into the closets of even the most diehard old-schoolers. Whether it’s the […] More »

So you know you need the performance and addictive always-on-hand-thrust of a 450 but can’t decide which one is right for you? We feel your pain. Despite similar spec sheets, each has a very distinct personality. Sadly these are rather dark days for the premier 450cc race class. When the economy tanked in 2008, the […] More »

The Situation: Springtime riding has arrived. What was piles of snow a few weeks ago is likely now piles of mud. Those April showers bringing on the May flowers have caused streams to swell, puddles to become swamps and turned trails into endless ribbons of muck. Is This a Bad Thing? Absolutely not. So long […] More »