Tag: professional

The mighty midsize Sportsman. So you’ve decided a Sportsman from Polaris is the right ATV for you. You’re looking for a nice balance of performance with utility potential, an automatic CVT transmission, do-it-all attitude and rugged styling. The first major decision comes in the form of engine selection. For 2022 Polaris offers four choices: 450, […] More »

Relief in a box. We’ll cut to the chase on this one – riding is great fun but a long day in the saddle, especially if you race, can lead to sore muscles, knots and tender spots. Often unsuccessful at getting our own wives, girlfriends or the girl next door to massage away our aches […] More »

2022 is just about set to launch. The ATV Promoters Group (ATVPG) and MX Sports Pro Racing are excited to announce Kenda Tires to the lineup of sponsors for the 2022 ATV Motocross National Championship (ATVMX) Series, an AMA National Championship. Kenda Tires joins the ATVMX Series, which continues to grow and remains America’s most […] 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 »

King of the Sportsman. Your ATV Connection editors are no spring chickens. We remember a time when a 350cc engine packed into a utility machine was considered overkill. When Yamaha came out with the Kodiak 400 back in 1993, we thought—what will humanity possibly do with all of this excess? These days 500s represent the […] More »

It’s been a bLU year. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA’s Side-by-Side (SxS) and ATV bLU cRU racers wrapped up the 2020 racing season, locking in several national championships and finishing on the podium across numerous series, including Championship Off-Road, ATV Motocross (ATV MX) and the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) racing series. The Championship Off-Road series’ […] More »