Not a lot of swap options but still some options. Dear ATVC: My rear shock is shot on my 2000 DS650 and I’m having a hard time trying to get it rebuilt. Anyone know if a rear shock off of a different ATV would work – like off a Raptor or something like that? Well […] More »

Who needs a 4×4? Sometimes you can train your ATV to do its best work outside of its given environment. Take this guy – his Raptor 700R has become a genuine swamp buggy. Of course the downside is sometimes doing that makes your ATV forget how to do what it was designed for it seems.

Entry level reliability. Dear ATVC: My 13 year old son is more of a dirt bike rider but we want to get him an ATV to ride some of the nearby trails with us. Someone near us is selling a 2000 Yamaha Breeze 125 for $1400. Is the Breeze a decent quad for a young […] More »

The quintet. Dear ATVC: I just picked up a Yamaha Raptor 660 and it’s the first Yamaha I’ve ever owned. I am really surprised to hear they ran 5-valve heads. Why not the standard 4? It seems like nothing but more complexity. Even though four valves is the commonly accepted norm (two intake and two […] More »

Guys, check out this new workout plan I’m developing. We know times are tough with gyms being closed due to COVID but we can’t say we’ve hit that point where we’re willing to leg press our Raptors. Yet.

Don’t chance it. Dear ATVC: So recently I purchased a 2010 Yamaha Raptor 250 for very cheap knowing it had problems. The previous owner said it had a tick when running. Upon further inspection I found a hole on the top of my cylinder head that looks like it was JD Welded. Do I have […] More »

A Raptor in sheep’s clothing? Tesla has been in the news of late for the announcement of their high-tech Mars-trekking electric truck, the Cybertruck. While crowds oohed and ahhed at the new machine, a casual Elon Musk added, “We also made an ATV.” They’re calling it, fittingly, the Cyberquad and according to Tweets by Musk […] More »