Dear ATVC: Last weekend I rebuilt the carb, cleaned the gas tank and valves on my 86 Suzuki LTF230. I was able to crank it by hooking up a car battery – I put the negative to the negative lead and touched the positive directly to the starter. Vroooom…. things are looking good. This was […] More »
With the Holidays getting closer your ATV Connection editors are digging around the web so insure you come out looking like Santa this year rather than the Grinch. What is It? A complete unit that seals and inflates a flat tire with the push of a button. How Does it Work? Within the housing is […] More »
When we think virtual reality and the potential of the Oculus Rift, we usually immediately think video games. And while it’s true that loads of developers are writing software for 3D entertainment for this hardware, we happened upon a project going on at the University of Iowa where researchers have created a virtual reality ATV […] More »
We’ve heard it said that Memorial Day weekend is one of the most dangerous statistically for ATV and UTV riding but it doesn’t have to be that way. The reason has all to do with the time of the year. Warm weather, time off, the unofficial kickoff to summer. “The weather warms up, school is […] More »
Getting started young in ATVing is paramount to getting the next generations of enthusiasts to follow in our footsteps. Fortunately the ATV manufacturers realize this as well and offer a whole plethora of minis in all shapes, sizes, displacements, and performance potentials. However, unlike say buying your kid a Playstation, an ATV is quite a […] More »
According to the CPSC, BRP has issued a recall for model year 2008 through 2015 Can-Am Mini DS ATVs. The recalled vehicles are youth model ATVs and have engines sizes of 70 cubic centimeters and 90 cubic centimeters. They were sold in the colors black and yellow. “Can-Am DS” and the engine size is on […] More »
Dear ATVC: Was at the local dealership and they told me Can-Am is releasing the industry’s first 1200cc in the fall. I also heard that it may have slightly smaller displacement but be turbo or supercharged. Any truth to any of this and why hasn’t any other manufacturer released a stock turbo or supercharged ATV/UTV […] More »