Tag: sand

In this never-before-seen footage, our cameras have captured the long-thought-mythical mating ritual of the elusive desert sport ATV. Witnessed are a Yamaha Raptor 700R and Suzuki QuadSport Z400 engaging in the ancient traditional doughnut-burning dance of honor upon the sun bleached sand. However when the Raptor pilot eases off the throttle in what can only […] More »

Dear ATVC: I have a ’05 Honda TRX400 (yellow plastics) and I’ve been wanting to paint or powder coat the frame. I was thinking flat black would look good, any suggestions? Also, any helpful hints or parts I may need to replace would be great. Loki1699 ATV frame painting can indeed be an affordable means […] More »

The setup: A steep sandy incline appropriately named “Banshee Hill”, a man in a lame orange raincoat mounted on a Yamaha Banshee wearing a helmet cam and a quick lesson in physics. Sharp acceleration from a dead stop instantly shifts the center of gravity to the rear of the machine. Add a steep hill to […] More »

You can’t help but appreciate a video that opens with the photographer saying, “He says every time he’s on camera or around women, he crashes.” We didn’t see any women in this video but there definitely was a camera present. Fortunately it doesn’t take long for this rider to live up to his reputation.

Dear ATVC: I was prepping my ATV for sand use when a friend of mine said certain components are designed to be effective in certain type of sand. I’ve never heard of this before and noticed that nowhere on manufacturer info does it say what products work with what kind of sand. Is there any […] More »