The big bore state of mind. Dear ATVC: I recently bought a 2007 Honda 300EX that supposedly has a 330 kit on it. Can you take off the 330 kit and go to a 76 mm or stock bore and piston? It also smokes real bad on start up and idling, I haven’t had a […] More »

Need new hoops for the big DS. Dear ATVC: Anyone know where to find rear rims for my 2001 Bombardier DS650?? We have to answer that question with some more questions, but don’t worry – we’ve got the answers to those questions too. What, specifically are you looking for? New/ used? Stock/ aftermarket? If you’re […] More »

You have to see it to believe it. Typically when we think of private collections, we think of things like stamps, coins, maybe baseball cards or model cars. This guy collects Banshees. No, not posters, advertisements or sales brochures. Actual Yamaha Banshee 350cc twin cylinder 2-strokes. We’re going to go ahead and assume he is […] More »

I wanna go bigger! Dear ATVC: My Beartracker uses 22×7-10 front and 22×10-10 rear can I get tires a little taller and retain my same wheels? Contrary to common misconception, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to just how far we can stretch the tires we mount to our ATVs’ rims. […] More »

Lots of brands about to merge. Our ATVs are about to come with a few less names stamped on individual components thanks to a move by Honda. The Japanese juggernaut recently purchased up remaining stock of Keihin (carburetors), Nissin (brakes) and Showa (suspension). The new single entity will be known only as Hitachi Automotive Systems. […] More »

Carb clarification cometh. Dear ATVC: Hello- I have a 2008 Arctic Cat Prowler 650 H1. I was wondering if someone could please tell me what the stock main jet and pilot jet are in these machines. Thanks in advance. Sure can – the stock configuration was 40 on the pilot and 132 on the main […] More »

And then there was one. Did you know that a little over a decade ago you had 9 choices if you’d decided you wanted to pick up a brand new 450cc manual clutch performance ATV. The mid 2000s was a stock racing ATV renaissance; the second coming after the factories were on board in the […] More »