Tag: Technology

Spidery quad. Typically we approach off-road suspension with the concept of a vertically swinging link or arm fastened to a shock absorber to control the speed of the motion. Swincar has a different approach to all of this – theirs is the idea of independent multi-swing links not only eliminating the need for shocks, but […] More »

Manufacturer Ferox (not to be confused with Xerox) says its creation uses a drive-train unlike any seen before

Limited-slip in all of its many labels. Dear ATVC: Help settle a bet for me. Do modern ATVs have Posi-Traction like cars? Thanks. Well “Posi-Traction” is actually a trademark phrase of GM’s that was applied specifically to the Chevrolet line describing vehicles equipped with a limited slip differential. In a normal rear-drive scenario, power is […] More »

Remember the end of the movie ALIENS? It seems like something straight out of science fiction, or out of a superhero movie at the very least, but humans being assisted by robotic suits is sweeping the manufacturing industry. While assembly lines and robotics have revolutionized the way equipment like our automobiles and ATVs are manufactured, […] More »

Warn’s newest winch hopes to be a game-changer. Warn Industries, no stranger to powersports winches, is about to release a new series of winch that hopes to revolutionize what we think possible. Calling it the AXON, this new system will make use of what they call the Motactor — a combination of a powerful motor […] More »

Water where water should not be. Dear ATVC: I have a 2002 Honda that ran fine in the fall when I parked it. I charged the battery and took it out for an early spring ride and it’s sputtering. Any suggestions? The most likely culprit is accumulation of water in your gasoline. You didn’t specify […] More »

Wearing the future on your head. Long dead are the days of helmets being constructed of a a slab of curved fiberglass with a layer of foam for impact absorption. Take LS2’s MX470 Subverter helmet for example; it uses a shell of Kinetic Polymer Alloy (KPA) which consists of synthetic fibers manipulated on a nano […] More »