ATV Industry Facts: Did You Know?

Manufacturer Ferox (not to be confused with Xerox) says its creation uses a drive-train unlike any seen before
By: Jason Giacchino | December 14, 2018

Manufacturer Ferox (not to be confused with Xerox) says its creation uses a drive-train unlike any seen before
By: Jason Giacchino | December 14, 2018

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 »
By: Jason Giacchino | July 23, 2018

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 »
By: Jason Giacchino | July 20, 2018

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 »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 29, 2018

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 »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 2, 2018

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 »
By: Jason Giacchino | March 23, 2018

CVT. It’s easy as 1-2-3. When it comes to ATV transmissions, the CVT reigns supreme. The Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) was known primarily for snowmobiling prior to making its way to the ATV scene. It’s an automatic system that uses two cone-shaped pulleys connected by a V-shaped belt. The taper of the pulleys can be […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | January 5, 2018
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