When semi-autos ruled the world. Dear ATVC: I have a Suzuki Eiger with a manual transmission. I hadn’t driven it in about a year but took it out yesterday for a short spin and it ran well. I took it out again and hour later, and had difficulty getting it into neutral, went for a […] More »

SxSs get the focus. Tucker has released Volume 003 (Summer 2019) of its Tucker Transmission Magazine, with content that consists of product information from Tucker brands that will help enthusiasts get out and enjoy the great outdoors this summer. They’ve also included a few ATV/UTV editorial features and field events, including a QuadBoss Brand Spotlight […] More »

Time to do some investigating. Dear ATVC: My grandson drove our ATV with no gear oil, it locked up. I filled it up, it unlocked, rolled fine. The gears changes slightly hard at times, but now I’ve got a leak on the bottom left side of the crankcase cover. What is the problem and is […] More »

What oil goes where? Dear ATVC: I accidentally put oil in the side plug by the pull start of my 1986 Polaris Trail Boss 250. Is this bad? Can I drain it or should I drain? What kind of oil do I need? 143 Whether or not it is damaging and should be drained depends […] More »

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 »

Tranny troubles. Dear ATVC: My 2002-2004 Kawasaki prairie 650 makes a horrible ratcheting noise the second I hit the throttle in low gear. Also in high gear sometimes when I’m going down hills or just letting of the gas, the machine will make another ratcheting noise and pop the gear shifter into neutral. Anyone know […] More »

Putting the power to the ground. Nearly all of the ATVs sold on the market today come equipped with fully automatic transmissions (except for a small percentage of the market consisting of sport and race models that use a manual clutch transmission) but this wasn’t always the case. Throughout most of the 80s and on […] More »