Horace!! In 1983 the concept of the ATV was still very fresh! Honda, in effort to educate the masses in the type of excitement and adventure could be had in getting off-road, came up with some great commercials that were as funny as they were inspiring.

The 12th season is here. Destination Polaris, the number one off-road and only OEM television show in North America, is raising the bar for off-road, outdoor adventure with its 12th season, debuted April 4 on The Bally Sports Network. From thrill-seeking to exploring, hunting to racing, the 2021 season is your ultimate destination for all-terrain […] More »

Why the wide range in pricing? Dear ATVC: I just bought my first ATV. I want to pick up an extra 50′ of synthetic rope but see there is a wide range of prices. Do you have to spend big bucks to get a good rope? The short answer is no. Most synthetic rope designed […] More »

Lauren! We typically think of mudding and doing tricks as two very separate disciplines, but sometimes with the right amount of speed and inexperience, they can be combined wonderfully.

Yamawires. Dear ATVC: Picked up a 2002 Yamaha Kodiak today (haven’t found the VIN to verify that yet). It supposedly had no spark. A prior owner tried to troubleshoot this thing and pulled off all the harness covering exposing all wiring! We removed the plastics and this thing is a total mess. Upon inspection, before […] More »

Relic from the past? Dear ATVC: What ever happened to compression release levers on ATVs? I remember in the 90s, all my machines had them (even my electric start Suzuki 4×4) and now they are all but non-existent. Have ATVs been designed to run less cylinder pressure in recent years? You are indeed correct that […] More »

What goes up… Real hillclimbs are generally regulated events with safety staff on hand as well as hill-side volunteers stationed at various intervals along the way to keep machines from tumbling back down in the event of a mistake. This is not that type of event.