Snowflakes aren’t the only thing falling. Winter means our 4×4 quads get called into special duty but sometimes icy roads still prevail.

Is there power to be gained here? Yes. Dear ATVC: I heard that an aftermarket air filter can result in a gain of 2 horsepower. Is this true or just marketing hyperbole? It seems too good to be true. Believe it or not, it’s true. That’s probably the upper echelon of the type of horsepower […] More »

Next week he’ll integrate the tire and extension cord. We get it, times are tough. An aspiring endurocross racer has to be resourceful sometimes. Take this guy for example; grandma’s front porch looks as good a place as any to practice literal stair-climbs. Let’s just hope she looks both ways before stepping out to get […] More »

Drifting away. Who among us isn’t tempted to pin it and fall into a nice drift on a snowy morning when the fellow riding buddies are all gathered? Sadly for this guy, road salt means traction patches.

It has been and is being done. Dear ATVC: If development of 2-stroke race quads didn’t end years ago, would have we gotten fuel injected models? Is it possible to fuel inject a reed valve engine? The answer is a resounding yes to both questions. How can we be so sure? Many industries never stopped […] More »

Who needs a 4×4? Sometimes you can train your ATV to do its best work outside of its given environment. Take this guy – his Raptor 700R has become a genuine swamp buggy. Of course the downside is sometimes doing that makes your ATV forget how to do what it was designed for it seems.

Entry level reliability. Dear ATVC: My 13 year old son is more of a dirt bike rider but we want to get him an ATV to ride some of the nearby trails with us. Someone near us is selling a 2000 Yamaha Breeze 125 for $1400. Is the Breeze a decent quad for a young […] More »