These guys just keep doing good for our industry. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, through its Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI), has announced the successful completion of employee volunteer workdays at key OHV recreation sites in California and Georgia in celebration of National Public Lands Day. The volunteer efforts brought together more than 60 Yamaha employees […] More »

The smallest Brute is still a brute. These days it’s easy to get into the line of thinking that 500s are middleweights and anything less is a play thing but a few short years ago 3 and 400cc machines were the biggest, most powerful quads on the line. Kawasaki has been slowly upgrading the Brute […] More »

The big DS got several changes throughout its life. The frame wasn’t one of them. Dear ATVC: Would it be possible to put my 05 DS650 motor into a 2000 frame? The Bombardier (Can-Am) DS650 was produced from 2000 -2007 and in that time received a whole plethora of improvements and trim packages along the […] More »

“Who you calling pea-head?” It’s easy to take for granted the subtle interplay between man and machine – the relationship between rider size and ATV size that keeps everything in perspective. There are places in Europe where this balance has gone right out the window! Case in point, today’s video. The machine looks fairly normal […] More »

The same but different. Dear ATVC: I have the chance to pick up a very well maintained custom built 250R race quad. I’ve never ridden a 2-stroke but am thinking about using it for what it was built to do – race some local enduro. Coming from much bigger bore 4-strokes, how steep will the […] More »

$8-mill strong and still accepting applications. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA has announced the latest recipients of its Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) grants for the second quarter of 2025. With this round of funding, the program has now invested more than $8 million across over 550 projects since 2008, reinforcing Yamaha’s leadership in protecting and […] More »

These guys want to make it a 7-time affair. As the AMA U.S. ATV Motocross Team arrives in the Netherlands this week, the trio of Ford Brothers Racing/FXR/SSi Decals/CST’s Bryce Ford, Phoenix Racing Yamaha’s Joel Hetrick and Wienen Motorsports/Maxxis/SSi Decals/Fly Racing/Yamaha’s Chad Wienen look forward to achieving the team’s seventh title at the Federation Internationale […] More »