You can get a lot of this info by gleaning little hits from all those sources. I think Dirt Wheels used to do some test track/lap time comparisons a while back. The problem is it is an off road environment that constantly changes. Testing like some of the auto rags do stays more consistent over the years and that would never happen with off road machines. That and most people run their cars and trucks stock or close to stock. That is rare in the ATV world. HP and torque numbers are meaningless without the dyno maps. No manufacturer puts that out consistently but the aftermarket shops will. Of course you need to take some of that with a grain of salt as they are trying to sell you something. Also dyno results vary a lot on off road stuff just due to tires used. Slicks will register better results than knobbies for instance. The best way is to go nuts researching and hopefully at the end of the day you can ride some in a meaningful way too.

 

Doug and Specta still do a lot of riding together. Doug calls him Kenny, his real name. I've seen several riding videos they have done together.

 

Yep. They still ride together quite often. Got to meet Doug last fall. Buddy of mine that was their asked Kenny if he could meet Doug. Kenny said Doug is not really into the celebrity/fan thing. Buddy told Kenny that he still had many of Doug's shows from the Outdoor Channel on VHS. When Doug heard this he had to meet us. Didn't get to ride with him as he had things to do but it was nice meeting him.