Yamaha Wants To School You

Yamaha Wants To School You

In the event that you’ve never happened upon our “Ask The Editors” feature here at ATVC, we fancy ourselves professors in the topic of ATVs/UTVs and all that is off-road. But even we recognize that there’s always more to learn! To that end, Yamaha Racing is putting on the 2012 GNCC University at the Snowshoe […] More »

By: | June 19, 2012


Ask the Editors: Gear Ratios for All Conditions?

Ask the Editors: Gear Ratios for All Conditions?

Dear ATVC:

I have a Honda 400EX that serves as my single all-conditions quad. Trouble is I often find myself alternating between technical trails and wide-open dune riding within a matter of days. Is there some magic gearing combination that offers the best of all worlds?

By: | June 18, 2012


Friday Funny: Classical Crash-ical

Friday Funny: Classical Crash-ical

Your ATV Connection editors are a surprisingly classy bunch. Need proof? Take a look at this week’s Youtube find where we watch a hapless rider get in over his head on the very ATV we tested recently (KTM 525XC). Nothing strange about that, right? Make sure your speakers are on and notice how Romance For […] More »

By: | June 15, 2012



ATV Tech: The Mysterious Reed Valve

ATV Tech: The Mysterious Reed Valve

In this day of four-stroke domination, many riders will never have had the experience of wringing out a high-revving two-stroke quad. This is a shame because two-strokes created a type of power delivery that even the peppiest four has difficulty reproducing. Best of all it managed to do it by weighing less, containing far fewer […] More »

By: | June 14, 2012


More Made-In-The-USA Models Coming from Yamaha for 2013

More Made-In-The-USA Models Coming from Yamaha for 2013

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is producing new Tactical Black Grizzly 700 4×4 and Rhino 700 4×4 Special Edition (SE) models at its U.S. manufacturing facility, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. of America (YMMC), in Newnan, Georgia. Yamaha’s new SE Grizzly 700 4×4 ATV with Electric Power Steering (EPS) (MSRP $10,999) and Rhino 700 4×4 Side-by-Side vehicle […] More »

By: | June 12, 2012


Ask The Editors: Fuel Injection Introspection

Ask The Editors: Fuel Injection Introspection

There are certainly some advantages in the real world- namely saving you from having to make carburetor adjustments to compensate for things like elevation, temperature, humidity and modest modifications. Additionally throttle response across the entire RPM range is typically improved and fuel injectors are less susceptible to fuel varnishing that takes place during long periods of inactivity/ storage.

By: | June 11, 2012



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