Design in the ATV industry is a lot slower to evolve than that of our automotive cousins. Aside from subtle changes in headlight shape and fender decals, it’s pretty tough to correlate an ATV’s appearance with a period time. Alexei Mikhailov aims to change that with his newest concept. He calls it the TrakRok. This […] More »

We here at ATV Connection realize that when it comes to ATV riding, oftentimes it’s more about the journey than the destination.  A lot of the appeal of those late winter/ early spring expeditions is the adventure factor itself.  That said, and given the reality that ATV riders typically have limited personal storage capacity, we’ve […] More »

It’s easy to get excited about the latest 1000cc all-wheel-drive mud master or featherweight 450cc race ATV. What’s interesting is that year after year it isn’t the big monster 4x4s or the high-tech race units that make up the bulk of annual sales. Instead it’s the non-flashy middleweight contenders; the affordable automatic transmission-equipped trail quads […] More »

We here at ATV Connection often find ourselves testing out a wide variety of products pertaining to the sport of ATVing but were still quite intrigued with the following product the moment we took it out of the box.  Despite its name, the RS Taichi Boa is not a snake trained in Chinese martial arts.  […] More »

The rough and tumble world of off-roading is particularly hard on tires and rims. Pinch flats, torn carcasses and dented rims are all commonplace.  Michelin hopes to change all of that. Enter the “tweel” ; a system of spoked polyurethane and rubber that intends to send both the wheel and tire to the old technology […] More »

Off-roading and video games have gone hand-in-hand since Excite Bike on the NES. In recent years however, the genre has been pegged as dying breed since publishing juggernaut THQ announced they were killing the MX vs ATV franchise. Luckily, the genre hasn’t died completely. With the success of tablets and smartphones, software developers like 2XL are […] More »

We are living in the golden age of ATV-bliss. Modern ATV’s are the pinnacle of off road quads with a long history of technological innovation. In reality, modern riders are pretty spoiled.  In the old days, ATV’s were little more than dirt bikes with a rear axle. Over time, the technological advances from the car […] More »