There is certainly no shortage of disadvantages to life during Western NY winter. However one of few benefits are nearly unlimited opportunities to test various products’ cold weather performance. Wonder about a given engine’s durability in subzero conditions? Need the scoop on the best brand of thermal underwear? We’ve got the conditions to accommodate! That […] More »

  Generally considered good news by the industry as a whole (great news would be the CPSC coming to their senses completely), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced its decision to hold off on requiring third party testing and certification of kid-sized all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for lead content until Nov. 27, 2011, the […] More »

 by: Jason Giacchino   Leave it to those masters of dirt, Glen Helen Raceway to create an event like no other for a nation that can use a little economic kick-in-the-pants. Glen Helen has announced the upcoming Dirt Fest 2011 for March 26-27; an event that combines all of the best elements of off-road racing […] More »

by Jason Giacchino Yamaha Updates Boy never let it be said Yamaha’s been sitting idle. At roughly the halfway point of 2011, they’re in full swing announcing 2012 models and even pushing the boundaries of the definition of a stock ATV by offering customizable graphics packages. Based on its successful 2011 graphics promotion with One […] More »

  The ATV Safety Institute (ASI) has announced news that it will begin delivering a new version of its internationally recognized ATV RiderCourse in select states a little later this year. Leveraging ASI’s award-winning ATV e-Course online education program, the new ATV RiderCourse will reach more riders because students will have the flexibility of taking […] More »

Science Fiction Tech Well now that it’s 2011, it’s only fitting that the benefits of nanotechnology (that is structures on an atomic scale) come in daily applications. Science fiction novels have been promising us nano machines for some time now and ideas like paint that could change the color of your walls with the press […] More »

  Riders the country-over breathed a collective sigh of relief upon news that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has dropped his effort to pass a massive omnibus public lands bill that would have restricted responsible off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to thousands of acres of public land, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. Reid […] More »