2005 Suzuki Eiger 2×4 Automatic   All Eiger models feature a dependable 376cc single cylinder, four-stroke, air/oil cooled SOHC 4-valve engine, with 9:0:1 compression ratio, a single 32mm Keihin carburetor, a gear-driven balancer to reduce vibration, and a wet sump lubrication system. Power is transmitted through your choice of an aotumatic transmission featuring a fully automatic […] More »

2005 Eiger 4×4 manual Transmission   All Eiger models feature a dependable 376cc single cylinder, four-stroke, air/oil cooled SOHC 4-valve engine, with 9:0:1 compression ratio, a single 32mm Keihin carburetor, a gear-driven balancer to reduce vibration, and a wet sump lubrication system. Power is transmitted through your choice of an aotumatic transmission featuring a fully automatic […] More »

  by Jason Giacchino  2012 YFZ450 Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. is introducing a new YFZ450 with increased power and performance. The 2012 YFZ450 is priced at ,799 – approximately 0 less than the original YFZ in 2004 and more than ,200 less than the closest competing 450cc model – making it the most affordable high-performance […] More »

  by Jason Giacchino Nothing Extinct About This Bird of Prey It’s no exaggeration to say that Yamaha’s flagship Raptor has been there since the beginning… in fact a very reasonable argument could be made that the burliest of the Raptor fleet played a critical role in rejuvenating the collective OEM return to performance oriented […] More »

  High Performance Hardware on a Shoestring Budget by Jason Giacchino It’s hard to believe how fast time flies—case in point, the Yamaha YFZ450. Considered by many to be the very ATV that inspired the modern 450cc racing class, Yamaha’s venerable YFZ is nearly ten years old already. Where has the time gone? In the […] More »

  Old School in the Best Sense of the Term by Jason Giacchino Highs Dependable Versatile Transmission Independent Suspension Lows Vibration Engine Heat Antiquated Chassis Fact: Back in the day, when utility ATVs were the hot new thing and if you wanted a side x side experience you bought a golf cart, Yamaha’s flagship 4×4 […] More »

2009 Yamaha YZF450R   Yamaha, in effort to keep the cutting edge in the competitive 450cc class, decided that rather than simply tweak its championship winning YFZ450; it would simply start with a clean slate. Enter the 2009 YFZ450R, a motocross inspired ATV that features everything from a hard-hitting all-new engine to true long-travel, racer-inspired […] More »