Quad FMX on Oprah?
Not exactly, BUT I recently was given and incredible opportunity to sit down as a guest on a local cable TV show called Localite back home in Oregon. [Read more] Read More →
Take control, adjust your controls that is
Want to make your ATV experience more enjoyable? Want to increase your ability to go those long rides with less fatigue in your arms? Want to do all this for free? Of course you do! Adjust your controls my friend. It seems so elementary but many people fail to do this after buying their machine. ... [Read more]
Product spotlight, Tie Down Strap Sack
The strap sack installs in minutes and keeps the "tails" of the straps from blowing in the wind. Once in a while a product comes along that is so simple yet so practical, it makes you wonder why it took so long for someone to develop it and bring it to market. The product I am am talking about... [Read more]
Ride with the Junkman, Webster Pass
Webster Pass offers some challenge without being too tough for beginning intermediate riders. The trail can be run in either direction (south to north or north to south). The trail takes you up and over the pass to essentially make highway 285 and highway 6 connect. Webster Pass trail also connects... [Read more]
DIRT BLOG: ATV Magazine Editor Admits He’s Biased!
As a magazine editor, sometimes it’s easy to get thin skinned about other people supposedly being thin skinned. I mean, when we conduct a comparison test and brand X falls in sixth place, we hear all the backtalk. “Those guys are biased.” “They don’t test them right.” “My machine never... [Read more]
Ride with TheJunkMan, Slaughter House Gulch
If your looking for an easy trail to get your feet wet into Rocky Mountain trail riding you may want to check out Slaughter House Gulch. Located just southwest of the Denver Metro area, the trail is a out and back looping 11.5 mile 4×4 trail with varied mountain terrain. Depending on the season... [Read more]
DIRT BLOG: Lessons Learned During ATV Return
Among other things, today was bomb-around-the-Twin-Cities day for yours truly, as I visited our shop and then a couple of powersports dealerships to return some of our demo ATVs. I was sad to say goodbye to camo Grizzly 550 with EPS – it has been a great model that we’ve done many thing... [Read more]
Finally, Can-Am’s Commander UTV Drops
Waiting for something good is difficult. Think of the kid impatiently waiting for a friend to come over, two days before Christmas or on the eve of his or her birthday – pacing, biting nails, looking out the window with a sad face, etc… This has been the delicate emotional state of many enthusiasts... [Read more]
Bobcat UTV Testing
This week I’ll be coming to you from somewhere in Georgia. I’m attending a Bobcat press event to showcase some of its product offerings, including its updated line of utility vehicles. That’s right, this week I’m wearing my utility cap. The eve before the big testing day says... [Read more]
350cc Race Quad, Will It Happen? Should It Happen?
After Mike Alessi’s exciting holeshots and moto win on KTM’s new 350SXF motocross bike, in my mind it begs the question. Should the quad world 350cc production race machines? Before you answer consider this. I have always wondered for years now if there should be 250cc production race machines.... [Read more]
