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Trail Tested - The X-treme Gate

We’re always looking for a way to get more out of every vehicle whether it’s an ATV or Side x Side or our truck.

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Rock Star - 2014 Kawasaki Terxy4 800

Less than two years after the introduction of their trail loving Ter

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Factory Tour- Haley on Hand

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is about as far from the image of a stereotypical, stod

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Game Time - The Polaris 2014 Team

In many ways Polaris reminds us of an elite level, professional sports team.

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Award Winners - Best in Class

Each year we put in thousands of miles and countless hours riding, wrenching on, and basically living with new ATVs and Side x Sides.

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First Ride - Viking Country

The Play by Play on Yamaha's New Side-x-Side
Written By: 
John Arens
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Good news about Vikings has been hard to find lately, especially for fans of the fumbling, cellar dwellers from the NFC North. While the Minnesota Vikings continue their march to mediocrity, Yamaha has done its part to restore the name of the brave explorers of old, and they’ve released an all-new explorer of their own under the Viking name.

Ride Tested - The Time Machine

A Ride of the 2014 Yamaha YFZ 450R
Written By: 
John Arens
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As much as we like climbing over obstacles, exploring trails, and swimming through mud on a utility ATV, nothing gets us back to the roots of why we began riding in the first place like spending time on a great sport ATV.  It’s riding just for the sport of it.  There is no hitch for hauling around work or racks for toting hunting gear, but it is riding for no other purpose than to enjoy the moment.  No company understands that better than Yamaha. 

Tie-Down Test - Mac's Security

Tips for Safe Hauling
Written By: 
Staff
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Until you can open the shed door and ride right to the trails, your deer blind, or the work site, you’ll need to haul your ATV or Side x Side sometimes.  That puts you squarely in the same boat as almost every other rider, and nothing would end your next adventure quicker than having your machine unload itself onto the road.  Whether you ride a Polaris, Yamaha, Can-Am or Arctic Cat, the one thing you must do is fasten it down securely.

Ride Tested - Easy Rider

Can-Am's Dream Machine - The Outlander Max 650
Written By: 
John Arens
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Can-Am’s Outlander Max 650 so impressed us during our first test rides, we named it ATV of the YEAR last season. There isn’t a single feature that puts it over the top, but as a package, it works extremely well and on the trail it feels as if you’re born to be behind its handlebars. While there have been Outlander Max models for many years, some even so well equipped we call them “trail luxury” ATVs that can be considered the trial Cadillac CTS of the trails, the Outlander Max 650 is something special.

Ride Test - Deja Blue

Riding the Polaris RZR XP 1000 EPS
Written By: 
Staff
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“They’re shooting behind the duck.”  That was a quote heard at our first ride on the Polaris RZR XP 1000 EPS about how other OEMS often find themselves trying to catch up to the relentless, breakneck pace Polaris has set with new model development.  Sometimes there are just too many ducks to follow.

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