Shootout

Who remembers the June 1985 issue of Dirt Wheels, which included the most anticipated  2-stroke shootout of that year.
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We pray, in short time, Honda will restart the 450R or 250R assembly lines. But what rolls off that line may be radically different and much more technologically advanced than the 450R or 250R. In 2009, we decided to put the 1989 TRX250R…
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As we spent more time with, and fielded questions about, the 2022 Polaris RZR Pro XP 4 Ultimate and the 2022 Polaris RZR Turbo R 4 Ultimate, we saw the need for a direct RZR Turbo R Vs RZR Pro XP comparison. They both share much in common…
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-- Horsepower kings go head to head -- In the production UTV world of colossal horsepower and monstrous torque, there are two brands that stand in a power struggle atop the sport UTV world. The two companies that offer these titans…
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By the staff of Dirt Wheels SUZ KINGQUAD VS KAW BRUTE FORCE  750 4X4.   Suzuki has had great success with their hefty Brute Force 750 4x4i powerhouse. It hasn’t been upgraded in quite a while, but Suzuki performed a full…
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Take a look at the facts between two electronically controlled suspension 4 seat sport UTVs.
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The Dirt Wheels crew will ride a box-stock quad for awhile, but then we start thinking about ways to improve its performance. Building project quads is a way of life for us. Here is a list of some that made it into the Dirt Wheels Project…
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What happens when you take a modern race chassis and stuff the most powerful ATV engine ever produced inside? A Suzuki dream machine is born. You see, the chassis kits Walsh Race Craft build are based on the legendary Suzuki LT-R450…
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The mid-sized performance UTV category is growing. In the last year, both Yamaha and Arctic Cat developed machines to go against the Polaris RZR S. Unfortunately for them, Polaris upped the cc on the RZR S to 875cc, making it even faster.…
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If you go to an ATV dealership or even check out the manufacturers’ websites these days, it looks like high-performance sport quads are sort of fading away. While sales of brand-new quads may be rebounding at only half the speed of the…
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We pitted the $6499 Suzuki KingQuad 400ASi against the $6999 Can-Am Outlander 500L to see if an older straight-axle machine can still hang with a modern-day ATV with independent rear suspension. The two contestants are a lot closer in price…
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