tech tips

What to know before your next tire purchase By Lane Lindstrom When you are on the trail, slogging through mud, flying across sand or bouncing through the desert, you naturally run across other off-roaders. Even if you aren’t looking,…
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Make your trips more enjoyable By Lane Lindstrom Photos courtesy of SuperATV and Lane Lindstrom Aftermarket accessories are big business in the powersports industry. Industry figures show that side-by-side/UTV owners spend up to…
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Don’t lose your cool By Lane Lindstrom Even if your side-by-side has never overheated, you most likely know someone whose UTV has. It’s not fun, especially when you’re far away from your truck and trailer. While an overheated…
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Find your mojo again By the staff of Dirt Wheels There was a time when it was fairly rare to replace the CVT drive belt on a 4x4 quad, but now some of these models are very powerful and come with large and aggressive tires. What we need…
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You are riding your ATV and you heard a sudden “pop”; you get worried. Well, there is nothing to worry about. It’s just that your ATV is backfiring. ATV backfires when your engine runs excessively rich or excessively lean. In simpler…
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What parts are worth what power By the staff of Dirt Wheels TECH: HONDA TRX450 A few years ago Dirt Wheels did a story on an owner-built Honda TRX450 owned by a life-long quad fan named Daniel Gonzalez. Gonzalez was so pleased…
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By the staff of Dirt Wheels FOUR-STROKES FOR DUMMIES. Power is something humankind craves, but off-road riders lust for it entirely. We want engines that push more ponies and rocket our wheeled steeds onward with an epic forcefulness…
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By Cameron Dickie CVT CLUTCH SYSTEMS CVT clutching may seem like magic: they work, but not many people understand how. They do not operate on spells and wizardry but on simple ratios. This is an article on learning the basics of how…
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