November 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If you have been following this series you know that the ultimate goal is to shave weight to increase the machines performance whether it be on the track or the trail. The next area of study will be with rotational weight. Some of these tips and tricks will require some internal engine work and may not be practical for the average rider but I will touch on some of the basics. Any item that rotates on an axis has rotational weight. Adding... [Read the full story]
November 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Results from last weekends Fall Classic ATV event at Old Bridge Township’s Raceway Park in Old Bridge NJ Photos from the events can be seen HERE [Read the full story] addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atvmagblog.com%2F2008%2F11%2F13%2F5th-annual-atv-fall-classic-results%2F'; addthis_title = '5th+Annual+ATV+Fall+Classic+Results'; addthis_pub = ''; Read More →
November 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
If you ride a Yamaha with blue plastic or a Honda with red, you know that your machine can start looking old before its time. Crashes, tree limbs, and just normal wear and tear can cause that plastic. All colors of plastics are susceptible to damage and those white spots from flexing, for some reason Yamaha’s blue plastic is the worst when it comes to this. No matter what brand and color you ride, read on for a quick and easy tip to restore your plastic to near new appearance. I actually picked this tip up from... [Read the full story]
November 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
If you ride a Yamaha with blue plastic or a Honda with red, you know that your machine can start looking old before its time. Crashes, tree limbs, and just normal wear and tear can cause that plastic. All colors of plastics are susceptible to damage and those white spots from flexing, for some reason Yamaha’s blue plastic is the worst when it comes to this. No matter what brand and color you ride, read on for a quick and easy tip to restore your plastic to near new appearance. I actually picked this tip up from... [Read the full story]
October 25, 2008 · 1 Comment
Justin Homan Throwing the Nac-Flip Two wheels or four, the world of freestyle motocross has come a long way from the days of Jeremy McGrath and the nac nac. I realize this is an ATVBlog, but then again my area of expertise as they call it is “lifestyle” so I figure that encompasses all aspects of the motorsport world. This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit the home of Justin Homan a freestyle MX rider from central Oregon. Depending on which day of the week you catch him, you’d probably never place this guy... [Read the full story]
November 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
If you ride a Yamaha with blue plastic or a Honda with red, you know that your machine can start looking old before its time. Crashes, tree limbs, and just normal wear and tear can cause that plastic. All colors of plastics are susceptible to damage and those white spots from flexing, for some reason Yamaha’s blue plastic is the worst when it comes to this. No matter what brand and color you ride, read on for a quick and easy tip to restore your plastic to near new appearance. I actually picked this tip up from... [Read the full story]
October 25, 2008 · 1 Comment
Justin Homan Throwing the Nac-Flip Two wheels or four, the world of freestyle motocross has come a long way from the days of Jeremy McGrath and the nac nac. I realize this is an ATVBlog, but then again my area of expertise as they call it is “lifestyle” so I figure that encompasses all aspects of the motorsport world. This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit the home of Justin Homan a freestyle MX rider from central Oregon. Depending on which day of the week you catch him, you’d probably never place this guy... [Read the full story]
Two wheels or four, the world of freestyle motocross has come a long way from the days of Jeremy McGrath and the nac nac. I realize this is an ATVBlog, but then again my area of expertise as they call it is “lifestyle” so I figure that encompasses all aspects of the motorsport world. This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit the home of Justin Homan a freestyle MX rider from central Oregon. Depending on which day of the week you catch him, you’d probably never place this guy as one of the founding fathers of freestyle motocross. Read the rest of Flipping Amazing!!! »
As promised, I have completed the second of the so called highlight reels from this years Oregon Dune Fest. Sadly, inclement weather made for a whole lost day of shooting so most of this action was from Saturday’s events. Please don’t hesitate to leave feedback on the videos and also check out other related videos on my website at www.LocalHeroesNW.com Enjoy!!! Read the rest of 2008 Oregon Dune Fest Part 2 »
Its something that almost every ATV or motorcycle enthusiast will encounter at some point in their lives with any particular machine, overheating. Its a condition that can be intermittent or constant depending on the conditions. Manufactures go to great lengths to design a system around the constraints of packaging, manufacturing, reliability and performance and any change in the parameters that the system was designed to run in will most likely cause problems or put strain on the system. I took this from a question I was asked in the ATV forum and expanded on it.
Basically there are three types of cooling systems air, air & oil and liquid, both with distinct differences and advantages. I will break each down explaining the disadvantages and advantages of each system.
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Common foam type airfilter
Every type of engine, either combustion or otherwise, requires filtered air to maximize its longevity and performance. In this article I will go through some air filter basics and recommended practices that will in turn give your ATV a long and relatively trouble free life.
As far as ATV air filters go each filter is unique to each machine but the function is exactly the same unfortunately because of engineering constraints some are easier to service than others, but that should never be an excuse to be lax on air filter maintenance.
Air filters can be made of different materials but three are most common, paper, cotton gauze, and foam all are suitable for the job but each has certain advantages and disadvantages which are as follows. Note: this analysis is my opinion based on personal experience and fact.