For optimum engine performance and longevity, it’s imperative that you maintain the health of your dirt bike’s cooling system. Mostly, that means maintaining your radiator and constantly checking your fluid levels. Build in the time it takes to do proper maintenance checks before you go riding. Check the Exterior Radiators on a dirt bike are
Shopping for a winch? Good news! There is a winch for every budget, powersports vehicle, and application. So, let’s buy one! Important note for the inexperienced winch buyer: If you’re buying a winch, you will almost certainly have to buy a winch-mounting kit specially made to fit your particular make and model ATV or side
Do your dirt bike and yourself a favor: Keep your bike tuned. It’s going to save you gobs of cash in the long run as you extend engine life, and make riding infinitely more fun as you squeeze extra power and performance out of your machine. In a perfect world, you should read your owner’s
Let’s establish a few important things. Some of the most expensive stuff you can break on your quad is located in the undercarriage. If you’re not running hard enough or in terrain where you need to be worried about protecting those components, then you’re probably doing it wrong. Protecting those parts is simple. Not cheap,
Few things can make a kid go from happy to sad more quickly than these three words: “batteries not included.” After all, the latest electronic toy or gadget is useless without fresh batteries—and that’s why you’d never give an electronic gift without a good set of batteries, right? Right? The same principle applies to your
It’s an unfortunate irony, but a true one—your dirt bike doesn’t like dirt. More specifically, your bike’s engine doesn’t like dirt. Too much of it will inevitably clog your air filter, restricting airflow, robbing you of horsepower, reducing your gas mileage, and making the overall riding experience infinitely less pleasant. Of all the chores related
So you’ve decided to add a winch to your powersports machine. Welcome to Awesomeville. If you are a long-time winch user, you might know everything we’re about to share with you. But if you’re just beginning the process of choosing the right winch for your ATV or side by side, here are the things you
The mission was pretty straightforward: Take a brand-new quad and make it better. So, the gang at PowerSports Place identified the upgrades they wanted to make to their 2012 Suzuki KingQuad 750 AXi and assembled the parts. They were kind enough to let us tag along for the build. To do the job, the first
Our friends at Klotz Synthetic Lubricants used a joking tone, but what they said was true nonetheless: In the United States, you have many freedoms. And one of them is that you get to choose which motor oil to use. That applies to any vehicle, whether it’s a daily driver, race car, or our focus today—your
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That’s a time-tested piece of fire fighting advice that also applies to things like our health, security, and yes—even your dirt bike! Routine dirt bike maintenance can prevent catastrophic mechanical failure, accidents and injuries, and costly repairs. In our case, an ounce of prevention consists
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