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by Stephen Lunn on January 18, 2010
Jeremy Clarkson is already looking like a belligerent old man in the corner, doing his best to loudly stand in the way of progress. The aging, blinkered, fool makes a point of every day getting a jibe...
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by Stephen Lunn on November 18, 2009
News that Brawn were not able to fund a new wage deal for champion Jenson button and keep him in the team has received mixed reactions from racing fans, not least British ones. It has been said that ...
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by Matt on April 28, 2008
With gas looming at $4.00 a gallon, well over that for diesel, it's getting harder and harder to plan trips to the desert to go off roading and ride the ATVs. It's affecting everything aroun...
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by Matt on March 27, 2008
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Restricting this 4 year old from riding is not fair, he's been riding for 2 years
So yesterday I went off the deep end about the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee lying about ...
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by Matt on March 25, 2008
Yamaha Recalls 2008 rhino 450 and 700 due to possible brake failure.
About 7,800 units affected. The brake caliper on the left front wheel could have been made incorrectly, resulting in brake flui...
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by Matt on March 25, 2008
Several Environmental Extremist Groups have been using emotion to get OHV areas shut down despite scientific data that clearly points to the opposite conclusion. The Center for Biological Diversity (...
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by Matt on March 14, 2008
Local ATV enthusiasts are trying to get "their kind" invited to ride in Clearview Township.
The Central Ontario ATV Club is trying to get "their kind" invited to ride in Clearvi...
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by Matt on March 13, 2008
Millbrook New York's 4-H ATV club is putting on some safety training for riding in New York. Not a lot of places there to ride, but at least they're trying to do the right thing. Take your kid...
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by Matt on March 11, 2008
Last weekend Brayton Hiland, 13, of lebanon, Indiana, was killed when the ATV he was driving flipped over on him in the snow as he was riding by himself in a ditch next to the road near his house. Bra...
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by Matt on March 6, 2008
I've been going on a lot lately about Barefoot Motors and their electrically powered ATV. Something I don't go on about much is the utility side of ATVs. Especially for hunters.
The Model ...
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by Matt on March 5, 2008
I reported last month about the voluntary recall by Polaris on their Sportsman series for the faulty ECM unit.
Now about 11,000 "Outlaw IRS" ATVs, Model Year 2006-2008, are being volunta...
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by Matt on March 4, 2008
Despite the very liberally biased view that the LA Times is trying to trick you in to believing, the vast majority of dune users don't think closing the dunes is the way to fight illegal border cr...
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by Matt on February 22, 2008
We don't always expect complete honesty from lawyers.
2 days ago I told you about an article that flat out lied about ATV death statistics. Here's another that's ignoring the fact that d...
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by Matt on February 15, 2008
Polaris Industries Expands Recall of ATVs Due to Fire Hazard
Name of Product: Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
Units: About 95,000 (45,000 units recalled in June 2005)
Manufacturer: Polaris Indu...
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by Matt on February 15, 2008
Barefoot Motors is taking the the Utility Quad to a new level
A few months ago I spoke about an electric quad, the Model One, being developed by Barefoot Motors with the help of some pretty bright a...
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by Matt on February 6, 2008
Big Air For Kids at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Jeff Tilton, Tom Clowers and Myles Richmond showed their motocross mastery flying 4 stories in the air for a very appreciateve crowd...
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by Matt on February 5, 2008
van nuys residents cringe at the thought of having a motocross track near their homes. They made their point known when the city council rejected the proposed motocross track that may have been buil...
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by Matt on January 31, 2008
Jennifer Albright has joined GEICO off-road ATV Racing team and will race the entire 2008 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series (GNCC) and will compete in the Women's ATV Quad A Class.
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by Matt on January 22, 2008
In a Slow Economy, Pacific Northwest Counties Looking for Revenue in the Form of ATVs
Several counties in the Pacific Northwest are looking to increase revenues. In these trying times, which are abo...
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by Matt on January 17, 2008
I know, I know, I'm always talking about kids and ATVs. I usually talk about safety and training or exposing the lies often used by the anti-ATV crowd to try to get kids banned from ATVs.
Not ...
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by Matt on January 9, 2008
The CPSC ordered a safety recall on all 2006 through 2008 Kymco MXU 500 all terrain vehicles. The ATVs, made in Taiwan, have a problem with the pivot bolts holding the rear suspension onto the frame....
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by Matt on December 21, 2007
Involuntary manslaughter charges will be brought against Wayne David shepherd' for the death of his 3 year old grandson, Kaleb Curtis, in an ATV accident on private property in North Carolina.
In...
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by Matt on December 21, 2007
Our aim has been to conceive and develop a full-focused street quad.
All Terrain Vehicles are anything but. At least that can be found all in one model. We have ATVs for dirt, there's an ATV tha...
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by Matt on December 21, 2007
William Lee, of Mesa, Arizona, faces 4 to 8 years for the shotgun death of ATV driver Daniel Ashcroft in 2006. Lee used deadly force to protect an abandoned gravel mine. This isn't the first tim...
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by Matt on December 20, 2007
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You know when the US military gets involved, it's going to be something big. Polaris doesn't disappoint. They teamed up with the US Army a while back to provide All Te...
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by Matt on December 7, 2007
KSP Trooper Don Trosper and KDA Farm Safety Coordinator Dale Dobson.
I've said it a million times; Safety Training and Education are the best methods to reduce injuries and death related to ATVs...
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by Matt on December 4, 2007
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation recently voted All terrain Vehicles as their annual useless product award. They say there are over 30,000 ATVs in Finland and that they produce 50 tim...
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by Matt on November 29, 2007
As off road enthusiasts, we all know that we spend a lot of money on our hobbies. The cost to get started in motorcycles and ATVs can be substantial. New or used quads and bikes can cost from several...
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by Matt on November 28, 2007
I was researching all the different ways news outlets like CBS and US News were reporting on a study about ATVs, when I found a certain MD essentially informing parents that the use of helmets by kids...
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by Matt on November 26, 2007
A Scottsdale father was taken to jail for child endangerment after crashing his ATV with his 3 kids aged 4, 7 & 9, all of which were not wearing helmets.
I remember when my dad used to let me ...
