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RIGHT COAST OFF-ROAD CLUTCH WEIGHTS Kawasaki’s KRX 1000 quickly became one of our favorite trail machines. The amount of cockpit room, along with the smooth suspension and reliability, made it our go-to machine for longer rides. In fact, we took our 2020 test machine down the length of the Baja Peninsula twice. In all, we […]
WHAT IT IS: WARN ROLL BAR BAG Warn is well-known as a manufacturer of premium-quality winches, but the company also offers a large selection of high-quality accessories for off-roading. The Warn medium roll bar cylinder bag is a 10.25 x 5.5-inch, round, on-vehicle storage bag made from UV-stable, weather resistant, marine-grade vinyl. The Warn roll bar bag […]
WHAT IT IS: HCR SPORT LINE SUSPENSION HCR Racing has been producing long-travel UTV suspension since the Yamaha Rhino, and before that with titanium suspension components for the Traxxas T-Maxx monster truck. HCR’s Elite Duner and Dual-Sport suspension kits have been around for years with Elite proprietary materials, internal ribbing for added strength, TIG-welding and strengthening processes. […]
WHAT IT IS: OBOR PREDATOR TIRES Obor tires has come out of the gate swinging with Obor Predator tires, chalking up a major win at the San Felipe 250. Mike Cafro took that impressive win in the Pro Stock class using a Polaris RZR Turbo S 4. WHAT IS IT? The latest UTV tire from Obor is […]
WHAT IT IS: WORX NITRILE GLOVES Worx Nitrile gloves are disposable work gloves made from 5.5-mil nitrile rubber, a material that’s very solvent and tear resistant. It’s also valued for its true bare-hand feel and very good grip. A tub of 100 gloves is $19.95, about twice the price of disposable vinyl or latex gloves. Medium, large […]
WHAT IT IS: SUPERATV FLIP-UP/-DOWN WINDSHIELDS This month we are taking a look at two SuperATV Flip-up/-down windshields. A flip-up windshield we mounted on a Polaris RZR Turbo S, and the second is a flip-down-style windshield we mounted on a Polaris RZR Pro XP. CONSTRUCTION: Both windshields are made from 1/4-inch, scratch-resistant polycarbonate, which SuperATV claims is […]
WHAT IT IS: RZR PRO XP SUSPENSION UPGRADES Shock Therapy has been tuning trophy truck and buggy shocks for decades and been improving UTV shocks since the Rhino days. They’re all over every new UTV to hit the market, and ST has several products for the new Polaris RZR Turbo Pro XP and XP 4—from true dual-rate […]
WHAT IT IS: MOOSE BED ENCLOSURE The Moose bed enclosure is a panel that encloses the rear cargo area of Kawasaki’s Teryx KRX 1000. It is very simple to install and comes with new hardware. The main section bolts under the two rear-bed cargo tie-down points. The tie-down loops can be reused if needed. The upper section bolts […]
WHAT IT IS: FRI AIRPLUGGER TIRE REPAIR TOOL The Fri Airplugger tire repair tool has a compact, corrosion-resistant, anodized-aluminum case that holds the auger-type puncture-hole cleaning bit, the plug-insertion needle and five included plug strips. The screw-apart case becomes the handle for the hole-cleaning bit and the plug-insertion needle. The kit is $10, about half the price […]
WHAT IT IS: MAXXIS RAZR XT The Maxxis Razr XT is the latest steel-belted radial UTV tire from Maxxis, and it’s built with the desert racer in mind. Maxxis is giving up to $1500 to anyone who wins a BITD race using this tire. Contingency awards are also up for grabs at TexPlex, King of the Elements, […]
WHAT IT IS: GARMIN TREAD GPS The Garmin Tread GPS is Garmin’s new GPS/FM radio device. We have been testing the system recently and comparing it directly to Polaris’ Ride Command. Tread works like a GPS system but also gives you the ability to talk to and see other cars in your group. There is also a […]
WHAT IT IS: HARBOR FREIGHT BAUER 20V CORDLESS STICK LIGHT The Harbor Freight Bauer 20V cordless stick light is a compact, 295-lumen work light powered by a rechargeable Bauer 20-volt lithium-ion battery pack. The same battery powers many Bauer tools. The pistol grip-shaped light has a lamp head that pivots 180 degrees, two power modes and a […]
WHAT IT IS: APROVE PRECURSOR SPARE TIRE CARRIER A bolt-on spare tire carrier made out of 1.5-inch square steel tubing that simply clamps onto the harness bar between the seats of any Can-Am Maverick X3. The foot of the rack rests on the stock plastic cargo platform and is held in firmly with a small bracket that […]
WHAT IT IS: VP RACING POWERWASH VP Racing Fuels powers most of our favorite motorsports racing series, and VP has branched out to lubricate, protect, cool and even clean our favorite high-performance machines. We tested VP Racing’s Octanium octane booster in the February issue and listed a few of the company’s new products, but we left out […]
WHAT IT IS: KLIM INVERSION JACKET The Klim Inversion jacket is a lined, non-insulated coat that features three-layer Gore Windstopper weather protection. It is water-resistant and highly breathable but not waterproof. Lightweight and four-way stretch materials make the Inversion jacket ideal for activewear, like driving UTVs. The jacket is available in black, gray, black/gray, two-tone gray, gray […]
WHAT IT IS: GBC 30X10R14 KANATI TERRA MASTER GBC’s Kanati Terra Master is the industry’s first UTV tire with an asymmetrical, non-directional tread pattern engineered to give you better performance in soft-to-intermediate or intermediate-to-hard conditions. It’s like having two tires in one, depending on which way you mount the tire, with the “A” or “B” side out. […]