Sand Dunes

-- WHERE TO RIDE -- Getting sideways with your UTV is always fun, but it’s even more fun in deep sand. California is famous for its big dune weekends at Glamis/Buttercup, where 250,000– 300,000 people converge for fun, family and…
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To celebrate 10 years of the RzR machine, Polaris decided that they had go big or go home for Camp RzR. With Camp set up just outside of the Glamis beach store, Polaris was prepared to put on the biggest party in that these dunes…
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We featured the HCR Racing Long-Travel Suspension (LTS) kit for the Yamaha YXZ1000R in the March issue of UTV Action magazine, but development wasn’t completed in time for us to do a thorough test. HCR has since dialed in the King Racing…
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When it comes to the current state of sport-quad supremacy, Yamaha just might have the market on lockdown. The fuel-injected YFZ450R is pretty much race-ready off the showroom floor, and the EFI-fed Raptor 700 is the only other current…
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Suzuki’s LT500R is the stuff of ATV legends. Think a four-stroke 450 is fast? Imagine the performance potential of a 500cc, liquid-cooled, power-valved two-stroke! Most of today’s riders can’t even comprehend what a machine like that would…
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If you watched the 2013 Dakar Rally, you were likely awed by the video of Robby Gordon ripping down the face of a 3000-foot Peruvian sand dune at well over 120 mph. The Dakar route also included Peru’s Ica Desert (“Endless Dunes”) in 2012,…
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Polaris’ RZR XP 1000 armada gets another gunship for 2015, as the XP1K Fox Edition joins the Desert and High Lifter Editions. While the High Lifter will appeal to mud enthusiasts and the Desert comes standard with everything the UTV…
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Suzuki’s LT-R450 will forever hold a special spot in my ATV-loving heart. As the first ATV to be offered nearly race-ready right off the showroom floor, its OE 49-inch stance made it a no-brainer for motocross builds. High-tech fuel…
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Yamaha has enjoyed great success with the Raptor 660R (2001–2005) and 700R (2006–present), and why not? The torquey yet quick-revving Raptor is an awesome sport ATV with excellent suspension and handling provided by a lightweight, hybrid…
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