ATV News

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Electric all-terrain vehicles may not impress the dune- and trail-riding crowd that rides for recreation, but a few small companies expect organic farmers and vineyard growers will pay a premium to gather cattle and spray vines without the carbon footprint of a gas vehicle.

The showroom at Hitching Post Motorsports in Hopkins is filled with big power. Missing is what's little.

"We're not allowed to display them. We're not allowed to sell them," explains sales manager Andy Buddensiek about the absence of youth sized dirt bikes and ATVs on the Hitching Post sales floor.

VMP-ATV Family Trail Park and General Manager, Christopher Edens, donated the 2008 Polaris Ranger to be used in the project, as well as the state of the art light bar and siren system. The Ranger was then outfitted by Polaris Industries and Colonial Cyclesports with an extra battery for power, on-road and off-road tires, and the installation of the light bar and siren system. Dreamz in Motion completed the project by adding the county decals and graphics. Check out www.vmp-atv.com for pics & details!

NEAR TILLAMOOK, Ore. - ATV riders from across the Pacific Northwest know all about Sand Lake - head over there on any given weekend, especially a sunny one, and the place will likely be packed with quads, three-wheelers, sand rails, four-wheel drive vehicles, toy haulers and more.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Licensing and regulation governing off-road vehicles are just around the corner, the B.C. minister responsible for the legislation said Friday.

Bill Bennett, minister for tourism, culture and the arts, said he expects the new regulations will require at least another six months or more before they are rolled out.

ATV riders in the Tri-State now have a new place to enjoy their vehicles all the time - the only place of its kind in this part of Indiana.

The Department of Natural Resources opened Interlake for year-round use today.

Craig Simmons and Scott Van Pelt took their ATV's out for a spin Saturday morning. They're at the newly-fully-opened Interlake recreation facility, near Lynnville, and glad to be there.

New Jersey's largest biker gang says more of their riders will be breaking the law come Labor Day when their backwoods hideout is shut down for good.

The "gang" consists of hundreds of thousands of off-road vehicle owners in New Jersey who own legal machines that are illegal to ride almost everywhere unless you have permission on private property.

LINCOLN - The high cost of gasoline has a growing number of Nebraska communities letting residents ply city streets on four-wheel motorcycles.

At least eight communities, from Alliance to Orleans and Niobrara to Hemingford, have passed laws in recent months to permit the all-terrain vehicles, which are commonplace on farms and ranches and for off-road recreation.

Such ATVs typically get 30 to 40 miles per gallon in the city, a far cry from the fuel appetites of pickup trucks and SUVs.

As a child grows, he or she goes through many stages of mobility. One day they're crawling, the next they're walking, and shortly thereafter comes the fascination with wheels sending parents rushing off to the sports store.

Most children start out with a tricycle, then a bike with training wheels which ultimately come off and most kids gravitate towards some sort of battery-powered ATV that replicates the real thing as a stepping stone for the future.

As summer turns to fall, many ATV enthusiasts are enjoying time on their favorite trails. You need to make sure your insurance coverage is in gear before heading out for a ride.

Over the past decade the popularity of ATVs has grown, with over seven million currently in use. Whether you’re riding a sport or utility ATV, it’s imperative that you protect your quad with the proper insurance coverage.

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 TRX 420 RANCHER ATVS

UNITS: ABOUT 42,000

WINCHESTER BAY — Jeremy Noel cringes every time he hears an ambulance siren blaring past Dune Country ATV Rentals on Discovery Point Lane. And this time of year, the store manager does a lot of cringing.

The all-too-familiar sound means yet another all-terrain vehicle rider has likely planted face or limb firmly in the sand at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

Nova Scotia taxpayers have kicked in $10,000 for a national study on the health benefits of riding all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles.

Glenn Friel, a spokesman for the Department of Health Promotion and Protection, said this week that there isn’t much information available on the topic and that’s why the department decided to contribute.

SICILY ISLAND -- Gina Clanton never had been on a four-wheeler off-road before one of her first dates with Tyson Clanton, who is now her husband. After a few spins around the trails in Camp Livingston she was hooked.

"I love it," she said of riding her four-wheeler. She was resting Saturday after a morning of riding the trails at Catahoula Recreation Park in Sicily Island. "It's great and a fun way to spend time with the family. It's our hobby."

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced an expanded recall of Polaris Industry ATVs due to a fire hazard.

About 95,000 of the Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles were previously recalled. The latest announcement, issued Thursday, adds 700 more to the recall list.

The recalled ATVs are all from model year 2004 and include 16 Scrambler and Sportsman models with defective Electronic Control Modules installed during service work.