DIRTBIKES- MOTOCROSS TO SUPERMOTO




BETA SENT ME A TEASER PHOTO OF THE 09 BETA 450RR. BETA BUILD  SOME AWESOME ENDURO BIKES, THEY HAVE KTM MOTORS AND GREAT SUSPENSION. I HAVE NO 09 SPECS YET, BUT THE BIKE LOOKS GREAT AND WE WILL HAVE ALL THE 09 BETA PICS AND SPECS AS SOON AS I GET MY HANDS ON IT! THE 09 BETA 450RR IS THE BTM PIC AND IT IS REPLACING THE TOP PIC OF THE 08 BETA 450RR. STAY TUNED!


STILL WAITING ON THE HUSQVARNA 09 LINE-UP TO BE RELEASED. THOUGHT I WOULD POST A TEASER PIC OF THE HUSQVARNA FAMILY PHOTO TO GET EVERYONE PUMPED ABOUT THE 09'S. STAY TUNED!

STILL WAITING ON THE SHERCO 09 LINE-UP TO BE RELEASED. HOW ABOUT A TEASER PHOTO!




WHAT ELSE CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE 09 KTM 450SMR, EXCEPT FOR AWESOME! NO REAL CHANGES FOR THE RACE READY SUPERMOTO BIKE FROM KTM. IT HAS A 449CC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE, 5 SPD TRANS, PRESSURE LUBRICATION W/ 3 OIL PUMPS, 48MM FORKS, CHROMOLY FRAME AND HUGE BRAKES. KTM IS ONE OF A FEW THAT BUILD RACE READY SUPERMOTO BIKES AND I MUST SAY, THANK YOU KTM!



KTM HAS MADE FEW CHANGES TO THEIR FLAGSHIP SUPERCROSS AND MOTOCROSS 4 STROKE BIKES IN 09. THE 450F(TOP) STILL HAS THE POWERFUL AND FAST 449CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, 4 SPD TRANS, 48MM FORKS, 11.8" AND 13.1" TRAVEL IN SUSPENSION, GREAT BRAKES AND ELECTRIC START. THE 250F(BTM) HAS VERY FEW CHANGES FOR 09 AND STILL HAS THE PROVEN 248CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, 6 SPD TRANS, KICK START, AND ALMOST ALL THE SAME STATS AS THE 450F. KTM HAS BECOME A FACTOR IN SUPERCROSS & MOTOCROSS, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS NOW A 5 MANUFACTURER RACE INSTEAD OF 4!




KTM AND YAMAHA ARE THE FEW MANUFACTURERS TO STILL HAVE A COMPLETE 2 STROKE LINE-UP IN 09. BUT AS THE PICTURES SHOW ABOVE, KTM IS STILL COMMITTED TO BUILDING PINGERS. THIS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY AND I HAVE POSTED A FEW PICS ABOVE FOR PROOF. THE 09 KTM 250SX(TOP & MID) STILL HAS THE SUPER FAST 249CC LIQUID COOLED 2 STROKE MOTOR, 5 SPD TRANS, AND BASICALLY ALL THE SAME STATS AS THE 4 STROKE BROTHERS ABOVE. THE 09 KTM 125SX(BTM) HAS NO REAL CHANGES FOR 09, BUT IT IS STILL A POWERHOUSE IN THE LITES CLASS. THANKS KTM FOR HONORING THE PINGERS!



HERE IS THE 09 KAWASAKI KX450F AND IT HAS SOME MAJOR CHANGES TO COVER. THE FLAGSHIP MOTOCROSS BIKE IN THE KAWASAKI CAMP HAS NOW GAINED A FUEL INJECTION WITH A ECU THAT CAN BE REPROGRAMED TO SUIT RIDERS PREFERENCE. TO SAVE WEIGHT, THEY USED NO BATTERY TO RUN THE ECU AND PUT A 12 HOLE SPRAY NOZZLE TO ATOMIZE THE FUEL DROPLETS TO THE SIZE OF 60u. IT HAS A FUEL PUMP THAT IS ALUMINUM AND A PRESSURE REGULATOR ON THE FUEL RETURN LINE TO PREVENT ENGINE STALLS DUE TO FUEL SPLASHING AND ENABLES THE RIDER TO USE ALL THE FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS BIKE HAS TOO MANY CHANGES TO LIST THEM ALL HERE, BUT THE BIKE HAS BEEN REVAMPED TO THE TOP DEGREE OF ENGINEERING FEATS AND THEN SOME MORE. IF KAWASAKI IS TAKING THESE KIND OF STEPS, THEN I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HONDA IS DOING IN 09.



NO REAL CHANGES FOR THE PINGERS IN THE KAWASAKI 09 LINE-UP. I GUESS THE ONLY GOOD NEWS IS THEY KEPT THE KX100(TOP) AND THE KX85(BTM) AND THE KX65(NO PIC) IN THE LINE-UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR. I FIGURED KAWASAKI TO GET A KX125F FOR 09 TO COMPETE WITH HONDA.


NO REAL CHANGES FOR THE STILL NEW TO THE WORLD 09 KAWASAKI KLX 140. THE BIKE IS TOUGH AND A GREAT TRAIL BIKE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. I DO LIKE THE NEW MONSTER EDITION KLX 140(ABOVE).




SUZUKI HAS RELEASED THE MOTOCROSS BIKE LINE-UP FOR 09 AND THE SAD PART IS THE ABSENCE OF THE RM 250. BUT THE RM 85(BTM) DID MAKE IT TO 09, SO ONE 2 STROKE IS BETTER THAN NONE. NO REAL CHANGES FOR THE RMZ 450(TOP) OR THE RMZ 250(MID) FOR 09. IF YOU REMEMBER, SUZUKI WAS REAL LATE LAST YEAR GETTING THE 450 TO MARKET AND MISSED PRIME TIME SELLING PERIODS. THE MSRP IS $7,499 FOR THE 450 AND THE PROBLEM OF CRACKED CASES ON THE 08's HAS BEEN FIXED FOR 09 AND THE WORD IS THAT OWNER'S OF THE 08's CAN GET THE NEW 09 CASES, JUST CONTACT YOUR DEALER!



WELL WE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT THE 09 YAMAHA LINE-UP WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE FLAGSHIP BIKE IN THE YAMAHA ARSENAL, THE 09 YAMAHA YZ450F. THE 450 HAS A FEW CHANGES FOR 09 AND I REALLY LIKE SOME OF THE CHANGES. EVERY YEAR YAMAHA KEEPS UPING THE STANDARDS FOR 4 STROKES AND SOME HOW KEEP FINDING MORE WAYS TO TWEAK SUSPENSION AND MOTOR SETTINGS TO KEEP AHEAD. MSRP $7,499. NEW CHANGES FOR 09 450F BELOW.

-TOP TRIPLE CLAMP HAS TWO SETS OF MOUNTING HOLES THAT PROVIDE 4 HANDLEBAR POSITIONS.
-NEW DISIGNED SWINGARM IS LIGHTER & HAS MORE RIGIDITY FOR BALANCE, CORNERING, & TRACTION.
-NEW REAR WHEEL HUB IS LIGHTER & HAS A LARGER 25MM AXLE FOR RIGIDITY.
-NEW AXLE BLOCKS MAKE CHAIN ADJUSTMENTS A CINCH.
-PREMIUM DRIVE CHAIN, NEW SEAT COVER, NEW FRONT BRAKE HOSE CLAMP, AND NEW CLUTCH LEVER.




THE MOST IMPORTANT FACT OF THE 09 YAMAHA LINE-UP IS THAT THE PINGERS ARE STILL THERE. YES, THIS IS NOT A TYPO! THE COMPLETE 2 STROKE MOTOCROSS LINE-UP IS STILL THERE FOR 09 AND THAT IS MUSIC TO MY EARS. IT IS NO QUESTION THAT THE POWERSPORTS LIFE LOVES PINGERS AND I BELIEVE THAT YAMAHA STILL DOES TOO, WITH THE NEW 09 LINE-UP NOW OFFICIAL! I WISH THAT I COULD LIE TO YOU AND SAY THEY MADE MAJOR CHANGES, BUT NO MAJOR CHANGES FOR 09. A FEW CHANGES WERE MADE IN NEW FRONT TIRE, SEAT COVER, PREMIUM DRIVE CHAIN AND WEIGHT REDUCTION STUFF. THE YAMAHA 2 STROKES HAVE PROVEN TO BE BULLET PROOF AND THE COMMITMENT FROM YAMAHA TO KEEP BUILDING THE PINGERS SHOWS THAT PEOPLE STILL WANT THEM AND WILL BUY THEM. THANK YOU YAMAHA FOR BEING LEADERS AND STAYING WITH WHAT WORKS! MORE BIKES TO COME. YZ85(TOP), YZ125(MID), YZ250(BTM).


THIS IS THE 08 MEGELLI SM 125M AND MAN IS THIS A FINE SUPERMOTO BIKE. IT HAS A 124CC SOHC AIR COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, CERAMIC COATED CYLINDER, 5 SPD TRANS, TRELLIS FRAME. THIS BIKE CAUGHT MY EYE AND I REALLY LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT MEGELLI IS HEADING. NICE BIKE!



I BELIEVE THAT A PICTURE CAN TELL YOU A LOT WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. WELCOME SHINERAY INTO THE MOTOCROSS BIKE WORLD. THE PICTURES ARE FROM THE CHINA INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE TRADE EXPOSITION AND THE TOP PICTURE SAYS IT ALL. THE TOP PIC HAS A BIKE IN EXPLODED VIEW AND THE BIKE IN WHOLE IN FRONT. THE BTM PIC IS OF THE MOTOR AND KTM LIKE SWINGARM SET-UP. THE RUMOR IS THAT THE MOTOR ON THIS SHINERAY IS A HONDA AX-1(NX250) BASED ENGINE WITH 249CC DOHC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, 6 SPD TRANS AND MUCH MORE. I REALLY LIKE SHINERAY'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT A MOTOCROSS BIKE AND I HOPE THERE IS A LOT MORE TO COME.



WAITING FOR THE 09 GAS GAS LINE-UP TOO. I WILL POST ALL THE NEW PICS AND SPECS AS SOON AS IT IS RELEASED TO THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW! STAY TUNED!


****** UPDATE  7-20-08 *******

HOW ABOUT A COUPLE OF TEASER 09 MIKILON BIKE PHOTOS!  NO SPECS YET ON THE 09'S, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET A FEW PICS OF THE 09'S TO GIVE US A LITTLE IDEA OF THE DIRECTION THEY ARE GOING. THE PICS OF THE 09'S ARE BELOW AND THE BIKE THEY ARE REPLACING IS ABOVE.

ATV- SPORT TO UTILITY




WE JUST GOT THE 09 POLARIS LINE-UP FROM POLARIS TODAY AND IT LOOKS GREAT! WE ARE GOING TO COVER THE 09 LINE-UP WITH THE SPECS AND PICS TODAY AND AS WE GET MORE INFO AND PICS THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME. THE PICTURE ABOVE IS THE NEW 09 POLARIS XP 850 AND XP 550. WITH A LIQUID COOLED 850CC V-TWIN MOTOR, 40MM THROTTLE BODY EFI, SHAFT DRIVE, AUTOMATIC PVT TRANS W/ADC, IRS, DISC BRAKES, 14" WHEELS, AND TERRATHON TIRES. THIS QUAD HAS HUGE RACK CAPACITY IN FRONT IS 120LBS AND THE REAR IS 240LBS AND A AWESOME 1500LBS TOWING.THIS IS A MONSTER OF A QUAD AND HAS THE MOTOR TO BACK THE GREAT NEW LOOKS. MORE TO COME!




THE TOP PIC IS THE 09 POLARIS SPORTSMAN TOURING 800 AND 500. WITH A 760CC LIQUID COOLED V-TWIN MOTOR, 40MM THROTTLE BODY EFI, SHAFT DRIVE, AUTOMATIC PVT TRANS W/ADC, IRS, DISC BRAKES, 12" WHEELS, AND 1500LBS OF TOWING. THIS IS A NICE TOURING QUAD AND THERE IS A X2 800 VERSION THAT HAS THE SEAT WITH A STORAGE BOX ON THE REAR RACK(NO PIC). THE MIDDLE PIC IS THE 09 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 6X6 AND HAS THE SAME MOTOR AND SPECS AS THE 800 TOURING, BUT HAS A EXTRA 2 WHEELS WITH IRS AND A EXTRA LARGE REAR RACK WITH A EARTH CRUSHING 800LBS OF LOAD CAPACITY AND 1500LBS TOWING. THE BTM PIC IS THE 09 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 500. WITH A 499CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, 39MM THROTTLE BODY EFI, SHAFT DRIVE, PVT TRANS W/ADC, IRS, DISC BRAKES, 12" WHEELS, AND 1225LBS OF TOWING. THE BULLET-PROOF SPORTSMAN SERIES ARE LOOKING GREAT IN 09 AND WITH THE XP SERIES, THE SPORTSMAN LINE-UP IS HARD TO BEAT IN 09.


TO FINISH OUT THE 09 QUAD LINE-UP IS THE OUTLAW QUADS 525IRS, 525S, AND 450. THE PIC ABOVE IS THE 525IRS AND IT HAS A 510CC LIQUID COOLED KTM MOTOR, 39MM CARB, 5 SPD TRANS W/REVERSE, IRS, DISC BRAKES, 10" WHEELS(ALL 4) W/ MAXXIS RAZR-R TIRES, AND 10" OF TRAVEL IN SUSPENSION FRONT AND REAR. THE OUTLAW SERIES IS LOOKING AWESOME IN 09 AND WITH POLARIS STARTING TO MAKE MORE OF A MARK IN THE ATV RACING WORLD, IT MAKES THE OUTLAW DEMAND GO UP!



NEW FOR 09 IS THIS SPECIALTY QUAD CALLED THE MUDPRO, WHICH IS A SPECIAL EDITION 700 H1. THIS IS ONE MEAN QUAD AND FOR THE GUYS WHO LOVE TO PLAY IN THE MUD, THIS QUAD WAS DISIGNED FOR YOU. THE MUDPRO HAS THE SAME FEATURES AS THE 700 H1 PLUS THESE FEATURES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE MUDPRO. THE MUDPRO HAS A ELEVATED INTAKE AND CLUTCH SNORKELS, SPECIFIC EFI CALIBRATIONS TO PRODUCE MAX POWER, SPECIFIC GEARING AND CLUTCH TUNING FOR ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE, CALIBARATED SUSPENSION SPECIFIC FOE MUD RIDERS NEEDS, 12" WHEELS, 28" HIGHLIFTER OUTLAW MST TIRES, AND THUNDERCAT AXLES. I WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY THAT THIS IS THE QUAD THAT ALL THE MUD GUYS AND THE QUAD TERRAIN RACERS NEEDED. ARCTIC CAT HAS USED THE 09 LINE-UP TO FLEX ITS MUSCLE AND FLEX THEY DID!!! 



WHAT ELSE CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE ULTIMATE QUAD, THE THUNDERCAT 1000 H2. THIS QUAD STARTED THE MEGA QUAD CLASS AND NOW IN 09 THERE WILL BE A SIDEXSIDE AND A TRV TO JOIN THE THUNDERCAT IN THE 1000 CLASS. IT HAS A 951CC EFI LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, DURAMATIC TRANS, 12" WHEELS,  IRS, DISC BRAKES, FULL-LOCK DIFF, ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION, AND THEY REDISGNED THE HEADLIGHT SOCKETS TO PREVENT THE BULBS FROM POPPING OUT AND MOISTURE FROM CLOUDING THE BULB HOUSING. I BELEIVE THAT ONE WORD CAN SUM IT UP- AWESOME!!!



THIS IS THE UTILITY QUAD LINE-UP FOR ARCTIC CAT IN 09. NOT MANY CHANGES IN 09 FOR THE 700-90 QUADS IN THE UTILITY CLASS.  THE TOP PIC IS THE 700 H1 AND THE BTM PIC IS THE 500 4X4. ARCTIC CAT MEANS QUALITY AND NOW THEY ARE BUILDING THEIR OWN ENGINES, IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER.




THE 09 ARCTIC CAT TRV LINE-UP HAS GROWN FOR 09 WITH A THE THUNDERCAT 1000 MAKING IT TO THE PARTY. THE TRV IS THE CRUISER QUAD FROM ARCTIC CAT AND INCLUDES SOME GREAT FEATURES. THE QUADS HAVE HEATED HANDGRIPS, LOCKING TRAVEL CASE WITH 4.5 FEET OF STORAGE, WINDSHIELD, MIRRORS, ALUMINUM WHEELS, AND WARN WINCH. THIS IS THE PERFECT QUAD FOR FAMILIES THAT LIKE TO RIDE TOGETHER OR THE ULTIMATE TRAIL RIDERS. WITH DIFFERENT MOTOR SIZES, 25" TIRES, 6.5 GALLON TANK, AND START IN GEAR FEATURES MAKE THIS THE ONLY QUAD IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN. ARCTIC CAT HAS BUILT A QUAD THAT APPEALS TO ANOTHER GROUP OF RIDERS. 




KTM BELIEVES IN BUILDING PURPOSE BUILT BIKES AND ATVS. HERE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT IN THE ATV CLASS. WELCOME THE 09 KTM 450sx(TOP2) AND THE 450xc(BTM2) RACE QUADS. THE TOP 450sx IS DESIGNED FOR SUPERCROSS RIDING, WITH A 449CC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, ELECTRIC START, 5 SPD TRANS, PRESS. LUBE, CHROMOLY FRAME, WP SUSPENSION, AND A LOT OF SX TYPE SETUP PARTS. THE BTM 450xc IS A CROSS COUNTRY DESIGNED QUAD WITH A 447CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, ELECTRIC START, 5 SPD TRANS W/REVERSE, CHROMOLY FRAME, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO QUADS IS THE XC HAS OHLINS SUSPENSION W/ HIGHER TRAVEL SUSPENSION, DIFFERENT COMPRESSION AND BORE X STROKE, REVERSE, 39MM CARB, TIRES, ETC. I LOVE KTM AND THESE QUADS ARE THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN IN HARE SCRAMBLES, MOTOCROSS, AND SUPERCROSS!



YAMAHA WAITED A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THEY RELEASED THE WHOLE 09 LINE-UP TO RELEASE THE INFO AND PICS ON THE 09 YAMAHA YFZ 450(ABOVE). I FIGURED WITH THE DELAY IN INFO THAT THERE WAS SOME LAST MINUTE CHANGES, NOPE. THE 09 YFZ 450 IS BASICALLY UNCHANGED FROM 08 AND THAT IS NOT BAD NEWS. THIS IS A SUPER RACE QUAD AND STILL HAS THE BULLET-PROOF 449CC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, ELECTRIC START, GREAT SUSPENSION AND BRAKES, AND ALL THE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS MONEY CAN BUY TO GIVE A GREAT POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO.


I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO SAY MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS QUAD THAN THE PICTURE SAYS. THE 09 KAWASAKI KFX450R RACE QUAD IS STILL AS POWERFUL AND STUNNING OF A QUAD THAT IT WAS WHEN IT MADE ITS DEBUT. NO REAL CHANGES EXCEPT FOR A NEW BLACK/RED PLASTIC COMBO AND IT STILL HAS THE TITLE FOR BEING THE ONLY RACE QUAD WITH REVERSE! YES, REVERSE! IT HAS A 449CC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, 42MM FI, 5 SPD TRANS W/REVERSE. THE BIGGEST SURPRISE FOR ME IN THE 09 KAWASAKI LINE-UP WAS THAT THE KFX 400 DID NOT MAKE THE CUT. NOW THE KFX 400 WAS THE ORIGINAL SPORT QUAD FOR KAWASAKI AND NOW THAT SUZUKI AND KAWASAKI ARE UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLA, KAWASAKI IS FOCUSING ON THE RACE QUAD 450 AND LETTING SUZUKI KEEP THE SPORT QUAD MARKET WITH THE QUADSPORT Z400, SINCE KAWASAKI HAS THE KFX 700 SPORT QUAD ALREADY!
 

THE 09 KAWASAKI KFX 700 IS STILL IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN. THIS SPORT QUAD HAS NO CHANGES FOR 09 AND STILL HAS THE 700 MOTOR WITH CVT TRANS AND SHAFT DRIVE. BULLET-PROOF TRAIL QUAD.


THE 09 KAWASAKI BRUTE FORCE 750I IS A BEAST IN THE UTILITY QUAD MARKET. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN A UTILITY QUAD BECOMES A SPORT QUAD WHEN IT RUNS LIKE THIS QUAD. NO REAL CHANGES, JUST THE TRIED AND TRUE 749CC MOTOR AND ALL THE UTILITY QUAD YOU CAN HANDLE.


A BIG SURPRISE FOR 09, WAS THE CHANGES MADE TO THE TOUGH AS NAILS BAYOU 250. IT IS STILL THE HUGE VALUE QUAD THAT IT WAS AND NOW WITH MORE TO LOVE. IT HAS A NEW SEMI-INDEPENDENT MULTI-LINK REAR SUSPENSION AND THIS DESIGN HAS A SMOOTH RIDE AND NONE OF THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS OF A FULLY INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. WITH A FUEL GAUGE, 12-VOLT ACC. PLUG-IN, 450LB TOWING, DRUM BRAKES, 5 SPD TRANS, AND ELECTRIC START. AFTER ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT THE BAYOU HAS GIVEN KAWASAKI, I AM GLAD TO SEE IT GAIN SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY!

JOINING THE GRIZZLY 550 IN 09 AS A BRAND NEW MODEL IS THE RAPTOR 90.



WELCOME THE BRAND NEW FOR 09 YAMAHA RAPTOR 90. I HAVE KIDS JUST LIKE THE REST OF YOU AND I LIKE TO REPORT ON THE SMALL QUADS TOO AND I WILL BE BUYING ONE SOON FOR A BIRTHDAY. THIS IS ONE SUPER NICE QUAD, WITH A 88CC AIR COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, CVT TRANS, FULL SUSPENSION, DRUM FRONT AND DISC REAR BRAKES, 34.8" WIDE FOR STABILITY AND CHAIN DRIVE. THE COOL FEATURE OF THIS QUAD IS THE WAY YOU RESTRICT THE POWER FOR LEARNING RIDERS, IT IS A CDI UNIT WITH A SIMPLE PLUG-IN TO RESTRICT THE POWER. IT HAS LOW PROFILE MAXXIS TIRES AND A MSRP $2,299.



IT IS ALWAYS BIG NEWS WHEN A BRAND NEW QUAD HITS THE MARKET AND HERE IS THE BRAND NEW 09 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 550. YES, A 558CC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR WITH A 40MM FUEL INJECTION. IT ALSO HAS AUTO TRANS, IRS, DISC BRAKES, 12" WHEELS, 11.8" GROUND CLEARANCE AND 1322LBS OF TOWING. MSRP $7,099. YAMAHA DEPENDABLITY AT 46.5" WIDE AND FITS THE TRUCK BED LIKE A GLOVE.



WE WILL COVER TWO MORE QUADS AND SHOW THE REST LATER. WELCOME THE 09 RAPTOR 250(TOP) AND THE RAPTOR 700(BTM). NO REAL CHANGES FOR THE 250 IN 09, IT STILL HAS THE 240CC OIL COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, 29MM CARB, 5 SPD TRANS, DISC BRAKES AND THE TITLE OF THE LIGHTEST SPORT QUAD. THE 700 HAS SOME NEW CHANGES FOR 09, AND HERE  THEY ARE. IT WILL HAVE A DIGITAL METER W/ SPEEDO/TRIP METERS/ODOMETER/CLOCK/ETC, NEW SOQI PIGGYBACK SHOCKS HAVE 5MM LONGER STROKE W/HIGH & LOW-SPEED COMPRESSION ADJUSTABLITY/REBOUND & PRELOAD ADJUSTABLITY & 9.1" TRAVEL, NEW THUMB THROTTLE, NEW STYLING AND ETC. IT STILL HAS THE 686CC LIQUID 4 STROKE MOTOR, 44MM FUEL INJECTION, 5 SPD TRANS, DISC BRAKES AND A DRY WEIGHT OF 396LBS. THE MSRP IS $7599 AND I KNOW THIS IS CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON THE RAPTOR.




WITH STILL NO WORD ON THE 09 450 QUADRACER YET, I THOUGHT WE WOULD TALK ABOUT THE SUZUKI LTZ 400. KAWASAKI DROPPED THEIR KFX 400 AND JUST LET SUZUKI FILL THE MARKET WITH THEIRS. THE 09 SUZUKI LTZ 400 (TOP & MID) IS A GREAT SPORT QUAD AND WITH A NEW 36MM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ECU, WIDER FRONT END, AND QUADRACER FOOTPEGS. THIS IS THE QUAD FOR ALL THE SPORT AND TRAIL RIDERS THAT LOVE SMOOTH POWERED QUADS. THE 09 SUZUKI LTZ 250 (BTM) IS UNCHANGED FOR 09 AND IS STILL A GREAT FUN FILLED QUAD TO COMPETE WITH THE HONDA 250EX.



THE 09 SUZUKI UTILITY QUAD LINE-UP IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE 08 WITH NO REAL CHANGES. SUZUKI BUILDS GREAT QUADS AND THE ADDITION OF THE 750 BRUTE FORCE MOTOR IN THE NEW 750 AXI WAS A WELCOME SIGHT TO THE ALREADY STRONG SUZUKI LINE-UP.




THIS GREAT LOOKING QUAD IS CALLED THE PREDATOR  AND IS FROM V.D.O. MOTO AND THE PICTURES PROVIDED BY MOTOLULU. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MORE INFO ON THIS QUAD AND A FEW OTHER QUADS TOO. V.D.O. MOTO MAKES SOME GREAT LOOKING AND WELL BUILT QUADS FROM WHAT LITTLE INFO I CAN GET. THEY ALSO BUILD BIKES AND THEY LOOK GREAT TOO. THIS QUAD HAS A 260CC MOTOR, CVT TRANS, IRS, 14" WHEELS. THE STYLING IS AWESOME AND FROM THE PICS ABOVE,  LOOKS TO HAVE A QUALITY BUILD. IF ANYONE FROM V.D.O. MOTO SEES THIS, PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MORE INFO AND LETS TALK ABOUT GETTING ME SOME QUADS AND BIKES TO SELL HERE IN THE USA. I'M HOOKED!




WELCOME TO THE CF500 UTILITY QUAD FROM CF MOTO FROM CHINA. ANOTHER GREAT LOOKING AND WELL BUILT ATV TO HIT THE MARKET. WITH A 493CC SOHC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, 36MM CARB, CVT TRANS, IRS, DISC BRAKES,  AND 11.1" OF GROUND CLEARANCE. AS BY THE PICS SHOW, CF MOTO BUILT THIS MOTOR FROM THE GROUND UP. MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT CF MOTO BEFORE YOU BUY!



NO YOUR EYES ARE FINE, SOMEONE HAS BROUGHT THE HONDA PILOT BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS THE REDLINE REVOLT STV. WITH A 749CC LIQUID COOLED PARALLEL TWIN CYLINDER MOTOR, POWDER COATED FRAME, EFI, 350 WATT ALTERNATOR, CVT TRANS, SHAFT DRIVE. THIS REVOLT IS A MONSTER AND WITH 18" TRAVEL IN FRONT AND REAR IN THE SUSPENSION MAKES THIS REVOLT THE ULTIMATE MACHINE. I LOVE THE REVOLT AND WITH A TOP SPEED OF 60-70MPH, THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE FUN.



SAME MOTOR AND SUSPENSION AS THE REVOLT ABOVE, JUST HAS A EXTRA SEAT FOR A FRIEND. THE REDLINE TS 750 IS THE ULIMATE ATV, NOW YOU CAN SHARE THE FUN! REDLINE HAS DONE THE HONDA PILOT PROUD AND NOW REDLINE HAS GIVEN US WHAT THE PILOT COULD NOT, A EXTRA SEAT! 



THIS NICE LOOKING QUAD IS THE NEW FORCE MOTORS NF 500S. THIS IS YET ANOTHER NEW QUAD TO HIT THE MARKET AND IMPRESS ME INSTANTLY. WITH A 493CC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, IRS, DISC BRAKES, CVT TRANS. NEW FORCE MOTORS HAS CAUGHT MY EYE AND I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE ALSO IMPRESSED AND I WILL HAVE MORE TO COME.

SIDEXSIDES- SPORT TO UTILITY





THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW LOVES ALL NEW MODELS AND HERE IS ONE OF TWO NEW RZR MODELS FOR 09. WELCOME THE BRAND NEW 09 POLARIS RZR 170, YES, RZR 170 FOR THE YOUTH MARKET. IT HAS A 169CC AIR-COOLED MOTOR, AUTO TRANS, ELECTRIC START, SPEED CONTROLS THAT LIMIT SPEED AND IS CONTROLLED BY ADULTS, COLOR CODED FOOT CONTROLS, DISC BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE, SIDE NETS, AND ETC. NOT ONLY IS THE RZR A TREND SETTER IN THE ADULT 800 MODEL, NOW POLARIS HAS THE FIRST YOUTH BASED SPORT SIDEXSIDE AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR US PARENTS THAT WANT SAFE FUN FOR OUR KIDS. THIS IS THE BY FAR THE SURPRISE  OF ALL THE 09'S TO DATE!



WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TWO NEW MODELS OF RZR AND HERE IS THE SECOND ONE. WELCOME THE 09 POLARIS RZR S AND THIS IS ONE BAD BOY! WITH A TOP SPEED OF 63MPH AND THE 800 H.O. EFI MOTOR, THIS IS THE ULTIMATE RZR. THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCES AND THEY INCLUDE 12.5" OF SUSPENSION TRAVEL, ADJUSTABLE FOX PERFORMANCE SHOCKS, TRUE AWD, FENDER FLAIRS, 12" WHEELS WITH 26" MAXXIS BIG-HORN TIRES, AND IT IS 60" WIDE INSTEAD OF 50" LIKE THE FIRST RZR. THAT MAY BE A ISSUE FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT LIKE THE 50" WIDE RZR FOR ATV TRAILS, &  ETC. WORD OF THE DAY-AWESOME!


JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE ATV SECTION ABOVE, WE ARE COVERING THE 09 POLARIS LINE-UP AND WE WILL HAVE MORE PICS AND INFO LATER AS MORE INFO IS HANDED TO THE POWERSPORTS LIFE. THIS IS THE 09 POLARIS RZR 800 AND WITH A 760CC LIQUID COOLED V-TWIN, EFI 7.25 GAL TANK, PVT TRANS, SHAFT AWD, IRS, 12" WHEELS, 9.5" OF SUSPENSION TRAVEL IN FRONT AND REAR, 10" GROUND CLEARANCE, AND AT ONLY 50" WIDE. THE RZR HAS SET THE TREND IN HIGH TECH RACE SIDEXSIDES AND THE 50" WIDE STANCE, IT CAN RIDE ATV ONLY TRAILS OR RACE TRACKS. WITH THE 850MOTOR MAKING THE DEBUT IN 09 ON THE XP SPORTSMAN QUAD, I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THE RZR AND RANGERS WILL GET THE 850 MOTOR IN THE 2010 MODEL YEAR AND LOOK OUT. TOP SPEED 55MPH!



AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RANGER GETS A NEW LOOK IN 09 AND IT IS SWEET! WELCOME THE 09 POLARIS RANGER700(TOP) AND THE RANGER HD(BTM). BOTH HAVE THE 683CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, EFI, 9.0 GAL TANK, AUTO TRANS, SHAFT AWD, IRS, 12" WHEELS, 12" GROUND CLEARANCE, AND A HUGE 1500LBS PAYLOAD CAPACITY AND A MIND BLOWING 2000LBS OF TOWING. THESE NEW RANGERS LOOK GREAT AND HAVE THE MUSCLE TO BE THE TOP OF THE UTILITY SIDEXSIDE MARKET. TOP SPEED 50MPH!



TO WRAP UP THE 09 RANGER LINE-UP IS THE RANGER CREW(TOP) AND THE RANGER 6X6(BTM). BOTH OF THESE SIDEXSIDES HAVE THE 683CC LIQUID COOLED V-TWIN MOTOR, EFI, IRS, AUTO TRANS, 9.9 GAL TANK, AND 2000LBS OF TOWING. POLARIS HAS SET A HIGH BAR IN 09 FOR THE ATV AND SIDEXSIDE MARKETS AND EVERY YEAR THEY PULL OUT A FEW MORE TRICKS TO SATY AHEAD. TOP SPEED 44MPH!



ARCTIC CAT HAS RELEASED THEIR 09 COMPLETE LINE-UP AND HERE IS A FEW OF THE STARS IN THE SIDEXSIDE CLASS. THE TOP PICTURE IS THE PROWLER XT 650 AND THE BTM PICTURE IS THE PROWLER XTX 700 H1. WITH NO REAL CHANGES FOR THE 550, 650, AND 700 MODELS FOR 09, JUST COOL COLORS AND OF COURSE THE ROCK SOLID RELIABILITY OF ARCTIC CAT. THE BIG NEWS IS BELOW!


THIS IS THE SIDEXSIDE THAT WE ALL KNEW WAS COMING, WELCOME THE 09 PROWLER XTZ 1000 H2. THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND TOUGHEST SIDEXSIDE TO DATE.WITH A 951CC EFI LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, COMPOSITE CARGO BOX, DURAMATIC TRANS, 14" WHEELS, OUT-BOARD MOUNTED DISC BRAKES, 10" GROUND CLEARANCE, AND 10" SUSPENSION TRAVEL. ARCTIC CAT HINTED AT THE FACT OF THE THUNDERCAT MOTOR MAKING IT TO THE PROWLER AND HERE IT IS IN THE 09 MODEL. ARCTIC CAT JUST LEAPED ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ALL WILL COME TO THE FIGHT NEXT YEAR WITH CONTENDERS. THE BIG QUESTION IS WILL CAN-AM EVER BUILD THEIR SIDEXSIDE AND WILL IT BE BASED OFF OF THE RENEGADE? I AM ALREADY EXCITED ABOUT 2010!!!
 



KAWASAKI DID NOT EVEN LET THE SMOKE CLEAR FROM THE 09 YAMAHA RHINO RELEASE INFO TO RELEASE INFO ON THE 09 KAWASAKI MULE LINE-UP. WELCOME THE BRAND NEW 4010 MULE, IT REPLACED THE 3000 SERIES AND HAS A LOT OF NEW FEATURES AND A NEW TRUCK STYLE FRONT END. THE BASE 4000 MODEL MSRP IS $8,199 AND THE TOP LINE DIESEL IS 10,599. THE 4000 SERIES MULES ARE EVEN SPORTING A SEMI-INDEPENDENT DE DION AXLE W/LEAF SPRINGS AND SHOCKS IN THE REAR IN 09. THE SEMI-INDEPENDENT REAR IS A REAL IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD MODEL. THE 4000 SERIES IS ALSO SPORTING DIGITAL FUEL INJECTION AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT CARRIES A 617CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, CVT TRANS W/DIFF LOCK, 800LBS BED CAPACITY AND 1200LBS TOWING. KAWASAKI HAS MADE THE RIGHT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MULE AND THE MULE IS STILL MY FAVORITE UTE SIDEXSIDE.


NO REAL CHANGES TO THE 09 KAWASAKI MULE 600 SERIES. IT IS STILL THE SMALL WORK HORSE EVERYONE LOVES AND THE ABILITY OF THIS SIDEXSIDE TO FIT IN A TRUCK BED PUTS IT IN A CLASS BY ITSELF. IT CARRIES A 401CC FAN COOLED MOTOR, CVT TRANS, SHAFT DRIVE. THIS IS STILL THE ONLY SIDEXSIDE THAT FITS IN A TRUCK BED AND KAWASAKI KEEPS MAKING IT BETTER. MSRP $6,299 - $7,499.



HERE IS THE 09 YAMAHA RHINO AND NO REAL CHANGES FOR 09. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT YAMAHA JUMPED AND RELEASED THE 09 LINE-UP SO EARLY. I WAS ALSO SURPRISED THAT THEY LEFT THE RHINO BASICALLY UNTOUCHED AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE OTHERS DO. THE RHINO IS BULLET-PROOF AND HAS PROVEN ITSELF TO BE THE TOP SIDEXSIDE. SO DID YAMAHA REALLY NEED TO CHANGE THE RHINO? I WOULD SAY NO AND I BELIEVE THAT YAMAHA KNOWS IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND TO SEE WHAT THE COMPETITION DOES TO CHALLENGE THEM. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT CAN-AM AND ARCTIC CAT DOES FOR 09. WILL ARCTIC CAT PUT THE 1000CC THUNDER CAT MOTOR IN THEIR SIDEXSIDE OR WILL CAN-AM EVEN BUILD ONE?



THE POWERSPORTS LIFE WAS INVITED TO TRIANGLE LAWN EQUIPMENT TO TEST DRIVE THE QLINK FRONTRUNNER UTV. TRIANGLE LAWN EQUIPMENT IN BEAUMONT TEXAS IS NOT NEW TO SELLING SIDEXSIDES, BUT ARE NEW TO SELLING QLINK. QLINK IS ONE OF THE FEW CHINESE MANUFACTURERS THAT GUARANTEE PARTS TO ALL PRODUCTS SOLD IN THE USA. THAT IS THE FIRST REASON WHY QLINK STANDS OUT AND THE 2ND IS THE QUALITY OF BUILD. THIS SIDEXSIDE IS BUILT TO TAKE PUNISHMENT AND IS REFINED ENOUGH TO HAVE A DIGITAL READOUT DASH AND FACTORY MOUNTS FOR CD PLAYER AND SPEAKERS. I TEST DROVE THE 700 FRONTRUNNER AND MAN DOES IT RIDE LIKE A CAR. THE STEERING IS TIGHT AND ACCURATE. THE FRONTRUNNER WANTS TO TAKE OFF AND SMASH SOMETHING, BUT IS HELD BACK BY NEW LAWS THAT REQUIRE REV LIMITERS. I LOOKED THIS UTV OVER AND RODE IT HARD AND ALL I CAN SAY IS WATCH OUT YAMAHA. NOT ONLY DID THEY COPY YOUR LOOKS, BUT THEY BUILT IN MORE QUALITY AND FEATURES. GO TO YOUR NEAREST QLINK DEALER AND BE AMAZED LIKE I WAS. I AM NOW WORKING ON GETTING A QLINK FRONTRUNNER 700 IN THE POWERSPORTS LIFE GARAGE, WISH ME LUCK! QLINK ACTUALLY WORKS ON THEIR PRODUCTS AND HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY TO PROVE THE TOUGHNESS OF THEIR PRODUCTS. TRIANGLE LAWN EQUIPMENT WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND I WILL POST MORE ON THEM IN THE FUTURE. ATV TEST NEXT.



SAME GREAT AND TOUGH POLARIS RANGER SIDEXSIDES, JUST SOME LIMITED COLORS FOR 08.



THIS IS THE MOTO BRAVO UTV. WITH A 650CC TWIN-CYLINDER LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, 4 SPD MANUAL TRANS W/REVERSE, IRS, DISC BRAKES, CD PLAYER, BASIC TRUCK DASH. MOTO BRAVO HAS THE STATS TO BE A GOOD SIDEXSIDE AND I LIKE THE MANUAL SHIFT 4 SPD TRANS & TRUCK GAUGE CLUSTER & CD PLAYER. COOL FEATURES MAKE THIS SIDEXSIDE THAT CAN BE MADE STREET LEGAL EASY A REAL CONTENDER.



THIS IS THE CUB CADET VOLUNTEER SIDEXSIDE. I WAS AT THE BASS PRO SHOP IN PEARLAND TEXAS, SOUTH OF HOUSTON THE OTHER DAY AND GOT TO RIDE AND LOOK THIS UTV OVER REALLY WELL AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS DANG-IT!!!! THIS CUB CADET IS BUILT LIKE A TANK AND LOOKS GREAT. IT HAS A 31HP KOHLER EFI V-TWIN 748CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, IRS, HILLIARD FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, HURST SHIFTER, DISC BRAKES, 2 YR WARRANTY. IT ALSO HAS A HUGE 1000LB BED CAPACITY AND 1400LB TOWING. THE STATS DON'T LIE, THIS IS A TRUE MAN'S UTV AND FOR $10,499- IT IS WORTH THE MONEY! GO DOWN TO YOUR NEAREST BASS PRO SHOP AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURE.




 












TECH INSTITUTE

THIS IS THE BRAND NEW TECH GARAGE, WE WILL CARRY THE LATEST TECH ON ALL POWERSPORTS!




THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE YAMAHA CVT TRANSMISSION FOR BIKES THAT YAMAHA IS SEEKING A US PATENT ON. THE COOL THING ABOUT A CVT TRANS ON A BIKE IS THE INFINITE NUMBER OF GEARS, SMOOTH & EFFECTIVE POWER DELIVERY, RELIABLITY, AND LESS FUEL CONSUMPTION. NO DETAILS ON WHICH POWERPLANTS WILL GET THE CVT TREATMENT. FOR A ROAD OR TRAIL BIKE, THIS COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING IN BIKES. I DON'T THINK THIS TRANS. WILL EVER SEE A SUPERCROSS OR ANY MUD RACES ANY TIME SOON. I DO LIKE THE FRESH IDEA OF PUSHING TECHNOLOGY INTO BIKES.