Apparently 1.1 Million People Like the Sound of Raw Horsepower + Video

Seth Fargher
by Seth Fargher
That's music to our ears!


When you’ve been building engines as long as Curtis Sparks has, you know a thing or two about squeezing ever ounce of horsepower out of an engine. If you’ve ever wondered what it sounds like in the “lab” when a mad scientist is at work, check out this video of a Yamaha YFZ 450 making a dyno run. We’re not sure what the final numbers were, but we’re guessing they were “healthy.” Apparently people really like the sound of it because the video has garnered over 1.1 million views on Instagram.

A post shared by UTV & ATV Performance Product (@sparksracing) on Mar 6, 2018 at 9:31am PST

Seth Fargher
Seth Fargher

Growing up in Oregon, most of Seth's involvement in the powersports world was limited to what he saw in magazines and videos. Following a brief stint in the corporate world, Seth took a flying leap (literally) and moved to California to pursue a career in freestyle motocross. Though short lived, the opportunity immersed him in the industry and is now a well-established off-road writer.

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