DragonFire-sponsored racer Lacrecia Beurrier is offering women a shot at riding shotgun with her at the Sand Sports Super Show, set for September 19-21 at the Costa Mesa, Calif. Fairgrounds.

“This DragonFire ‘Hot Seat’ really is a unique opportunity for some lucky raffle winner,” says DragonFire Social Media Manager, Chris Moore. “A great prize for a great cause! Who wouldn’t want to ride with Lacrecia in her hot rod Can-Am?”

Walker Fowler edged closer to the top of the XC1 Pro ATV standings this past weekend with a win at the Can-Am Unadilla GNCC in New Berlin, NY, round 10 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis.

Coming off a big win at the previous round at Snowshoe, RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com’s Adam McGill kept his momentum rolling as he captured the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award and the early lead.

However, Fowler (N-Fab AmPro Yamaha ) quickly made his way into the lead on the opening lap where he controlled the pace for the rest of the two-hour competition. Borich put his Maxxis-backed machine into the second place position early on but the five-time champion admitted to experiencing arm pump fatigue at the beginning of the race. Borich finally loosened up and started to make a charge on Fowler’s lead just after the halfway mark, but Fowler held onto the lead through the checkers for the overall victory.

Kawasaki will be attending the 2014 American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) in Orlando, Fla. this October and will use the venue to unveil some new 2015 products.

“AIMExpo demonstrated last year that it can serve as the ideal platform for media and brand activities and Kawasaki will leverage this grand stage to reveal new products, as well as interact closely with dealers and consumers,” says Kevin Allen, Kawasaki manager, PR + Brand Experience. “We have some very exciting new product to share and AIMExpo is the perfect place to make these announcements.”

Having already secured his third straight ATV Motocross National Championship two weeks earlier, Chad Wienen ended the 2014 season on a high note by securing his seventh win in the nine-round series at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. on Saturday, August 9th.

Rain was intermittent throughout the afternoon in Tennessee, but enough moisture fell to make for extremely challenging conditions on the Loretta Lynn’s layout.

The opening moto wasn’t without some drama on the opening lap as Wienen (Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha) put himself in control early, grabbing the SSi Decals Holeshot Award over Motosport.com/RRR/Ford/DWT/Walsh Honda‘s John Natalie. Moments later Natalie made contact with Wienen while going for the lead, which forced his ATV to flip. Wienen emerged from the incident unscathed and just ahead of his teammate Thomas Brown. Once out front, the Yamaha duo never looked back and maintained about a two-second gap over the field, while mere bike lengths separated them from one another. Brown kept his boss and mentor honest, but was unable to make a move. The action behind them, however, was exciting.

Suzuki, one of the cornerstone OEM exhibitors at the American International Motorcycle Expo, will return again this year. Suzuki will showcase its new 2015 models to the public for the first time as AIMExpo returns to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. October 16-19, 2014.

Suzuki utilized both indoor exhibit space and an innovative demo area at AIMExpo Outdoors! at last year’s event in order to take full advantage of the unique AIMExpo platform. This allowed the manufacturer to interact with dealers, consumers and media by exposing them to a multi-faceted brand experience. Suzuki will return to the event this year with even more demo and showcase presentations for AIMExpo attendees.

Chad Wienen earned his fourth win of the season as the Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship returned to Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minn.

Veteran Josh Upperman put his Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Upperman Racing Honda up front early in the opening moto by grabbing the SSi Decals Holeshot Award. The Ohio native opened a small margin over BCS Performance Can-Am’s Josh Creamer and Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha’s Wienen, and was able to set the pace for the first couple laps. Wienen began his charge to the front early, passing Creamer for second and then applying pressure on Upperman for the lead. By the time the field came around to complete the second lap, Wienen was out front and proceeded to open a multi-second gap over the field.

Adam McGill picked up his first win of the year at the picturesque and treacherous Snowshoe GNCC, round nine of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series in West Virginia.

One unique feature of the Snowshoe GNCC is the starting procedure. Based off the overall championship point standings, riders are placed in rows of five for a live engine “grand prix” style start, with 10 seconds between each row. Snowshoe GNCC winner, GT Thunder-backed Brian Wolf was a heavy favorite heading into this year’s race and the Ohio native proved exactly why as he jumped into the early lead on the adjusted time clock. However, it didn’t take long for N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler to regain the lead by lap two. Reigning champion and current XC1 points leader Chris Borich held the second place position behind Fowler and rookie Jay Shadron sat close behind in third.

After a two-round absence from the top step of the podium, Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha’s Chad Wienen returned to prominence on Saturday at the fifth stop of the 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship.

The defending two-time series champion and current AMA Pro ATV Class points leader completed his most dominant effort of the season thus far with a 1-1 outing that allowed him to become the inaugural winner at Nashport, Ohio’s Briarcliff MX and the Built Ford Tough Briarcliff ATV National.

With its great soil and competitive layout, many felt as though the new track at Briarcliff would cater to great racing. Despite Wienen’s prowess, the newest stop of the championship lived up to expectations as the action for positions second through fifth was arguably the most thrilling battle the series has seen all season.

Walker Fowler put together his best performance of the year with a dominating win at the 25th running of the Wiseco John Penton GNCC in Millfield, Ohio, the eighth round of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series.

RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com’s Adam McGill got off to a great start after grabbing the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award, leading the field of XC1 Pro riders into the first lap. Fowler (N-Fab AmPro Yamaha) stole the lead away on the opening lap and the duo diced it out for the lead position early on.

McGill took over the lead on the second lap, where he opted to pit for fuel, while Fowler chose to fly past his pits and into the lead. The rest of the front-runners joined McGill in pitting on lap two, allowing Fowler to break away out front.

Chad Wienen’s bid for a fourth consecutive win at his hometown race at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Illinois, came up just a couple points short on Saturday as he watched his Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha teammate Thomas Brown capture his first win of the 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA (ATVMX), season. The fourth round of the championship featured the most parity of the season thus far, with Brown becoming the fifth different rider to finish on the overall podium.

At the start of the first moto, it was Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Upperman Racing Honda’s Josh Upperman who raced to the SSi Decals Holeshot. However, his lead was short lived as Motosport.com/RRR/Ford/DWT/Walsh/Fox Honda’s John Natalie took over the top spot in the second corner. Shortly thereafter, JB Racing/Cheerwine Can-Am’s Jeffrey Rastrelli moved to the front of the field to lead the first lap with his JB Racing/DWT/Mtn. Dew Live Wire Can-Am teammate Joel Hetrick in second, searching for back-to-back overall wins. Upperman settled into third with Natalie fourth and Wienen crossing the line in fifth, while Brown slotted into sixth.

N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler earned his second victory of the season at the third running of the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Mountaineer Run GNCC, which took place on Saturday in Masontown, WV. The 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, reached its halfway mark this weekend with Round 7 of the 13-race championship series, and Fowler proved that there’s still plenty of racing left to go in 2014 as he closed the points gap on current leader and reigning XC1 Pro ATV Champion Chris Borich.

It was XC1 rookie Jay Shadron who captured his first career pro class holeshot to earn the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award. From there, the Waynesburg Yamaha rider held an impressive lead over the seasoned veterans of the class, including five-time champ Borich, Brent Sturdivant, Fowler and BNR Motorsports/Loctite’s Kevin Yoho, who all ran inside the top five early on.

The 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA (ATVMX), returned to action after a six-week break at High Point Raceway in Mt. Morris, Pa. for the Maxxis ATV Stampede – the third round of the series.

Pennsylvania native Joel Hetrick (JB Racing/DWT/Mtn. Dew Live Wire Can-Am) relied on his win in the second moto to earn his first overall victory via tiebreaker over defending two-time series champion Chad Wienen.

High Point hosted a boisterous crowd on Saturday afternoon as the field entered the day looking to end Wienen’s hot streak, with the Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha rider capturing the win at the opening two rounds and establishing a six-point lead in the AMA Pro ATV Class championship standings.

As the gate dropped on Moto 1, Wienen raced to his first SSi Decals Holeshot of the season with Motosport.com/RRR/Ford/DWT/Walsh/Fox Honda’s John Natalie, BCS Performance Can-Am’s Josh Creamer, Hetrick, and RootRiver Motorsports/Motowoz Suspension/ITP/JB Racing Honda’s Sean Taylor rounding out the top five. In the ensuing laps, Wienen and Natalie established a hotly contested battle for the lead while Creamer and Hetrick went wheel-to-wheel for third.

Prior to what had turned out to be a golden opportunity to spend three days riding and receiving firearm instruction with Yamaha’s ATV and UTV marketing team at the Gunsite Academy near Prescott, Ariz., I have to admit that I had no idea just how focused the company’s Yamaha Outdoor branding really was.

Learning that Yamaha has forged alliances with outdoor and hunting groups such as Buckmasters and Ducks Unlimited, firearm organizations such as the National Rifle Association and Gunsite, and veterans’ groups such as Honored American Veterans Afield, really opened my eyes to how Yamaha has positioned itself differently and more actively than its competition. It’s just one guy’s opinion, but I think it’s a good fit, and Yamaha should be proud of these efforts.

After two grueling hours of battle in the hot and humid woods, Chris Borich captured his fourth consecutive win of the season at the Parts Unlimited Loretta Lynn’s GNCC in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

With 15 riders lined up in the XC1 Pro class, it was RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com’s Adam McGill who shot out to the first turn, capturing the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award. McGill led the opening lap, while heavy hitters such as Borich and Precision/Maxxis Tires Chris Bithell followed close behind.

Earlier this week we introduced you to our three-part series on our adventure with Yamaha at the Gunsite Academy near Prescott, Arizona ( you can read about that here). We had an eventful day one on the shooting ranges, but there was a whole lot more in store for us on days two and three. For me, day two included getting the chance to get behind the wheel of Yamaha’s all-new 2014 Viking 700 SE Tactical Black UTV, and the time spent traversing Gunsite’s 200-acre range gave me a chance to once again reflect on the core values that Yamaha and Gunsite espouse.

Triads and Pentagonals

Regardless of whether you take one of Gunsite’s pistol courses or rifles courses, Gunsite’s curriculum is distilled into three core values, called the combat triad, which were created by Gunsite founder, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper. Picturing the three sides of a triangle, Gunsite’s core values include gun handling, marksmanship and mindset. Serious shooters will drill and drill and drill on these core values in an attempt to master them, increasing their chances of survival in a combat situation.

It’s time for Minnesotans and other off-road riders in the northern United States to prepare to get dirty. The High Lifter team is bringing back the mud in full force when the second annual High Lifter Quadna Mud Nationals Presented by Polaris from June 6-8 in Hill City, Minn.

High Lifter Products has made its mark in the world of ATV mud riding with its annual event, the High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals. For the past 12 years, the team has put on the massive off-road event that draws over 12,000 attendees at Mud Creek Off-Road Park in Jacksonville, Texas. Luckily, the cards fell in the right place after the team was approached by the owners of Quadna Mountain Park about hosting a summer Mud Nationals in Minnesota last year and the High Lifter Quadna Mud Nationals Presented by Polaris was born.

Chris Borich just keeps finding ways to win. After two hours of hard racing with the top cross country riders in the sport, Borich emerged with the win at the Dunlop Limestone 100, Round 5 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series.

Precision/Maxxis Tires Chris Bithell got off to a fast start and grabbed the lead on the opening lap. Bithell was followed closely by N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler and RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com’s Adam McGill early on.

While Borich didn’t get off to the best start, the five-time champion applied the pressure on Bithell, Fowler and McGill throughout the first half of the four-lap race. As the two lap-card fell, Borich made his charge towards the front where he first passed McGill for third. From there, it was an all-out battle between Bithell, Fowler, and Borich.

Chris Borich and Walker Fowler battled hard all day, but Borich emerged victorious at Saturday’s VP Racing Fuels Big Buck GNCC in Union, SC, the fourth round of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series.

Borich kicked off the afternoon by grabbing the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award as he led the pack into the woods on the opening lap. Fowler then took over the lead for the next three laps but Borich kept himself within one second of Fowler’s rear wheel.

The duo remained wheel-to-wheel until the final lap when Borich made a mistake that sent him to the ground.

Riding high after his opening round victory two weeks ago, Chad Wienen (Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha) used 2-1 moto finishes at Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, Tenn. to secure his second straight victory of the 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA.

Just like at the opening round, Wienen’s path to victory wasn’t easy as his fellow contenders stepped up in their efforts to unseat the champion. Muddy Creek Raceway presented some changes to its popular layout, which were well received by the riders and played a major role in the outcome of each moto. From new jumps to off-camber corners, track position was at a premium and starting up front paid big dividends.

Chris Borich, the five-time defending GNCC champion, secured a record-breaking 69th career win at Saturday’s FMF Steele Creek GNCC in Morganton, NC.

Borich’s victory didn’t come without a challenge, as DWT Racing’s Jarrod McClure put in a hard fight to finish only three seconds behind the reigning champ.

N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler grabbed the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot Award and challenged McClure for the lead early on. Fowler soon made a pass for the lead but he got stuck behind a lapped rider and lost several positions.

ATV.com Contributing Editor Rick Sosebee is in the thick of things this week at the 2014 High Lifter Mud Nationals deep in the heart of Texas.

We’ll be getting a full report after the event, but in the meantime here’s some aerial video Sosebee took of the makeshift town that gets created every year for Mud Nationals.

After months of anticipation, the opening round of the 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA (ATVMX), season took place at Aonia Pass Motocross Park in Washington, Ga., on Saturday. After a pair of AMA Pro ATV motos, reigning back-to-back champion Chad Wienen rode his Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Yamaha to the overall victory after 1-2 moto results.

At the start of the opening moto, Motosport.com/RRR/Ford/DWT/Walsh/Fox Honda’s John Natalie grabbed the SSi Decals Holeshot but was quickly overtaken by Joel Hetrick. The JB Racing/DWT/Mtn. Dew Live Wire Can-Am rider ran out front for a majority of the moto before being overtaken by Wienen on Lap 9. The reigning champ held on to the Moto 1 victory, followed by Hetrick and BCS Performance Can-Am rider Josh Creamer.

Walker Fowler (N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha) picked up his first win of 2014 at the Maxxis General GNCC in Washington, Ga., Round 2 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series.

The dry track conditions at Round 2 was a welcome change from last weekend’s muddy season opener in Florida. RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com’s Adam McGill put himself in a favorable position early on after grabbing the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot and tucked in behind Fowler on the opening lap.

Borich had trouble firing up his machine but even a last place start couldn’t stop the five-time champion from making his way to the front of the pack. Borich caught and passed McGill for the second place position after the halfway point, but the champ soon got caught up in a creek section that eventually cost him some time.

The 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis and sanctioned by AMA, kicked off its 13-round series with the inaugural running of the Moose Racing Mud Mucker GNCC. The event held true to its name as Saturday’s ATV competition saw some of the wettest terrain of the entire circuit, but that didn’t stop five-time GNCC National Champion Chris Borich from taking the first win of 2014 in Bunnell, Fla.

Borich got off to an early start aboard his Maxxis-backed machine after grabbing the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot ahead of nearly twenty other XC1 Pro competitors. Precision/Maxxis Tires/Suzuki’s Chris Bithell, who took over the lead on the opening lap, quickly challenged Borich. GT Thunder-backed Brian Wolf inserted himself into the lead battle early on, breaking up the Suzuki duo of Bithell and Borich. However, Wolf ran into mechanical issues that caused him to fall outside the top ten by the second lap.

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The GNCC series is upon us. Getting ready to commit to a season of bar banging fun is easy, but being ready is a bigger concern. The days of get on and run what you brought to the track are very much over in most classes and one young very talented rider from Dawsonville, Ga. we worked with last year found this out painfully quick.

Anna Byrd grew up circling the concrete oval in her quarter midget for a few years before stepping into the dirt kart arena. Anna also took a seat in a high-horsepower, late-model dirt race car for a few days of training with goals of someday becoming like her NASCAR heroes. Anna made her name and presence known often to the other drivers on the track and was affectionately named “Little Earnhardt” at some point during her quarter midget racing days. It wasn’t until she stepped into ATV racing that she realized that a pretty good challenge lay ahead. A 2007 Honda TRX450R was her rocket ship and Anna had her dreams set on the podium.

You can expect Yamaha to have a major presence at AIMExpo 2014.

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA has signed on as the first OEM participant for the 2014 American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo). The event is scheduled for Oct. 16-19 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center.

Yamaha was also the first OEM to commit to last year’s inaugural AIMExpo.

The Sierra Off-Road Riders Association (SORRA) is hosting its first annual six-hour endurance race on May 17, 2014 at Chappie-Shasta OHV Park.

Just 10 miles northwest of Redding, Calif, the Chappie-Shasta OHV area offers over 200 miles of roads and trails on approximately 52,000 acres for off-road enthusiasts. Elevation within this area ranges from 600 to 5000 feet with a wide variety of topography, soil, and vegetation types. The southeastern portions offer rocky and challenging terrain, while the more remote northwestern portions offer scenic views of Mt. Shasta, Lake Shasta, and the Trinity Alps. Camping is available adjacent to the staging area below Shasta Dam for a minimal fee.

It’s been a mild winter in near Marysvale, Utah, so the Paiute Trail Adventure Series is hoping off-roaders are eager to get our and ride this winter. The first annual Cabin Fever Ride is scheduled for February 22 and will include a full day of riding with plenty of food and prizes.

“If you haven’t seen the Paiute Trail with a little dusting of snow, this is your chance,” says the Jamboree Organizing Team. “We are excited to share the Winter Splendor of the Paiute Trail with those who are willing to layer up and come out for a good winter ride.”

If riding your ATV involves all four seasons, you’ll surely want to invest in some of the best ATV snow accessories available.

In conjunction with its annual Feed the Children food drop, Yamaha announced its 2014 ATV race team.

As part of the seven-hour celebration at Yamaha’s Southern California headquarters, employees enjoyed meeting past and present Yamaha racers including two-time AMA ATV National Champion Chad Wienen. Wienen was one of a number of 2013 Yamaha champions on hand including motorcycle racing champions Josh Herrin, Cameron Beaubier, Jessica Patterson and Tomas Puerta. Past Yamaha champions and racing legends Gary Jones and Kenny Roberts were honored for all of their success and contributions to the motorsports industry and specifically to Yamaha.

While no single vehicle can do everything for everybody, there are a handful of machines that are up to many a task. Perhaps our favorite off-road Swiss Army knife is the Kawasaki Teryx.

Whether you need some help moving people and towing cargo around the property or are in the mood to push the throttle to the floor and rip up your local trails, the Kawasaki Teryx has your back. Thanks to its powerful V-Twin engine and rugged build quality the Teryx really feels like it has hit the sweet spot between Sport and Utility.

In The Beginning

Unless you’ve been living off the grid and away from your fellow man for the past six years or so, you have surely noticed the rapid growth of the UTV (Side-by-Side) market. While this era was primarily ushered in with sporty two-seat models, it didn’t take manufacturers long to realize that multi-passenger units would be attractive to families looking for ways to enjoy the great outdoors together.

While you can argue about which manufacturer introduced the first machine capable of carrying a driver and at least two passengers, we can all agree that the technology has come so far and diversified so much that consumers have benefited greatly from better and more useful machines.

The Coastal Racing team of Scott Kiger, Mark Holz, RJ Anderson, Rob Utendorfer, Tyler King and Brian McLean raced to victory in the UTV Pro class at the 2013 Baja 1000.

In its first ever Baja 1000 appearance, the Coastal Racing team piloted its No. 1934 Polaris RZR XP 900 to the finish line in 27 hours, 16 minutes and 57 seconds – nearly 24 minutes quicker than the second place Jagged X team.

MX Sports Pro Racing and the ATV Promoter’s Group (ATVPG) have revealed the 2014 schedule for the Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA. The nine-round series is down one event from 2013 and kicks off March 22 and 23 at Aonia Pass MX in Washington, Ga., and concludes on August 9 and 10 with the historical Loretta Lynn’s season finale in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

Many of the series’ traditional stops will return in 2014, including Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, Tenn., Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Ill., Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania’s High Point Raceway, RedBud in Buchanan, Mich., and New Berlin, New York’s legendary Unadilla.

Chris Borich fought off Walker Fowler to win the season-ending AMSOIL Ironman GNCC in Crawfordsville, Ind. The win was the 67th of his career, tying him with Bill Ballance for the all-time ATV win record.

Borich kicked off the afternoon by grabbing the $250 DeRisi Racing/Team Woodhead Holeshot, but he opted to follow Precision/ITP/Lonestar/Axis/Baldwin Racing’s Adam McGill into the woods on the opening lap. It wasn’t long before AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler joined the front-runners, creating a three-way battle for the lead early on.

We saw surprisingly few ATV tire manufacturers at the American International Motorcycle Expo, Duro Tires was showcasing a brand new design.

Duro’s Power Grip V2 is a new version of its Power Grip line. Featuring radial construction and a six-ply rating, Duro made the Power Grip 2 due to a response from its OEM partners. The Power Grip D2 has a more rounded profile than the regular Power Grip. As well, it lighter, features more spread out treads and has additional puncture resistance between the tread blocks and shoulder area.

Whether you’re looking to change a tire at home or on the road, BeadBuster’s new XB-450 bead breaker is a tool you may want in your arsenal. We had a chance to see it in action at the recent American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla.

BeadBuster designed to XB-450 ($99) to apply a concentrated separation force directly between the lip of the rim and the tire bead. According to BeadBuster, the padded clamp ensures the tool is in the proper position, and that the ram foot will not slide down the sidewall.

We’ve seen some awesome off-road riding gear at the 2013 American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla., but two jackets from REV’IT! stand out.

The Poseidon GTX ($899.99) is what you want to wear when Mother Nature is having a bad day. It feels surprisingly lightweight, but REV’IT! says its 3L GORE-TEX outer shell is 100 percent waterproof for riding in the most extreme conditions. To add some ventilation when the sun comes out, open up chest vents with the FidLock magnetic fastener system. Other features of the Poseidon GTX include CE-certified protection, reflective panels, collar hook and connection zippers.

Yamaha has a couple of Grizzly models on display at the 2013 American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla. Our favorite is this Grizzly 700 Utility Package that seems like it’s ready for just about anything.

The front end of this Grizzly really stands out, thanks in part to the PIAA 510 Series Super White Performance Lighting Kit ($243.49). While the lighting will help show the way when the sun goes down, it’s the stout front brush guard ($261.49), front rack extension ($158.49) and WARN Pro Vantage 2500 winch ($107.49) that show this ATV can tackle the toughest jobs and nastiest trails.

We’ve already written plenty about the new Yamaha Viking, but we saw a very cool hunting-themed version at the 2013 American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla. that we wanted to share with you.

Kitted out entirely in about $2,000 worth of Genuine Yamaha Accessories, this Viking features a folding windshield, rear window, camo seat covers, bed rail with accessory mounts, gun boot mounts, gun boot with two removable gun cases, bed mat, cargo bed, overfenders and rear grab bar.

The action sports camera market is still relatively new and insanely competitive. That’s good news for consumers, who are benefitting from rapid product development and some pretty amazing technologies. One of the companies pushing the envelope is iON.

We had a chance to tinker with iON’s newest camera at the 2013 American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla. – the Air Pro 2. As the name implies, this is the second generation of the iON Air Pro series.

Mud riders or anybody looking to lift up their ATV or UTV may want to check out new Monster Axles XP series, which we had a chance to see at the 2013 American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla.

We’ll be getting our hands on one of these axles in the near future for a proper test, but here are the product highlights to tide you over.

Kali Protectives usually has a strong presence at big industry events and the inaugural American International Motorcycle Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. is no exception. We picked up one of the lightest off-road helmets ever made in the Kali booth this year.

Weighing under 1000 grams (about two pounds), Kali says its Shiva helmet ($499) incorporates a 30% smaller and lighter profile than any of its competitors.

Trail Tech is displaying a number of interesting products at the American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla., but we were most intrigued by the Voyager GPS.

Trail Tech boasts that the Voyager is the first GPS ever made specifically for off-road riders. It mounts right on the steering wheel (UTVS) or below the handlebars (ATVs/Dirt Bikes). Its 240×400 LCD screen displays GPS speed, distance, compass, altitude, temperature and maps. As well, it can run on an internal battery or off of the vehicle’s power. Finally, gloved hands should easily be able to control the joystick navigation and large, rubberized buttons.

We’ve been reading about the Gibbs Quadski for a couple of years now and even featured the machine a year ago after getting our hands on the specs and some photos. We finally had a chance to see it in person at the American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla.

Straight away the sheer size of the Quadski is shocking – it’s more than five feet wide and 10 feet long and looks every bit of it.