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Three Absolute Must-Haves for Your Next Ride

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Maybe you only ride within a few miles of home base most of the time but an unexpected tire puncture can put an end to your fun and often means a long walk back – unless you’re prepared.

Here are three essential goodies you should consider taking with you on any ATV ride.

Tire Sealant

You can buy this stuff in aerosol cans from any ATV dealer or auto parts store and when you need it – wow, do you ever need it! Just attach the nozzle to the offending tire’s air valve and spray a hearty portion into the tire.

Not only will it seal minor leaks but it will also re-inflate the tire. Remember, the principle behind tire sealant is to spin the tire so that centrifugal force jams the sealant into the puncture as air tries to escape, so always take the ATV for a ride immediately after installing it.

Tire or Tube Patch Kit

These inexpensive little kits can be purchased for a few bucks and will cure those more serious sidewall and tread punctures tire sealant won’t work with. With tubeless tires you can jam in up to two or three plugs and seal a seriously torn tire that otherwise wouldn’t get you home.

Tube repairs on the trail are a bit more challenging and require some practice and more tools – but if you’re in a jam, at least you can repair the tube… if you’re prepared.

DC Air Compressor

A tire or tube repair kit won’t help you much if you don’t have one of these tiny workhorses on board. Just plug it into the ATV’s DC connector and it will re-inflate a tire in seconds.

An alternative is to use your aerosol tire sealant to re-inflate a tire after you’ve patched it.

Can-Am Outlander Max: Max’d Out!

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Proving consumers are never satisfied, Can-am now introduces the Outlander Max LTD.

Best described as the Cadillac of ATVs, the LTD adds all the features of the XT package then tallies in glossy clear coat painted fenders with extended fender flares to keep mud off you and passengers.

The handlebars get a new set of extremely comfortable spongy gel grips and mounted dead center of the handlebars is a Garmin Quest GPS. This GPS is fully featured – you get everything from detailed street maps to millions of points of interest and you can snap the GPS off in seconds and install it in an optional secondary cradle inside your truck.

The LTD is also equipped with a chrome exhaust tip, silver accented seat and its XT cast rims have been accent painted in coordination with the ATV. If you want to go 2-up in style this is the way to do it.

Polaris Looks to Increase Business In All Areas

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Polaris CEO Tom Tiller recently stated Polaris is working at increasing its business in all categories (ATV, Ranger, snowmobile, and Victory motorcycle) outside of North America.

In fact, Tiller projected the company would double its percentage of offshore sales from its current 15 percent level as the company heads toward a goal of $3 billion in sales.

Take the Burden Out of Maintaining Your Website

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Often when launching a new website the promise is to stay on top of it and update it regularly – it’s kind of like when you get a new puppy, “I’ll walk it every day”. However heavy workloads and day to day tasks tend to eat up available time and unless you’ve hired an in-house web specialist to supervise site traffic, add fresh content and monitor your competition, content will grow stale faster than a loaf of bread.

What if you could have a “web guru” on call to do the behind the scenes work? What if there was someone who could monitor your competition, update content, supervise site traffic and keep your web search ranking at an optimal level? What if using this valuable service wouldn’t break the bank? It’s not just a pipe dream anymore, it’s a reality and Odd Labs Media Group is making it happen.

Odd Labs offers one of the most valuable and most overlooked services available to any business with a website. Instead of taking the “when I have time” approach to your website, Odd Labs can implement its invaluable WAM Plan (Web Administration Management Plan) to your site and claims the WAM Plan can increase traffic to your site by up to 250% within the first year!

There’s no question if marketed correctly, a website can be an integral part of your advertising strategy. If you’ve invested in a website, don’t flush your money down the toilet because it’s a burden to maintain. Contact Odd Labs and hear them out. Let a representative show you how the investment in your website can finally start to pay off.

For more information call Mike Jones at (905) 923-0166 and email sales@oddlabs.net with your questions.

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Maxxis Sweeps Top 4 at Yadkin Valley Stomp!

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Press Release –

Sweeping the top four overall, Maxxis provided the stomp at the GNCC’s tenth race of the season, the Yadkin Valley Stomp. Perennial champ Bill Ballance took the victory in 2:03:28, after a close, action-packed race.

Duane Johnson turned in another amazing rookie-year performance with a second place finish, and Bryan Baker took the third spot on the podium.

Chris Borich, who held the lead throughout much of the race, rounded out the top four. The event was held September 9 in Yadkinville, North Carolina.

Of his breakout from a fiercely competitive pack near the end of the race, Ballance told gnccracing.com “We got into a bottleneck, and William [Yokley] was leading, and I think he jumped in there before he knew what was going on, basically.

He got into the trail right behind a guy and he was too close to back up. So we pushed around the guys who got hung up. Then Michael [Houston’s] clutch went out, and we went around him and cruised on in.” Ballance holds a 27-point lead in the race for the 2006 championship.

The afternoon race wasn’t the only event that Maxxis dominated: Traci Cecco of team Yamaha won yet another morning overall, clinching the women’s GNCC title for the season. The 2006 championship will be her fifth, according to gnccracing.com.

Maxxis, the brand of champions, congratulates Bill Ballance and Traci Cecco on their victories, and Duane Johnson, Bryan Baker, Chris Borich and all Maxxis riders on their fine performances.

Race Mods for Unison’s 90cc Desert Cat

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Bulldog Powersports out of Cambridge Ontario modifies Unison’s Desert Cat 90 for competition including modifications to the A-arms, I Shock and swing arm.

Bulldog also added nerf bars, ITP aluminum Holeshot rims and tires, plus a full clutch kit with springs and a lighter secondary among other things. Bulldog also claims they can lighten the entire ATV by up to 12 pounds.

Bulldog Powersports also does minor modifications for young riders in stock classes making the ATV more stable at higher speeds thus more enjoyable for the child and allowing an easier transition up to the mod class.

Bulldog’s sponsored rider, William – age 7 has already won several trophies at CMRC and CMX this year riding his modified Desert Cat 90.

For more information on race-ready modified Desert Cat 90’s contact Bill at Bulldog Powersports at 519-650-0051

For more info on Unison’s lineup call Crank Motorsports at 604-552-5822.

Big Changes to Polaris Line-Up

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Polaris has made some interesting moves across its entire 2007 line-up.

– The Sportsman 500 carb is gone.
– All 500s (including the X2) will now have EFI.
– The 500 Predator’s retail price in both the USA and Canada will be reduced.
– 700 and 800 EFI Sportsman models can be custom ordered with Mossy Oak and Deluxe equipment packages.

Notable is the availability on both the 700 and 800 of Polaris Active Descent Control (ADC) which debuted on the X2 Sportsman last year. The system provides four wheel engine braking (not just rear wheel) when the ATV is in 4WD at speeds under 15 MPH.

Deluxe models carry a factory installed 2500 pound Warn Winch, cast aluminum wheels and a host of nifty goodies like rack extenders.

Kawasaki Pure Sport Rumblings

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Kawasaki has been ever-so-quiet the past year regarding its entry into the Pure Sport 450cc market. This may be about to change.

Recent rumblings echo the imminent intro of a Kawasaki-built 450 based on the potent KX- series 4-stroke motocross bike.

With Kawasaki dealers still selling green QuadSport 400s (while corporate rhetoric from both Suzuki and Kawasaki indicated almost a year ago this would not be continuing) there’s got to be pressure from Kawasaki dealers to respond to the wave of popularity in the 450cc Pure Sport segment.

A Leaner, Meaner Sportsman?

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Widespread rumors indicate Polaris is working on a new Sportsman platform.

There’s little doubt Polaris will move its new “rolled” independent rear end used only on the Sportsman X-2 (an all-new 2006 model) into more Sportsman models in the future.

The X-2’s rear suspension benefits from one of the industry’s latest catch phrases – recessive travel. This means the rear wheels actually move up and back in response to hits, rather than just up.

This concept uses the same principle as Can-Am’s unusual but effective Trailing Torsional IRS system and it works.

We look for more than just a rear suspension update on a new Sportsman. Don’t be surprised if the sport’s original IRS Sport-Ute platform goes on a no-fat diet before debuting in the next 12 to 18 months.

2007 NO BULL BUYER’S GUIDE

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Volume 18, Number 1 of Supertrax International will be hitting mailboxes and store shelves soon!

Yes, the 2007 No Bull Buyer’s Guide is early this year so you can visit dealer showroom and be informed prior to making important buying decisions!

The 2007 No Bull Buyer’s Guide features detailed specs, opinions and prices for 125 new snowmobiles all classified by category! You’ll also find the Vintage Calendar, performers from the past along with all the great featured columns Supertrax is famous for.

Watch for it and get your copy right away. Be the conversation leader around the water cooler this season!

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