Kawasaki has launched a brand new website Kawasaki.com.

It blends together the former buyKawasaki.com with the new site.

Definitely a worthy destination for your ATV and powersport mouse clicking activity.

Carter Brothers Manufacturing has some great summer packages available for dealers. Check out the offer below which includes a FREE Talon GX!

KARTS:
10 DLX Units (Red / Yellow) – $ 2199 US ea.
4 FX Units (Green / Yellow) – $ 1899 US ea.
2 GX Units (Blue) – $ 1499 US ea.
2 Mini Talon Units (Red / Blue / Silver / Yellow) – $ 689 US ea.

TERMS: 180 Days Interest Free -OR- 5% Discount, Net 10 Days
BONUS: ONE FREE TALON GX!!!

Details:
* With Approved Credit or Cash
* This offer is valid for both current dealers and potential dealers.
* These Special Packages must be shipped on or before June 30, 2005.
* Orders shipped after June 30 are not subject to these special terms or conditions.
* All Floor Plans are through GE and TransAmerica only.
* The combination of Karts cannot be changed unless upgraded.
* Terms and Bonuses cannot be changed.

Call 1-800-523-5278 for more details.

Press Release – Controversy highlighted this round of GNC motocross and, unfortunately, saw the end of the current John Natalie win streak.

Moto 1 went according to plan, with John coming out of the first turn in second behind Tim Farr, quickly taking the lead and pulling away to another dominant moto win. Moto 2, however, was another story. There was a close start among several of the riders.

Contact was made between riders in turn 2, with John getting the worst of it. Pushed onto the top of a berm by Jeremiah Jones, he rejoined the race in sixth spot. More than a little irritated with getting pushed off the track, John headed for the front of the pack with a vengeance, making contact with several riders including Suzuki’s Jeremiah Jones and Doug Gust.

In short order, John was in second behind Tim Farr. John attempted a pass over a jump, but his speed was much greater that the leader’s and he hit the rear or Tim’s ATV, sending himself to the ground. John was uninjured, but he had a locked front brake as a result of the crash, relegating him to an 18th place finish. His resulting 9th place overall dropped him to second in series points, 6 behind Tim Farr.

There were some comments from the Podium by Doug Gust and Suzuki protested John’s hard riding second moto charge through the pack but, after review of videos, it was deemed to be just hard racing.

GNC ATV Motocross, Buchanan, Mi:
John was not to be denied this time. He traded moto wins with Doug Gust, going 2 / 1 on the day for first overall. This also regained John the series points lead, putting him 9 points into the lead. On the podium, he and Doug shook hands, putting the rough riding and hard feelings from the last race behind them.

John also brought his friend, 4 year old Kyle Bartolini to the podium with him. Kyle was injured in a firearms accident and his courage in dealing with this has been an inspiration to John as he dedicated this win to Kyle.

GNC ATV Motocross, Blountville, Tn:
The win streak in on again! John’s first moto battle with Doug Gust was epic, with John finishing second. In Moto 2, John took the lead and checked out for the moto win and the overall win on the day. John now goes into the next round at Mt. Morris, Pa with a 23 point lead on the series.

Ontario Drive and Gear, makers of the innovative Argo amphibious all terrain vehicle, has announced a major breakthrough in the operation of the venerable, worldwide distributed Argo.

For years all Argos have been steered by pulling on and releasing two levers (one for braking the right side wheels and one for braking the left side wheels). The levers operate a skid steering system to provide effective, accurate directional changes or, if the operator chooses, complete pivoting within the Argo’s wheelbase and width.

Most 2005 Argo models, including the Argo Avenger, 6×6 Conquest, BigFoot and Vanguard 2 as well as the 8×8 Conquest and Response will feature a new, one piece handlebar steering system.

The handlebar system will be more familiar to new Argo owners and incorporates a motorcycle throttle on the left handlebar end and new parking brake system.

Initial response to the new controls is overwhelmingly positive. Look for a full report on this and other Argo improvements in an upcoming issue of All-Terrain Vehicle.

In the meantime, go to www.odg.com or call (519) 662-4000.

The Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) ATV season is going Bill Ballance’s way. On Saturday, June 11, he earned his fourth win in eight rounds at Summersville, West Virginia and now holds a sizable 18-point lead over key rival Chris Borich in the championship.

Ballance actually led all five laps of “The Mountaineer” event, but victory wasn’t as easy as the statistics suggest. After Ballance opened up a comfortable 33-second margin by the end of Lap 1, Borich made up 32 of those seconds on Lap 2, and the pair fought hard for the duration of the event, never deviating by more than a few seconds at the end of each lap.

The suspense went right down to the last lap, when Ballance pulled out a five-second gap over Borich to finally seal the win, with Chris Jenks finishing another two minutes behind in third.

“My YFZ450 ran awesome. We pulled another holeshot and led just about all the race,” said Ballance, the defending AMA National GNCC Champion, afterwards. “I had a pretty good battle with Chris Borich on the third and fourth laps, but I’ve been training hard and I am pretty confident. Everything went our way this weekend and I feel like I got the best of him.”