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Youth ATV Maker Issues Recall That Makes You Seriously Question Its Credibility

Some recalls come down to a simple design mistake or an area that was overlooked. For example, the roll cages of some recent Polaris RZR models were rendered dangerous due to some fasteners that weren't tightened correctly—not an egregious oversight, but it still had serious consequences. However, this doesn't seem…

RideApart · Apr 16, 2025

[UPDATE] After Weeks Of Tariffs Chaos, Here's How They'll Hit Powersports

[UPDATE May 14, 2025: On Monday, May 12, representatives from the US and China agreed to two things: a 90-day pause in their ongoing international trade tiff, and a mutual de-escalation of the exorbitant tariff rates each country had imposed upon goods from the other.

RideApart · Apr 14, 2025

Polaris Adventures Will Now Offer Weather Insurance for Your Off-Road Escapades

I think a lot of insurance is a borderline scam. The worst is when you're just trying to buy a flight and by the end of checkout, you have an overbearing fear that you'll lose your luggage, incur some kind of financial issue due to a delayed flight, and/or you'll…

RideApart · Apr 10, 2025

Polaris' Upcoming Electric Snowmobile Has F1 Technology, Here It Is Before It Debuts

Hot off the heels of RideApart discovering Polaris' upcoming all-electric RZR UTV, we've got another electrifying—Dad Jokes, I've got them all!—patent discovery. This one, however, is all about that white powder. And no, we're not switching to EscobarApart. At least not yet. 

RideApart · Mar 17, 2025

How Pokémon Helps Explain DOGE

Musk's fans and critics will keep debating whether DOGE is revolutionizing government or wrecking important institutions.

Reason · Mar 14, 2025

Polaris' New and Updated Snowmobiles Go Hard

This has been a weird snowmobile season here in Utah. The weather has fluctuated from spring-like temperatures to dumping feet of snow on what feels like a weekly basis. As I write this, it'll be around 50 degrees today. But tomorrow, well, the current forecast says 2-feet of fresh powder.…

RideApart · Mar 13, 2025

There's an Electric Polaris RZR Coming Soon

Despite the reversals, the sliding backward into internal combustion engines, and the rhetoric around electric vehicles, they're probably the future. And not just because the Earth is warming at an alarming rate. 

RideApart · Mar 11, 2025

Polaris Is Axing Timbersled Snow Bikes For Good

It's a strange time in the powersports world lately, with some companies definitely faring better than others. Among the ones having a particularly tough time last year was Polaris, which already instituted cost cuts in 2024 that included cutting about 10 percent of its employees.

RideApart · Mar 10, 2025

Vespa's Owner Is Just Conquering the Market, KTM Should Take Note

For plenty of motorcycle and powersports manufacturers, 2024 was a year to forget, financially speaking. KTM all but imploded, and the cost-saving measures employed by Polaris are bleeding into 2025. So how, then, in the midst of all this, did Piaggio Group—owner of Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, Gilera, Scarabeo brands—manage…

RideApart · Mar 7, 2025

Trump's Idiotic Tariffs Are Going to Wreck the Powersports Market

Let's just check the stock market, which I haven't checked in hours, and oh my god, why is everything deep in the red? What happened? Did a nuke just get set off in London? Did that dumb boat get stuck in the Suez Canal again? Did aliens come down from…

RideApart · Mar 5, 2025