The Latest Breaking News from Polaris

Imagine you own a powersports company, and you have one of the coolest engines on the market, but you only use it in one vehicle. That's not just silly; it's borderline mean to your demographic—BRP, please take some notes and stick that 325-hp rotax engine in something else.

[UPDATE February 14, 2025: A spokesperson for Indian Motorcycle responded to RideApart's request for a comment. Here's their full statement.

King of the Hammers is, for lack of a better word, batshit. For those who've never heard of it, it's an off-road race in California's Johnson Valley, and marries rock crawling with flat-out open desert racing. There's nothing else on the planet like King of the Hammers. 

The powersports industry hasn't felt stable since before the COVID epidemic. There was a feast a few years ago when overlanding and general powersports activities exploded in popularity. And now, it appears the famine is upon us, well, actually, it has been for a while.

While trolling the patent office's database a few months ago, we came across a rather interesting-looking patent by our good friends at Polaris. It was, at the time, wild to see, as the patent drawings showed a race-ready UTV. But the machine in question was just slightly different compared to the…

JPMorgan Chase’s Polaris location not yet available for returning workers.

Is it a bike? Is it a car? Is it a trike? No, no, and… well, sort of, but not really? What it is, is the Polaris Slingshot, a three-wheeler that has always been one of those weird machines that seems to defy categorization. It’s sort of like that kid…

The world is expensive as all hell right now. I know, I know, breaking news! But I say that as someone who's always on the hunt for a good deal. I'm a spendthrift for nearly all things, though my wife would likely tell you otherwise if you were asking about…

ATVs are some of the most useful, fun, and capable machines on the planet. Each day, they're used for farm chores, backcountry excursions, camping, hunting, fishing, and everything in between. They're workhorses but without the need for feed or constant grooming. I've used Kawasaki's Brute Force 750 for the last…

Powersports is indeed for everyone. There are folks who ride off-road vehicles simply for the fun factor. Meanwhile, others depend on their ATVs and UTVs to literally survive—navigating the remote wilderness, managing daily chores around their properties, or even running a business.Over the years, we’ve seen UTVs evolve from barebones off-roaders…

Listen, the internet is a weird place. But it's a mirror of the weird place we've created around us. Everywhere you look, there are oddities springing up from all corners of the globe, including AI-robot police balls, H2R-powered drone helicopters, 217-MPH cameras, and more. And with AI and robotics becoming more…