WATVA Blogs

Some of our viewers may have noticed the web sites for WATVA and Trail Patrol were not accessible Saturday to Monday. So I thought I would give the low down on what happened. If you have no interest in the inner workings of the internet, you can stop here. Might I suggest this page instead: http://metobs.ssec.wisc.edu/aoss/cameras/ha ...

Alright, so some people have indeed noticed the little teaser I put on the web site that says something about TrailCon. If you did catch it, you would also have seen it in the latest Trail Tales as well as being talked about at the WATVA annual meeting. So, what is TrailCon? TrailCon, short for Trail Conference, is a conference and show dedicated ...

We are starting to see them pop up in advertising, magazines and textbooks. In fact, WATVA has been using them for more than a year now on some of our hand outs and magazine Trail Tales. In case you're not aware of what I am talking about, see the following images: Spoiler alert! That's the upcoming Trail Tales cover for winter 2011 which is bei ...

Cloud based something or other... and you don't even have wireless? No worries! If you have ever watched an amazon commercial advertising their "cloud" you might be scratching your head as to what that has anything to do with books. Ha. Well, I am going to go over cloud based publishing. More specifically, cloud based publishing as there are vario ...

In this day and age, when people post things to the internet, some tend to forget how easy it is to share the said published whatever. Think about that. What I mean by the above statement is the internet is often overlooked as a small part of the lives. However, because the internet is always there, always connected and available for ANYONE, anyth ...

This was our first ride in the Hiawatha National Forest during the summer of 2010.  We enjoyed ourselves so much that I immediately began planning a follow-up ride in 2011.  There are so many riding opportunities in this general area that I could ride here regularly without tiring, and I plan to do just that! In Michigan’s Uppe ...

Always on the prowl for a nearby riding destination that offers something different, Drummond Island seemed like just the place.  I had seen numerous magazine highlights of Jeep-type events there prior to realizing it was a six hour drive from Green Bay, close enough for this dream to become reality.&n ...

It has a 127 horsepower fuel injected inline four, a four-speed automatic transmission with high and low range, a heated cab, and seats five.  At 156” long and 66” wide, it’s 25” longer and 2” wider than the Kawasaki Teryx4.  Did I mention it’s street legal?  Technically, it doesn’t meet UTV definition and would be more accurate to c ...

Honda Rincon ATVs have a reputation for abnormal knocking/rattling noises from the upper engine.  Resolution ranges from “do nothing it's normal" to complicated theories involving the relationship between ignition timing and engine speed.I spent hours on the internet reading about alleged causes without finding any answers about why it happens ...

Randy Harden, president of the Wisconsin ATV Association and other key representatives from land managers, law enforcement and recreational riders testified in favor of both bills in front of the Assembly Committee on Transportation. A summary of the bills is as follows:   http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab4 ...

As we are gearing up to present the final UTV program in Madison, we have created a handout that explains the differences between an ATV and UTV. The photos on the handout were taken during the 2011 WATVA VIP Ride at the Embarrass River ATV Park in Tigerton WI, where a handful of the law makers that helped draft the UTV bill participated in riding ...

We recently made some changes to the Trail Patrol Ambassador program. These changes were created from user input as well as input for various law enforcement agencies. We think the new structure will allow our program to expand and help serve our sport better. First and foremost, you can check out the Trail Patrol Ambassador web site by accessing ...

We wanted to offer up the following information to you all in case you do not have it about the changes coming to the ATV/UTV programs.    Youth Safety Bill a.k.a the Grandparents Bill It is very similar to a bill we brought forward last session but we ran out of floor time in the legislature to get full passage. This time around the Se ...

For Immediate Release December 22nd 2011Wisconsin ATV Association, Inc.3321 Behrens ParkwaySheboygan, WI 53081www.watva.org To: General Public Re: Forest County ATV Association Receives Yamaha OHV Access Initiative Grant for $8,000 Sheboygan, WI - On December 20th, 2011 WATVA President Randy Harden, WATVA Special Projects Manager Hank Wozniel a ...