Yamaha Interview on The Revolution with Jim and Trav - 5/7/21

Today's podcast was taken from another interview with Yamaha's Scott Newby featured on "The Revolution with Jim and Trav". For more on this show, click this link, along with reviewing their condensed description below. Enjoy!

EXTREME TRAIL RIDING ADVENTURES AND FUNDING AMERICA'S TRAIL SYSTEMS WITH YAMAHA’S SCOTT NEWBY

May 6, 2021

Spring is here and there couldn't be a better time to do some off-roading in your ATV or Side-by-Side. Scott Newby is Yamaha's ATV & Side-by-Side Senior Communications Specialist and he joins The Revolution this week to talk rock crawling in the Yamaha RMAX 1000, funding efforts to maintain and sustain the nation's trail systems, and the opportunities that can be found and sights that can be seen when you get off the highway and get onto the trails.

There are tons of cool destinations across the country that can be explored by ATV or Side-by-Side. Scott says he recently wrapped up a 3-day ride on Arizona's Peace Trail that winds through old mining towns, ghost towns and explores the remote Sonoran Desert landscapes of western Arizona. The Arizona Peace Trail is diverse with rock landscapes, sand, canyons, mountains, plenty of cactuses and lots of wildlife. Scott says it's amazing what many of these off-road trails have to offer and the experiences that are available to everyone if they choose to get out there and explore them. America's trail system comes with varying terrain and in many places offers the opportunity for riders to navigate through rocky or otherwise rough landscapes. Rock crawling isn't just for beefed up Jeeps anymore. Side-by-Sides like the Yamaha RMAX 1000 are very capable right off the showroom floor without any upgrades. Scott says the RMAX 1000 is nimble, capable and has features built into it standard like the D-Mode Switch that can be dialed into crawl mode for a smooth, linear engine response while traversing rocky sections. Other features like fully welded skid plates on the bottom, class leading ground clearance, highly capable suspension and more make the RMAX 1000 a capable extreme adventure machine.

In the last year, people across the country have really reconnected with the outdoors via hunting, fishing, hiking and more. The motorsports industry has also been an avenue for people to explore the outdoors in a new way and as result, the ATV and Side-by-Side markets have been seeing tremendous growth. With more and more people out on the trails, it's important to think about the condition and sustainability of those trails, Scott says. For more than 10 years, Yamaha has raised money and used their "Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative" to give back to the country's trail systems with advanced trail development, restoration and maintenance projects and more. During that time, the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative has completed 380 projects across the nation and put $4.5 million dollars back into the nation's trails.

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Be sure to listen in as Scott Newby, Yamaha's ATV & Side-by-Side Senior Communications Specialist joins The Revolution talk rock crawling in the Yamaha RMAX 1000, funding efforts to maintain and sustain the nation's trail systems, and the opportunities that can be found and sights that can be seen when you get off the highway and get onto the trails.

Trav