Dealer Expo 2006 is here again and bigger and better than ever. There is over 930 manufactures and distributors displaying tens of thousands of products.

Off-Road.com is there cruising the isles looking for the newest, coolest, and most unique products on the show floor. With day 1 complete check out some of the cool stuff we found on the floors of Indy.

Kymco continues to expand their product line and introduced a new 500cc 4x4 with an impressive feature list. Look for a test in an upcoming issue. Don't have enough green ones for a new ATV winch? Well how about this portable ATV Winch from ATV Essentials. Designed to attach to front or rear and includes a 20 foot strap.

New Polaris ATV? Well kind of. It is a Polaris snowmobile with a Chameleon SQ conversion kit. Only minor mods required to install. They have models for all the major brands of snowmobiles. Wherever we went people were talking about this Arctic Cat with Gorrilla Axle lift kit. It definitely stood out .... and UP. Gorrilla has lift kits and axles for most of the big bores and also for the Yamaha Rhino.

There seemed to be and abundance of companies marketing new ATV shocks. Noleen was one of them with their new J6 Quad shocks. Elka has been busy expanding their line of Utility shocks. This market is very under served and many of the utility quads are very much in need of a suspension upgrade.

The Redcat girls were located in the Dome and attracting lots of attention.

Douglas Wheel has recently introduced the new Rattle Snake. It features a simulated bead lock, reinforced lip, and fusion formed aluminum allow with magnesium and titanium elements added. the wheels are available for most utility ATV's. Looking for a truly unique helmet? How about Spider-Man, Captain America, The Punisher, or Ghost Rider? The Marvel Off-Road helmets are available from tyler Sports.

High Riding Development from Hailey, Idaho had some very nice bumpers and tire carrier's. Models for Polaris ATV's are available now and others are in development for all the major brands. ATV Four Play has a complete line of Maximum Ground Clearance (MGC) a-arms. They have many options for both the XC rider and the MX rider. Long travel, standard travel, +1, +2, +3, thicker wall tubing, you pick.

Blingstar has been working closely with Suzuki and already has a complete line of aluminum products for the Suzuki LT-R450. Bumpers, nerfs, rock guard, heel guards, and more. Want a unique look for your ATV? 317 Graphics has just released their new graphics kits with incredible details. They are digitally printed on 16 mil - 22 mil vinyl. They will even do a custom design just for you.

Custom Yamaha Rhino's were everywhere. We found this one in the High Lifter booth. Check out the HUGE NOS bottles in the bed. Fat Katz had their Rhino decked out with lots of bolt on aluminum products including a very trick flat bed.

 

Check out the photo gallery and watch for more cool stuff tomorrow as we spend another day cruising the halls.