It wasn't that long ago we were hanging out in the deserts of Southern California and watching the birth of the side-by-side market as we know it. It all started simply enough, with people tricking out second-hand golf carts. As quickly as such golf carts came onto the scene, though, they were gone again. This time people found that the same companies that built their motorcycles and ATVs also built utility vehicles for work on ranches and farms. These utility vehicles became the next subject of customization. They were outfitted with roll cages, rear seats, long-travel suspensions, and engine-performance enhancements. The most popular among these, bar none, was the Yamaha Rhino.

Fast forward a decade or so, and the UTV industry has not only adapted to people's desire to use these vehicles for recreation but has also fully embraced the idea that UTVs are no longer just for use on the farm. Today, Yamaha, the same folks that brought us the Rhino in 2004, is introducing the new Wolverine RMAX 1000 family of performance UTVs.

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