Stan Wyatt used to love tricking up motorbikes. He spent a lot of years riding them and fixing them up. Then he moved on to ATVs, making them better, faster, stronger. Then he stopped. "I still want to ride them but it hurts too much the next day." That's when he fell in love with the Yamaha Rhino. "The Rhino is the best thing I've ever ridden. It's like jumping into a little off road buggy," said Wyatt, the owner of Yamaha of Modesto, in Southern California.

Before we get to the part where he tells us about how he rebuilds Rhinos, let's get a little business out of the way. Wyatt said Rhinos are popular because they fill a niche. True utility buyers need a Kawasaki Mule or a John Deere Gator to help them with their work. The Rhino, however, provides a platform that can be modified to what the customer wants. Wyatt sees the UTV market as separate from the ATV market. "It's a whole different clientele. These customers used to ride the Gator or the Ranger... used used to love tricking up motorbikes. Same spent a lot of years riding them and fixing them up. Then he moved on to ATVs, making them better, faster, stronger.