nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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You still enjoy them after X amount of years owning them? Thing is I'm going to look at some on friday as I've always wanting one after hiring one in Greece. Looking at a Yamaha (hopefully) Raptor or whatever he has got in. What things would you say to look out for if anything? With the road legal ones, do you guys still go off road?
cheers.
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K3 VMU
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Registered: 28th Jul 06
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
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i race quads, off road (well havent been out atol this year due to work and other commitments)
personally, i am not a great fan of road legal quads, but, they are just a toy!!
go for it i say, enjoy it, get bored of it , sell it , thats what everyone i know that has had one has had. they are a good giggle on the road!
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Simon
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Sure there was somebody on here recently who got one. From what I remember it was very expensive and drank petrol
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nathy_87
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Yeah I can't remember who it was either 
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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I got one a few months back and aint used it in ages havent had time to ride it
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Popular with the scallas around here. Although never particularly quick.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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if you get one Andrew will get a Vec GSi
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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 Whats the insurance like on one?
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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i pay about 500 a year a think but mines not a cheap quad
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jacko198
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Popular with the scallas around here. Although never particularly quick.
Too true! They always come flying past the shop just after coming over the "moss" Seem to think they are fast but dont really look it.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Id like one but it would have to be pretty nippy to bother with not taking the car out - like 600 motorbike accelerating standards 
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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mine beats most cars off the line but it's very hard to keep the front end down. I raced a saxo vtr off the lights a while back (sad I know) and nearly flipped it lol I shit my pants still wheelied away from them pretending i ment to do it lol. I've had 75mph out of it dont think it will have much more, perhaps if i ditched the standard exhaust got a breathing mod done and fiddled with the ecu might give it abit more buts its fast enough to be honest
[Edited on 23-06-2010 by leon.]
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Popular with the scallas around here. Although never particularly quick.
Depends what you determine as 'quick', my mates 660cc Raptor is plenty fast enough.
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mwg
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What do you use them for?
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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for abit of fun
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nathy_87
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Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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If you don't mind me asking leon, what make/model is tours and do you have any photos?
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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2009 can am ds450x
shit pic but you get the idea
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leon.
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moody gf cause i wont let her have ago
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nathy_87
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That's real smart that mate. What CC is it?
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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450 its the lightest quad on the market due to its frame
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Mate has got this thing
its by far the most frightning vehicle I have ever drove / ridden
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jimmy 2.1
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire
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Round here they all seem to be ridden by chavs cos they're to thick to ride two wheels!
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Mate has got this thing
its by far the most frightning vehicle I have ever drove / ridden
That Dyas?
Most of the people that have them around here are the muscle gunners... there's a guy with a white one thats extremely loud and he wears a white helmet and white and grey camo.. looks quite good
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Hammer
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Aren't fast, unsafe, look shit, make people point and laugh at you.
I don't see the appeal with these in road going form. Off roading a different story.
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Ingham
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Registered: 9th May 08
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
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Very popular with males of the asian persuasion around here and the chavs that think they're tough because they can ride one without a top.
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