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Old 23 November 2004, 07:41 PM
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Default Anyone been quad biking ?

As title, if so how did you find it ? Was it in the woods or in the open ? How much did it cost ? Would you go again ?

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Old 23 November 2004, 07:54 PM
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just buy one, you will only want to anyway once you have forked out about £80 to play on someone elses

there only about £700 for a new 150cc one
Old 23 November 2004, 08:00 PM
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Nearly broke BOTH my legs on one!!

One word of advice - do NOT, under ANY circumstances, put your leg out if you think you are about to topple over!

I spent 1 hour in the countryside by Tenby in wales for £20 - brilliant, just me and the instructor ...... when he thought I had it sussed OFF we went! Bloody Hell!

As an old motorcyclist I wanted to twist the throttle and pull the clutch in on the left hand .................. all very confusing!

Great fun though!

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Originally Posted by j4mou
just buy one, you will only want to anyway once you have forked out about £80 to play on someone elses

there only about £700 for a new 150cc one
Cheers for the quick reply, but I'll come clean. I already have two quad bikes and also 20 acres of woodland !

I am thinking opening a quad biking track ( where people pay to ride my quads ) and was really trying to get feedback as to what people would want from such a place. I mean would they rather a trek through woodland, streams, hills etc, or would they rather something more competitive ?

Any answers greatly appreciated. !!
Old 23 November 2004, 08:03 PM
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my m8 has 2 big ones (and some quad bikes as well) One is a 750cc farm workbike - the other is a 250cc sports quad. Both are awesome. 20 mph over bumpy ground with trees flashing past feels like 150 on the motorway.

as above - once you have a go you will want one
Old 23 November 2004, 08:10 PM
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pslewis, PMSL at the leg thing, its amazing how many people who have had a go on mine have done exactly that ( not broken legs just put them out )

I can't quite see why myself but maybe as a semi retired motocrosser I have more confidence off road !


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A few years ago, I had a half day out with work where we had a shot of quad bikes (along with Honda Pilots, Crayford Agrocats, laser clay shooting, etc.) This was all in the grounds of a large hotel somewhere in the Midlands.

Essentially everything was just to give a flavour of what was involved rather than being the full day experience that you will be offereing. The quad biking was just a few laps of a field, no overtaking, nothing to see, and I didn't particularly enjoy it despite having great expectations.

However, if there was a conducted trail through the woods, along streams, etc., with a muddy track to have a blast on with the mates after the woodland trail was done, that would be a very different matter!
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BTTT

Anyone else ?
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Yup many times,last was in mexico on the beach/jungle
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