ScoobLou

iTrader: (21)

After going on one on holiday I want one

A friend of a friend is selling his. Its a Quadzilla SMC 300 XLC. 2006 plate. 3500 miles. MOT till September, no TAX. Comes with thatcham approved lock for the disk brake and large chain. He wants £1400. This about right?

Also where do I go for insurance?

Jamescsti

No idea on values but I'd suggest maybe a specialist motorbike insurer would insure it for you?

Torquemada

Good luck! Bloody dangerous things!
As above, motorbike insurers should do the job.

Leslie

You would be safer on a 'bike!

Les

The Zohan

So three years old, new around 2600.00 new, it is chinese built so do not expect it to last that long or take real punishment. It uses a chinese copy of the Hoda CB 250 superdream engine BTW. It will not take a proper spanking the same as a Yam, suzuki, honda or palaris will so you get what you pay for. Me i would look towards a enduro bike, get you CBT done (if you haven't already) and aim for something around 350cc - it will be a lot more fun - IMHO

Riding quads on UK roads ican be dangerous, we are not used to them and tbh the stability and cornering isn't brilliant. for road use really needs road tyres and a spacer kit to widen the track out.

Oh and please wear a helmet

1 would have said closer to 1200.00 in real good condition/low miles and not much off road thrashing. Have a look on fleabay for a cost comparison.

davyboy

I've been looking at these.....you need a yamaha 700,

The Zohan

He, He, yes Knew a few people who had them whilst i was in Dubai, real good fun and the accelleration is phenominal. We used to take them out into the desert (funnily enough) and horse them around out there. Big Red was a popular destination. the 4 cyl liquid cooled sportsbike engined 650+CC quads always reminded me of the feeling that Wylie E Coyote (of Roadrunner fame) must have felt when he got a set of rollerskates and a huge ACME rocket, strapped the rocket to his back and lit the fuse - mental performance and yet they still tuned them as well!

They where banned from Road use in Dubai as the standard of driving is sh*te and so many people where killed or injured.

RRH

One of ours- a Honda 450.

No way quads should have ever been legalised for road use IMHO







Can be seen in action at The Shropshire Truck Show Official Website this weekend

ScoobLou

iTrader: (21)

Think the Quad is on the back burner now as I have hopefully just bought myself another scooby

Mikee

Bet it wasn't £1400!

My workmate had a Polaris quad, we used to go up the road to lunch on it...no way that it should be legal! The thing was capable of 60 mph- there's no way it would have stopped in an accident! Great off road with protective clothing but not for the road.

davyboy

Why should quads have not been made legal?

4 wheels has to be safer than 2 and 3 wheels.

yoza

Mine...I dont use it much as its too fast for me.

Mikee

Technically you don't need to wear a helmet on one on the road- you'd be daft not to, but you don't have to. Also there is no bodywork, no seatbelt, no airbag etc. I agree four wheels is better than 2 or 3 - obviously- but it's not an ideal road set up really.

ScooByer Trade

Don't ever rest your feet on the tarmac, you can run over your own feet if you accelerate too quickly ouch.

Nurse Gladys

and if you do buy one you need somewhere pretty secure to lock it up.

Very very popular with the Caravan Club (aka pikeys) round our way!

Leslie

Try riding one a bit fast round corners, or on hilly ground-but carefully and you may realise how safe they are!

Les

davyboy

But try riding a motorbike around a bit fast round some corners?

Torquemada

...and it willo do it a damned sight better than a quad will, with the right rider.