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Cal:
Hi,

Has anyone got any info or links to good websites regarding road legal quads - just trying to figure out if one would be a realistic alternative as a daily runabout to a motorbike. Particularly interested in mpg and ease of maintenance and would prob prefer a utility style to a racing style. Just my ongoing search for what to get next - was thinking of a motorbike and a 4x4 as a way of lightening the impact of fuel prices.

Thanks.

Cal

vtrdaz:
Quad or motorbike? - go motorbike if you have the licence - quads corner horrifically on road and you end up having to hang off the side of it just to stop it flipping over in normal road speed corners.
When i tried one out , i didn't think it was safe at all on the road - after all they are meant for plodding round fields rather than speeding around on normal roads.

Try both out though and see which you prefer.

Darren

edy:
i agree there trerrible at taking corners on the road. itsquite an experience though.

xmob:
Quads corner fine as long as you know the technique.  Many bike riders struggle with them because they expect to lean into a corner as you would when on 2 wheels.  A quad with a rear diff will be no different to a car.

I've only recently sold my road legal quad, and have been regretting it ever since.  It took just over a fiver to fill the tank and I could make that last for days, depending on usage.  They're not so much fun on trips in the winter though.

Take a look at www.quadheaven.co.uk.  They are a friendly bunch.  I like to think of QH as the MC of the quad world.   :lol:

Cal:
Thanks for the replies guys.

I've mainly been considering going for a motorbike but would have to take the tests etc and have never really ridden one before. That's partly what made me think of a quad - no different license needed and in theory perhaps a bit safer than a motorbike as bigger and more visible.

My daily journey is 20 miles each way down mainly country A roads so I don't know what that would be like on a quad, but I could also do a bit of greenlaning on a quad, not necessarily on a bike depending on what I go for.

I'm not after a sports bike if I get a motorbike - am looking for a cheap mode of transport that I can learn to maintain myself. I guess a motorbike would be more versatile in the long run as I could use it on motorway journeys as well - am guessing that would not be fun on a quad! (but then the general idea will be to save enough money on fuel during the week on the bike/quad to be able to afford to run a 4x4 of some sort).

Thanks again for you thoughts and thanks for the link xmob.

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