Thursday 9th June 2005

Odd quad bike hits the road

Fast and furious at 100mph

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Odd quad but fast fun

Here's something for the summer. GG Technik has launched a weird-looking but interesting quad bike. In the words of the company, it sports "aggressive headlights, like the eyes of a jungle cat set to pounce, powerfully supported by four wheels, with a lean, exciting waist and a very special rear section."

The GG-Quad is unique and fast, with a max speed of 100mph from a two-cylinder 1.1-litre boxer engine, pushing out 85bhp through a six-speed gearbox. "No vehicle can compare to the GG-Quad in any respect", said GG.

The first GG Quads have been delivered and production continues.

• GG Technik

[cotty]

Are quad bike road leagal as I didnt think they were

[miniman]

cotty said:

Are quad bike road leagal as I didnt think they were

Depends, I think, on mudguards, lights etc. There's certainly a couple on the road around here.

[B17NNS]

thats a cool idea.

I like it!

[cotty]

I wonder if it will have to run a front number plate.

To be honest if I was going down that route I think I would prefer an Arial Atom

[humpbackmaniac]

looks like fun and no Lid to wear, but doesn't it give you the worst of both worlds? You still get wet and you can't cut through traffic.

[aprisa]

humpbackmaniac said:

looks like fun and no Lid to wear, but doesn't it give you the worst of both worlds? You still get wet and you can't cut through traffic.

You do have to wear a helmet on all quads that are not registered as "Tractors" as mine is.

Nick

[Munter]

cotty said:

Are quad bike road leagal as I didnt think they were

I think it only came legal recently. 5th Gear showed some test crash footage of one hitting the back of an MPV just afterwards.

[bga]

miniman said:

cotty said: Are quad bike road leagal as I didnt think they were Depends, I think, on mudguards, lights etc. There's certainly a couple on the road around here.

There is a gut who drives one around Tooting SW London. It's got plates on front & back. Not very quick though, he got beaten off the line by a Rover 214 the other day

[Suckmychrsitmas]

What price is it?

[southpaw]

cotty said:

I wonder if it will have to run a front number plate. To be honest if I was going down that route I think I would prefer an Arial Atom

I like it, and I would imagine the cost of this differs a lot to that of an atom.

[oppressed mass]

".....In the words of the company, it sports "aggressive headlights, like the eyes of a jungle cat set to pounce, powerfully supported by four wheels, with a lean, exciting waist and a very special rear section.".. after which they all got the munchies and went out for kebabs...."

[Sponge bob]

Wonder what the 0-60 on that thing would be... looks pretty nippy!!

[fosse]

some bloke in New Zealand ripped apart a wrx sti to make a quad. I think i know which one i'd put my money on.
[url]www.stiatv.co.nz/[url]

check out the link, this thing is scary

>> Edited by fosse on Thursday 9th June 15:03

[rj_vaughan]

Can't see the point...

road tyres - no good off road
wider than a bike - can't thread through traffic
exposed to the elements/no storage - not as practical as a car

If you want to off road then a quad is fun I guess, if you want to go fast then a bike is good, if you want some space and don't mind sitting in the odd queue then a car is good.

Is it just me?

[catso]

aprisa said:

You do have to wear a helmet on all quads that are not registered as "Tractors" as mine is. Nick

You sure? I thought quads were like M/cycle with sidecar or Trike in that a helmet wasn't compulsory?

[anonymous-user]

A lot of things become clear when you click on the link to their website - they're Swiss.

Looks pretty cool with the paniers:

[aprisa]

catso said:

aprisa said: You do have to wear a helmet on all quads that are not registered as "Tractors" as mine is. Nick You sure? I thought quads were like M/cycle with sidecar or Trike in that a helmet wasn't compulsory?

AFAIK you have to wear a helmet with a M/cycle combination as it is a bike, a trike however is a three wheeled car. The new regs class a quad as a 4 wheel bike unless as in the past you have all the legal requirements for it to be a tractor.

Nick

[Suckmychrsitmas]

I'd prefer a Carver (quite expensive, though).

[dern]

rj_vaughan said:

Can't see the point... road tyres - no good off road wider than a bike - can't thread through traffic exposed to the elements/no storage - not as practical as a car If you want to off road then a quad is fun I guess, if you want to go fast then a bike is good, if you want some space and don't mind sitting in the odd queue then a car is good. Is it just me?

Nope, I can't see the point either. It's also got a relatively short wheel-base and a relatively high centre of gravity so I can't see it out performing a car.

People should either get a proper bike or stick with their pansy-foo-foo cars... don't pretend you've got balls

Mark

[stubedo]

why the hell would anybody want to do 100mph on a quad they are only any se for farm work or the such sounds silly to me>??/????