Quad bikes on the road?
Discussion
Is there any truth in this?
A quad bike can be modified for use on the public highway?
What category does this fall under? ie: what type of licence would you need to have?
I own a quad bike, in the manual that came with it, it explains that it is not designed for use on concrete / tarmaced surfaces.
And the last question would be ... why???
A quad bike can be modified for use on the public highway?
What category does this fall under? ie: what type of licence would you need to have?
I own a quad bike, in the manual that came with it, it explains that it is not designed for use on concrete / tarmaced surfaces.
And the last question would be ... why???
Convenience.
Got to any farm, especially hill farms and its just not practical often to go back and get a tractor or other device when you can take a quad to do a similar job when you have been on it all day.
I dont think they should be used to commute on but I can see why the legislation was brought in...
Got to any farm, especially hill farms and its just not practical often to go back and get a tractor or other device when you can take a quad to do a similar job when you have been on it all day.
I dont think they should be used to commute on but I can see why the legislation was brought in...
hertsbiker, Polaris, hmmm, think long and hard, how many do you see? There is a reason for that.
I do lots of miles on mine, on and off road, a Honda incidentally. They do have limited slip diffs but still eat front tyres. Capable of 90+kph, allegedly
Helmet is compulsory apparently as are the usual lights, horn indicators, AND a tax disc, but it is free, yippee !!!!! Still have to display it though.Fuel consumption is pretty grim too.
You get a class on your licence when you pass your full A motorcycle test too, I think it is B1 which also allows you to ride a quad. I may be corrected on that last point but that was how I understood it.
They are also extremely nickable and popular amongst the less law abiding. Thieving scrotes.So buy a HUGE lock and chain too.
I do lots of miles on mine, on and off road, a Honda incidentally. They do have limited slip diffs but still eat front tyres. Capable of 90+kph, allegedly
Helmet is compulsory apparently as are the usual lights, horn indicators, AND a tax disc, but it is free, yippee !!!!! Still have to display it though.Fuel consumption is pretty grim too.
You get a class on your licence when you pass your full A motorcycle test too, I think it is B1 which also allows you to ride a quad. I may be corrected on that last point but that was how I understood it.
They are also extremely nickable and popular amongst the less law abiding. Thieving scrotes.So buy a HUGE lock and chain too.
Interesting - I thought lids were optional.... didn't get to ride the Polaris today. Maybe a good thing? what have you heard about them? I want one, but maybe not if they are unreliable POS!! Seen some nice Yams, would you rate these? and what sort of MPG ??? truly bad, or just 30mpg?
A friend of mine has one that he uses on the road to commute to work on, apparently he sves 3 minutes in the morning by going a mixture of cross country and roads Helmets are NOT compulsory, only reccomended (he wears one). Some guy complained that he wsan't wearing a helmet going round the village, the police pulled up and looked in the garage, "That's a quad bike", "I know", "you don't need a helmet for that, this is a waste of our time". They do come restricted to 50mph ( I think) but it's not too difficult to remove the restrictor (allegedly 
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