Road legal quads

[DanielJames]

evening all,

me and 2 friends are considering getting road legal quads, something like this:

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3162232.htm



Anyone have any experience with them?

Would appreciate any input

P.s, we can't afford insurance on another car, as we're 19, but want to do some offroading.

Dan

[Superstu]

Be careful with Chinese made quads. The build quality leaves a lot to be desired. They make look good with lots of Crome and bling but some of them can be death traps. Always wear a helmet and protective clothing when riding a quad, it is no different from coming off a motorcycle in the event of a crash. No helmet will mean a world of hurt
Just noticed advert is for an Apache, good robust quads, there may be an issue over spares as I read on a quad forum Apache had recently gone into administration

Edited by Superstu on Sunday 25th September 19:20

[Superstu]

Look out for Quadzilla brand, they are Tawainese are of a good quality and spares are readily available. Yamaha and Honda as well obviously, but more expensive

[thinfourth2]

Amasing things

All the disadvantages of a bike with all the disadvantages of a car

[y2blade]

Leave the cheap Chinese ste alone, nothing but bother and you will struggle to get parts in any reasonable time scale......get a Yamaha/Suzuki/Honda etc..

I had a Suzuki LTZ400 (road legal) great fun on the Snow and ice..pain in the arse on the tarmac


what are you planing on doing on it?

[Fire99]

Good fun off road or for about an hour on the road on a hot day. Other than that they're a bit out of their territory as a road 'vehicle'

[AdeTuono]

I bought a Polaris 425 quad for use around my smallholding earlier this year. It's a 1995 and absolutely as good as new. Fantastic in woods and on grass. Would I take it on the road? Not a chance.