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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: ali on 19 May 2009, 23:16:49
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Im going to need a quad bike very soon for work and just wanted advice on what makes models to look for :) and avoid :( I have driven one in the past but cant remember what it was :-? the guy owned a helicopter so he did have the top of the range of everything, my budget may bit a lower than his :D :D :D
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Ignoring the fact that they are more dangerous than a Reliant Robin, why do you want a quad?
All I see in a quad is that you still sit in traffic (just as you do in a car), you get wet when it's raining (because you have no body), and they are inherently unstable when cornering.
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For reliability,Honda take some beating,although all the Japanese makes should be pretty good. :y
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For reliability, Yamaha take some beating,although all the Japanese makes should be pretty good. :y
I knew you would come to your senses sometime or other.
Yamaha's are very good mate won't go far wrong :y
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yep you wont go far wrong with a Yamaha or a Honda or a Kawasaki
id avoid the rubbish chinese copies though
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Dont disagree mate,point me in the direction of a very nice but very cheap R1 and I will be a yamaha convert. 8-) :)
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Dont disagree mate,point me in the direction of a very nice but very cheap R1 and I will be a yamaha convert. 8-) :)
I know where there is a "Fizzer" going Albs... fast enough for you :y
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Probably not,Ive heard it has a few cobwebs that need blowing out :P ;D ;D
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I know where there is a "Fizzer" going Albs... fast enough for you :y
70mph is more than fast enough on one of those things (yes, they will reach that with the right attention).
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Ignoring the fact that they are more dangerous than a Reliant Robin, why do you want a quad?
All I see in a quad is that you still sit in traffic (just as you do in a car), you get wet when it's raining (because you have no body), and they are inherently unstable when cornering.
its for off road, mainly to exercise lurchers. I have only got little legs and cant keep up with them, need something to get them fit. Will also be for towing gang mowers and trailer. I live on a country park and surrounded by fields and have land owners permission to go where I want :y Will also use it in the winter with my labrador on pheasant shoot :y I know they can be dangerous but not at the speeds I go :D :D :D :D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
But Albs is known to tell a Porkie or two ;D ;D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
But Albs is known to tell a Porkie or two ;D ;D
Not me mate,I always tell the truth,you should know that. ::)
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
But Albs is known to tell a Porkie or two ;D ;D
Not me mate,I always tell the truth,you should know that. ::)
See there you are again everyone knows we don't like each other ;D ;D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
Dont think he meant to give me a ticket,he just mistook me for Rossi and asked me to sign a piece of paper,but being a constable the ticket was the only paper he had. :D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
He had a legal size number plate that was fitted at the correct angle?
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
Dont think he meant to give me a ticket,he just mistook me for Rossi and asked me to sign a piece of paper,but being a constable the ticket was the only paper he had. :D
Not sure your telling the truth again "Porkie Pie Teller".... Mr. Rossi as I remember rides a proper make of Motorcycle :D ;D :P
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Yes,with a Volvo T5 with 2 of Essex constabularys finest aboard persuing me down the M11. ::)
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
He had a legal size number plate that was fitted at the correct angle?
He got done for only doing 35 mph on the Motorway, as Albs's arse collapses over that speed ;) ::)
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
Dont think he meant to give me a ticket,he just mistook me for Rossi and asked me to sign a piece of paper,but being a constable the ticket was the only paper he had. :D
Not sure your telling the truth again "Porkie Pie Teller".... Mr. Rossi as I remember rides a proper make of Motorcycle :D ;D :P
Actually the Honda was so easy to win on he got bored and went to yamaha coz he wanted a challenge. :P :)
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
Dont think he meant to give me a ticket,he just mistook me for Rossi and asked me to sign a piece of paper,but being a constable the ticket was the only paper he had. :D
Not sure your telling the truth again "Porkie Pie Teller".... Mr. Rossi as I remember rides a proper make of Motorcycle :D ;D :P
Actually the Honda was so easy to win on he got bored and went to yamaha coz he wanted a challenge. :P :)
;D ;D ;D I do not know how you think up such tall stories ;D
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
My mates boy has the CBR600-RR....what a hell of a machine that is.
He's had it tweaked...it's 0-130 time is absof**kinglutely phenomenal...and it hits 160 no problem.
Handling....can't fault it...if anything, it is really forgiving as far as the novice is concerned.
Never been a "resin rocket" fan myself, but I could give serious consideration to something like the RR for sure.
Oh fancy telling him that..... anyway what do you think got him his speeding ticket?? ;D ;D ;D
He had a legal size number plate that was fitted at the correct angle?
Daz got done for only doing 35 mph on the Motorway, as his fizzy does the dance of defiance over that speed ;) ::)
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Albs the Poopey Pants got done for only doing 35 mph on the Motorway, apparently he has listened to "This is the Road to Hell" to often.. i have been informed by a very good source that he is now listening to "Wind Beneath my Wings" and sings a few lines thinking of Loo-knee the Babe Magnet.. "Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?"
;) ::)
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Right you lot....enough of the pi$$ing contest....let's do a track day ;D ;D ;D
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Right you lot....enough of the pi$$ing contest....let's do a track day ;D ;D ;D
Well you dont stand a great deal of chance do ya with that your sittin on... a load of scaffolding poles with Mental Martin's GP 100 turbo engine strapped in ;D ;D ;D
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Right you lot....enough of the pi$$ing contest....let's do a track day ;D ;D ;D
Well you dont stand a great deal of chance do ya with that your sittin on... a load of scaffolding poles with Mental Martin's GP 100 turbo engine strapped in ;D ;D ;D
Who said I was going to be using something that was created after 19 litres of homebrew cider and a weekend of American Chopper? ;)
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Right you lot....enough of the pi$$ing contest....let's do a track day ;D ;D ;D
Well you dont stand a great deal of chance do ya with that your sittin on... a load of scaffolding poles with Mental Martin's GP 100 turbo engine strapped in ;D ;D ;D
Who said I was going to be using something that was created after 19 litres of homebrew cider and a weekend of American Chopper? ;)
Oh well that makes me feel a little better for taking your money ;D
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Right you lot....enough of the pi$$ing contest....let's do a track day ;D ;D ;D
Well you dont stand a great deal of chance do ya with that your sittin on... a load of scaffolding poles with Mental Martin's GP 100 turbo engine strapped in ;D ;D ;D
Who said I was going to be using something that was created after 19 litres of homebrew cider and a weekend of American Chopper? ;)
Oh well that makes me feel a little better for taking your money ;D
Oh we're doing it for money are we?
My week just got a whole lot better :)
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Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50. ::) ;D
I had one of those, new 1st August 1973.... :y :y :y
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My mate had the SS50, I went down the Fizzy route as they were a lot easier to tune.
After blowing it up twice going down the mile, I discovered that the YB100 engine slotted straight in to the Fizzy frame. In fact the engines were so similar, you wouldn't know unless you looked at the cubic capacity that was stamped on the barrel that it was no longer 49cc.
Come 17, I bought a KH250 (the S1 model) and what an animal that was (when it actually fired on all 3 pots that is). Thinking back, it doesn't surprise me that a lot of folk were hurting themselves...I'm sure it was a combination of having started on 2 wheels very early, combined with a bit of sheer luck and a LOT of grace from God that I am still here today to be honest.
Anyway, that was ditched 10 days later in favour of a GSX750 ET and I've just kinda gone on from there really.
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My mate had the SS50, I went down the Fizzy route as they were a lot easier to tune.
After blowing it up twice going down the mile, I discovered that the YB100 engine slotted straight in to the Fizzy frame. In fact the engines were so similar, you wouldn't know unless you looked at the cubic capacity that was stamped on the barrel that it was no longer 49cc.
Come 17, I bought a KH250 (the S1 model) and what an animal that was (when it actually fired on all 3 pots that is). Thinking back, it doesn't surprise me that a lot of folk were hurting themselves...I'm sure it was a combination of having started on 2 wheels very early, combined with a bit of sheer luck and a LOT of grace from God that I am still here today to be honest.
Anyway, that was ditched 10 days later in favour of a GSX750 ET and I've just kinda gone on from there really.
I used to know a KH250 owner (about 26-28 years ago), one trip it was running on 3 then near the destination dropped to 2, and on way back to 1, he stopped I stopped to see the problem and gave his pillion a lift.
I bombed off as fast as you can on a 100, then waiting at lights another one of our little group on a CG125 ran into me ;D
Even with a pillion my bike was pulling nearly 80 on the short DCs.
Poly bike club
Right mix of bikes GP100 CG125 H100 KH250 CB750 couple of old Brit bikes, no fairy cycles, no stinkwheels.
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KH 250/400 were for wimps ,if you was a real man you rode a 500 or a 750 triple kwakker ;) ;) ;) rode a 750 once it scared the brown stuff out off me :-[ :-[ after that went back to me lc's :y :y :y
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KH 250/400 were for wimps
250 was the biggest you could legally ride when you turned 17 (at the time). Soon as I passed my test, I fooked the strokers off for the GSX.
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KH 250/400 were for wimps
250 was the biggest you could legally ride when you turned 17 (at the time). Soon as I passed my test, I fooked the strokers off for the GSX.
Must admit the only GSX I have ever fancied was the GSXR1100 Slingshot. When I was an "Elsie Boy" that was my dreambike.. I went out on one which was 18mths old for sale in a bike shop £4200. It had been raining i gave it just a little twist (on an airstrip as I know you 20watt ;D don't like people speeding) the front wheel came up, at the same time the back wheel was spinning, I quickly changed gear and took this missile back to the shop where I went to the nearest loo to empty out my trouser legs ;D
Would still have one today if I could drop on a mint one at the right money :y
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(on an airstrip as I know you 20watt ;D don't like people speeding)
You should read back through my posts again then, because I have no problem with people who exceed an arbitary figure. It's people who intentionally drive like tw*ts or people who drive under the influence that get my back up.
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(on an airstrip as I know you 20watt ;D don't like people speeding)
You should read back through my posts again then, because I have no problem with people who exceed an arbitary figure. It's people who intentionally drive like tw*ts or people who drive under the influence that get my back up.
You are too easy to tease ;D