Who drives a Quad and/or ATV?

by pengu • 29 Dec 2011, 01:50 • Journals
hello Anonymous motocrossies,
Who of you has experiences with driving a QUAD/ATV or has an own QUAD/ATV? Which Quad you got? How many ccm? Good or Bad experience?
I drove a Quad in my Egypt Egypt (Hurghada) Holiday this summer for the first time and it was amazingly addictive, couldn't stop driving over the hills and dunes through the egyptian Desert. I drove with a Honda Recon Fourtraxx 250ccm machine over there and it was fucking ownage.
image: egypt-1-057-photo_1074157-500x375

I am looking for a different machine and prolly gonna buy this one:
image: yfm250r_weiss_large
is it any good? anyone of you got it? it's a Yamaha YFM 250 R 2012 Model

feel free to share your experiences
any quad recommendations are also welcome
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infect 29 Dec 2011, 02:04
250 ccm :D:D
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pengu 29 Dec 2011, 02:06
why are you laughing? it's ok for beginners... everything else is too expensive for me at the moment... wanna first have a look if i will use it or not ;) it would be a just 4 fun thingy for me... nothing i need to drive to work or so... just for having fun in hilly ground and rough terrain

what are you driving?
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infect 29 Dec 2011, 02:09
Drove multiple ones. Even drove 125 cc and i think that 250 wont be enough or you will be bored so easily. Rather get something bigger and buying something so expensive to "try if I use it". Well, that sentence says it all :D
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pengu 29 Dec 2011, 02:36
Well, one of my friend has a Suzuki 250ccm quad and he is satisfied with it... and the local quad club also has many 250ccm drivers... i think it will be enough for me... i am used to 50ccm scooter as toy ;) and if i am not going to use it i will sell it again... simple as... price is pretty stable for good brands... another point is that i can get that one up VERY cheap (-1000€ discount)....
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mamouth 29 Dec 2011, 02:40
If you really want to use it, maybe do some trial (trails ?) you will need at least 500 in my opinion.
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pengu 29 Dec 2011, 02:58
yeah i am planning that already... first gonna test it at the place i wanna use with the quad of my friend and ofcourse do trials at the store
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Burneddi 29 Dec 2011, 04:35
In this journal: Min 2200cc, otherwise child's toy.
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Baz 29 Dec 2011, 02:50
Yes they are great fun while on vacation, been there done that, but make sure you can have the same experience once home before buying one. I made that mistake and bought one because of the buzz I had while on vacation but it's never quite the same once you have one at home and then find that you need to transport it over a 100 miles to find some where suitable to have fun on it.
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pengu 29 Dec 2011, 02:57
I am living in south germany, it's a sand region... many sand pits around... there is a local quad/atv club i want to join in... seeing them drive around A LOT in summer months... you could be true... i am planning to do some trial drives before i buy
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Baz 29 Dec 2011, 04:29
Just speaking from past experience but yes, trial and or hire first for a while then decide before buying :)
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Thomm 29 Dec 2011, 10:23
Used to have them in family when I was a kid, great fun, 50cc (suzuki), 125cc (suzuki) and 350cc (polaris)

Some friends had them when I was in high-school, ones tuned their 50cc suzuki to 80cc cylidern and other stuff, engine was the same as in mopeds, we had drunk-races with it :)
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carlito 29 Dec 2011, 11:32
thanks for sharing ur story
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Thomm 29 Dec 2011, 11:54
He asked, I told. What is your problem?
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carlito 29 Dec 2011, 12:04
it was really nice, thanks for sharing
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maza 29 Dec 2011, 14:47
they're bad @ cornering is all that i know

wouldnt buy anything less than 400-600cc myself though
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pengu 29 Dec 2011, 17:17
it's too expensive... i could buy a small car for that price
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