Thread: Quad bikes

ROPs is ok for flat land, but as soon as you start using it on hilly ground you can't shift your weight around properly and it makes it a lot more dangerous and likely to flip. Just my opinion though.

Just looked up the press release for Aussie. Its for NEW quads only (thank fuck).

Problem being these regulations are made by people who never ride quads: certainly not 4 hours day every day of the week. Just like the Coroner in the 1990's who recommended quads all be fitted with seatbelts!!! I shit you not

Any tool will bite you if you don't concentrate on its operation. Quads must be actively ridden. Actively riding also permits the rider to bail a whole lot easier than the rider who in reality is just a passenger (sits all the time).

Quads replaced horses in a lot of situations. Horses killed and maimed an awful lot of farmers. But the job couldn't be done without them. We have changed our farming practices to the point where a quad is a necessity.

What really grinds my gears is when those in authority go on about the damage inflicted by quad accidents, the next day they'll be silent on the biggest killer around. Poor road driving skills and decision making among the populace.

Originally Posted by XR500

Just looked up the press release for Aussie. Its for NEW quads only (thank fuck).

Problem being these regulations are made by people who never ride quads: certainly not 4 hours day every day of the week. Just like the Coroner in the 1990's who recommended quads all be fitted with seatbelts!!! I shit you not

Any tool will bite you if you don't concentrate on its operation. Quads must be actively ridden. Actively riding also permits the rider to bail a whole lot easier than the rider who in reality is just a passenger (sits all the time).

Quads replaced horses in a lot of situations. Horses killed and maimed an awful lot of farmers. But the job couldn't be done without them. We have changed our farming practices to the point where a quad is a necessity.

What really grinds my gears is when those in authority go on about the damage inflicted by quad accidents, the next day they'll be silent on the biggest killer around. Poor road driving skills and decision making among the populace.

Ghengis Khan put studs on his riders seats so they could never sit down.

This would probably save more people than roll over protection.