Fast quad bikes on the road

flat-6 · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:43

I was driving through Stoke today and these two lads on this quad came up behind me - this was on the A500 so they were doing 50++! No helmets, but the quad had a license plate. Surely this can't be legal?

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:44

off course it is

HEADRAT · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:44

You don't need a hat on a quad but you'd be :mad:

not to wear one, quads can be street legal.

penski · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:49

yup. street legal as a quadricycle.

*n

[TW]Fox · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:50

Am I the only one who simply doesnt understand why you would want a quad on the road?

All the downsides of a car - can't nip through gaps, etc etc, all the downsides of a bike - very exposed, crash and you die, but with none of the advantages of a car or a bike either.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:51

very cheap, easy to ride and you can nip through gaps, wider than a bike but still very thin.

I would love one.

[TW]Fox · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:53

AcidHell2 said:
very cheap, easy to ride and you can nip through gaps, wider than a bike but till very thin.

I would love one.

What does it do better than a bike?

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:55

[TW]Fox said:
What does it do better than a bike?

lot lot less chance off falling off, thus it's more of a get on and drive, unlike a bike.

[TW]Fox · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:55

AcidHell2 said:
lot lot less chance off falling off, thus it's more of a get on and drive, unlike a bike.

You don't exactly fall off a bike unless you ride into something.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:57

[TW]Fox said:
You don't exactly fall off a bike unless you ride into something.

hit a white line, drain cover, puddle in a corner, ect ect ect.

a qaud is much more like a car, but fast agile and small.

penski · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:57

[TW]Fox said:
What does it do better than a bike?

stay upright without assistance?

*n

NickXX · 11 Jun 2007 at 17:57

I was driving around on French roads on a quad during easter - it's good fun, and you can hit some fairly decent speeds

flat-6 · 11 Jun 2007 at 18:01

Have no fear kids, Gordon Brown will come to the rescue and no doubt ban these things sometime soon.

PardonTheWait · 11 Jun 2007 at 18:03

AcidHell2 said:
lot lot less chance off falling off, thus it's more of a get on and drive, unlike a bike.

Anyone riding a quad in anything less than they'd wear to ride a motorbike is a stupid, stupid person. Quads are just as dangerous as bikes.

squiffy · 11 Jun 2007 at 18:03

Just needs indicator lights and normal (front and rear) lights to be legal, afaik.

PardonTheWait · 11 Jun 2007 at 18:09

squiffy said:
Just needs indicator lights and normal (front and rear) lights to be legal, afaik.

And road legal tyres. I think a lot of them are registered as competition machines which makes a lot of difference, I don't think they even *need* indicators as a competition machine.

sablabra · 11 Jun 2007 at 22:31

What do you mean quad bikes are dangerous?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J34itwlX3BA&mode=related&search=

sorry, I just thought it looked hilarious

Dogbreath · 11 Jun 2007 at 22:54

[TW]Fox said:
Am I the only one who simply doesnt understand why you would want a quad on the road?

Nope I totaly agree, they are pointless. Unless of course it's a farmer riding it between fields etc.

Whatever anyone says, they can not be safely ridden through gaps, the road legal ones are pretty big.

T16 · 11 Jun 2007 at 22:59

Quad bikes on the road irritiate the living urine out of me.

Its more to do with the people that are riding them I suspect.

Still, no helmets, we can only hope this increases the chance of a fatality.

Lew · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:04

I can understand the appeal of a quad bike Id love one, Great for summer time, But id wear a crash helmet.

Cheap tax cheap fuel, Insurance though? :confused: