Quads in NZ?

[oldguy]

I feel sorry for stateside rides, she definitely got the answer to her question.
probably put her of coming back to NZ.

hey Scott, when you have a briefing, at one of you trail rides, just mention things, like giving kids and learners more room when passing and if someone is behind you, trying to get passed, where ever possible let them by.
Number one thing tell them its not a race, its a trail ride, that doesn't mean going slow, just being curtius.

[vr4king]

Number one thing tell them its not a race, its a trail ride, that doesn't mean going slow, just being curtius.

BINGO pretty mch sums it up

[Danger]

Its not a race true, but slower trail users need to realise that their fast maybe someone elses slow, and a slow trail ride is very boring for some. Probably even more reason to get out of the way. If its not a race even more reason to please pull over and let the faster guys through for their enjoyment too.
I like to give slower riders the opportunity to pull over, but you do get the stubborn few. Mostly teenagers or sometimes an older stubborn guy. I don't mind bashing bars but will do it at a last resort in a trail ride. Most are very good I have found and I'm talking bike and quad riders.

[takitimu]

Most are very good I have found and I'm talking bike and quad riders.

With a name like "Danger" it's no wonder they move over

[mazz1972]

hey Scott, when you have a briefing, at one of you trail rides, just mention things, like giving kids and learners more room when passing and if someone is behind you, trying to get passed, where ever possible let them by.
Number one thing tell them its not a race, its a trail ride, that doesn't mean going slow, just being curtius.

Speaking from experience in organising trail rides.....

Any more than 1 bike and it's a "race".

You can say what you like a briefing, most of the buggers tune out after about 30 seconds and remember nothing you said by the time the helmet goes on. But they will remember is how to whine when their bike breaks down and they didn't bring any tools...

Stateside, there is an ATV club in Auckland www.aatv.co.nz although it looks mostly like competitive stuff, but if you are looking for competitive events then up north looks the place to be.

We get heaps of quads to our trail rides and they are becoming increasingly popular in NZ.

[dmoney]

This should be called the quad haters website
You know we arnt all a bunch of trail hogging,stone flicking losers that cant
ride two wheels
Yeah there is arseholes that give them a bad name riding like fuckers
and making trail rides suck but both two and four wheelers are guilty
of that

[mazz1972]

This should be called the quad haters website
You know we arnt all a bunch of trail hogging,stone flicking losers that cant
ride two wheels
Yeah there is arseholes that give them a bad name riding like fuckers
and making trail rides suck but both two and four wheelers are guilty
of that

LOL dmoney. Quads aren't going to go away at trail rides, so the 2-wheeled moaners better get used to it.

Have never looked at the ratio of 2 wheelers to quads that we get to our rides, but at a guess quads maybe a quarter?

[telliman]

Its not a race true, but slower trail users need to realise that their fast maybe someone elses slow, and a slow trail ride is very boring for some. Probably even more reason to get out of the way. If its not a race even more reason to please pull over and let the faster guys through for their enjoyment too.
I like to give slower riders the opportunity to pull over, but you do get the stubborn few. Mostly teenagers or sometimes an older stubborn guy. I don't mind bashing bars but will do it at a last resort in a trail ride. Most are very good I have found and I'm talking bike and quad riders.

thats like a pro riding in the novice class and then winging cause everyone go;s slower, it dosnt give you right of way just cause you faster,some would spend all day pulling over so you can roost the fuck out of them as you go past and thats no fun. whilst i understand wat your saying i still feel that if your faster or want to go faster then its your job to find a safe place to pass not everyone else move out of the way all the time. come to mx, heaps more passing lanes!!!

[Blackbuell]

What a bunch of two wheeled winjas,i have been riding 2 wheels longer than most,its my choice now that i ride one of those fricken quads that you dont like,wellget used to it cause they are bloody good fun,if you guys are so fricken good on ya 2 wheels ya should be able to get passed a loser on a Quad.what pisses me off is when ya on a trail ride waiting for the track to clear & all you so called pro 2 wheeler riders come & push past everyone,trail rides are for fun & to ride with your kids,everyone has paid there money to be there,get over it dont knock as quad riders who are there to enjoy themselves.

[Buddy L]

Well i had a ride on Blackbuells Raptor at the last trail ride i went on, and boy i tell you power. squezze the trigger and it felt like the chassie was twisting.
couldn't keep up on the gravel sections and it was hard enough to keep up in the tight trees.
Different strokes for different folks.
I find i get stuck behind slower 2 wheelers more then quads.

[charles23]

What a bunch of two wheeled winjas,i have been riding 2 wheels longer than most,its my choice now that i ride one of those fricken quads that you dont like,wellget used to it cause they are bloody good fun,if you guys are so fricken good on ya 2 wheels ya should be able to get passed a loser on a Quad.what pisses me off is when ya on a trail ride waiting for the track to clear & all you so called pro 2 wheeler riders come & push past everyone,trail rides are for fun & to ride with your kids,everyone has paid there money to be there,get over it dont knock as quad riders who are there to enjoy themselves.

very true, it's like driving a car on the road, a bit of good old curteous never goes a miss

[vr4king]

What a bunch of two wheeled winjas,i have been riding 2 wheels longer than most,its my choice now that i ride one of those fricken quads that you dont like,wellget used to it cause they are bloody good fun,if you guys are so fricken good on ya 2 wheels ya should be able to get passed a loser on a Quad.what pisses me off is when ya on a trail ride waiting for the track to clear & all you so called pro 2 wheeler riders come & push past everyone,trail rides are for fun & to ride with your kids,everyone has paid there money to be there,get over it dont knock as quad riders who are there to enjoy themselves.

Im not moaning about the quads i have many friends who ride/drive them i posted on the issue about fuckwits on trail rides..............and yes i do enjoy the odd blat on a quad too

[dammad1]

LOL... keep it coming
Just show all those two wheel riders that you really are big men by doing some donuts in the carpark of the next trail ride just to show how talented you guys really are

[4stroke]

ohh deer and i thought i had issues lol
at the end of the day we're lucky we have places to ride, some countrys you have to apply for permits to ride off road.
as for trail rides, they are mostly fundraisers for schools and small clubs and we are lucky that the farmers and forest owners open up and allow us to tear thier padocks and races up.
yeah there are some of us who race arround and try to do it as fast as we can, ( im guilty of this as many are) purely to push my self to the max.
maybe we need to have a lil patence from time to time and bite that tounge.
there enough people out there wrecking it for us with us helping them.
ramble ramble ramble thats my ramblings anyway.

[oldguy]

Boy, did this thread go off topic big time. turned in to us and them,