Quad bike riders

[sxyrx7]

Whear in auckland do you ride?
only tracks i know of are woodhill and kimmys
i have head that Maramarua is good but i have never been thear

[oldguy]

Mr Motorcycles have trail rides and I quad friendly. check out this ride tomorrow

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=96305

[B0000M]

quad bike riders please either stay home or if you are going to ride slower than everyone else, could you please not block all the faster riders from getting past by taking up the whole trail on narrow sections and or stopping in the middle of the track in narrow sections or single line up hills. and dont go on expert sections that say no quads because that sign is there for a reason, and dont ride backwards on the track.

bloody hazards those things.

[Rupe]

Whear in auckland do you ride?
only tracks i know of are woodfill and kimmys
i have head that Maramarua is good but i have never been thear

Have a look on silver-bullet.co.nz.

Whats woodfill like any good???

[flyingcr250]

quad bike riders please either stay home or if you are going to ride slower than everyone else, could you please not block all the faster riders from getting past by taking up the whole trail on narrow sections and or stopping in the middle of the track in narrow sections or single line up hills. and dont go on expert sections that say no quads because that sign is there for a reason, and dont ride backwards on the track.

bloody hazards those things.

amen brother.

[oldguy]

get over it guys, there are just as many wankers on two wheels, all he wanted to know was where he could ride his choice of ride, nice welcome to KB guys.

[Ktmboy]

Whear in auckland do you ride?
only tracks i know of are woodfill and kimmys
i have head that Maramarua is good but i have never been thear

There are rides just about every weekend. Keep an eye on this site as well as Silverbullet as generally people discuss in detail for a few days as to where they are going (rant and rave that is).
As for motorbike parks the only legal ones in the Auckland region are The Kawasaki Sandpit (Woodhill), Kimmys and Thunder Valley out from Mercer.

[sxyrx7]

quad bike riders please either stay home or if you are going to ride slower than everyone else, could you please not block all the faster riders from getting past by taking up the whole trail on narrow sections and or stopping in the middle of the track in narrow sections or single line up hills. and dont go on expert sections that say no quads because that sign is there for a reason, and dont ride backwards on the track.

bloody hazards those things.

ha ha its funny how some feel that way. at the Mr Motorcycles ride on 8th March thear was a huge quad turn out but i think i was slowed down more from stoping to help 2 wheel bikes that had overheating and/or needing get out of the mud. always bring a rope to help out others

thear are always going to be people slowing down others 2 or 4 wheeler not everyone rided at the same level and sometimes you can not pass a slower rider on a small track.

and thear are always the couple to just get in everyones way

woodhill a great place and the tracks are well looked after,ride mostly the loop track and the motorcross track are both are fast and wide or the super bowl but thats a bit too small for more that a couple of riders at a time

kimmys is great for the jumps on the motorcross track have loads of fun thear and the enduro track is ok as long as its not too dry just watch out for the mud hole around the mid of the track if you dont know how to jump it you could easly have a nasty off.

[secondfield]

Jeez' you had a busy day mate.

[B0000M]

ha ha its funny how some feel that way. at the Mr Motorcycles ride on 8th March thear was a huge quad turn out but i think i was slowed down more from stoping to help 2 wheel bikes that had overheating and/or needing get out of the mud. always bring a rope to help out others

thear are always going to be people slowing down others 2 or 4 wheeler not everyone rided at the same level and sometimes you can not pass a slower rider on a small track.

and thear are always the couple to just get in everyones way

woodhill a great place and the tracks are well looked after,ride mostly the loop track and the motorcross track are both are fast and wide or the super bowl but thats a bit too small for more that a couple of riders at a time

kimmys is great for the jumps on the motorcross track have loads of fun thear and the enduro track is ok as long as its not too dry just watch out for the mud hole around the mid of the track if you dont know how to jump it you could easly have a nasty off.

yeah im not saying i hate you an dont ride, im saying that quad riders need to be aware that they are riding wide machines, that often are slower and have a tendancy of blocking the tracks. i realise at times there is nothing that can be done, an example of last week was there was a guy on a quad who couldnt ge up a hill, so he stood beside it looing at it for a few minutes blocking the whole track causing everyone else to have to wait. ffs his quad was even facing back down the hill. the only thing he could do next was come back down.

an the riding backwards and the expert comment tie together. one riding backwards because he tried to take a quad on an expert section that said no quads, then had to ride back on the track to return. extra dangerous as the expert sections tend to have fast riders on them.

then there was the other backwards rider further on.

be safe.

[JohnM575]

quad bike riders please either stay home or if you are going to ride slower than everyone else, could you please not block all the faster riders from getting past by taking up the whole trail on narrow sections and or stopping in the middle of the track in narrow sections or single line up hills. and dont go on expert sections that say no quads because that sign is there for a reason, and dont ride backwards on the track.

bloody hazards those things.

I can see reasoning for people expressing their views like that over quad riders as they obviously take up a lot more room then 2 wheelers and in some hands can be rather slow , but after 4-5 years of riding in the Auckland/Waikato region over various types of terrain , I can honestly say that an experienced quad rider is usually up the pipe of a fairly large majority of 2 wheelers rather then a hazard on the trails and holding people up.

And then we have the dilemma of getting 4 wheels past a 2 wheeler .

I accept that quad riders' stereotype isn't the best , but with the way the new machines have developed over the last 5-10 years vs. conventional 2 wheelers , the speed difference between the 2 is definitely decreasing making riding together that much more easier.

Whear in auckland do you ride?
only tracks i know of are woodhill and kimmys
i have head that Maramarua is good but i have never been thear

I usually stick with Woodhill and most of the trail rides put on within the Auckland/Waikato Region.
I would recommend checking out www.aatv.co.nz as it is a great club which has events at Kaukapakapa , Te Kauwhata , Gravel Sprints and Trail Rides in the Riverhead Forest and other various events around the North Island in which you may be interested in.They also have a Raptor Production Class which I assume may suit your bike.

[Brainflex]

quad bike riders please either stay home or if you are going to ride slower than everyone else, could you please not block all the faster riders from getting past by taking up the whole trail on narrow sections and or stopping in the middle of the track in narrow sections or single line up hills. and dont go on expert sections that say no quads because that sign is there for a reason, and dont ride backwards on the track.

bloody hazards those things.

At a guess you're the guy who runs kids n beginners off the track as well.
oh well takes all sorts.

PS If you're so fast why arent you racing?

[DELLORTO]

I can see reasoning for people expressing their views like that over quad riders as they obviously take up a lot more room then 2 wheelers and in some hands can be rather slow , but after 4-5 years of riding in the Auckland/Waikato region over various types of terrain , I can honestly say that an experienced quad rider is usually up the pipe of a fairly large majority of 2 wheelers rather then a hazard on the trails and holding people up.

And then we have the dilemma of getting 4 wheels past a 2 wheeler .

I accept that quad riders' stereotype isn't the best , but with the way the new machines have developed over the last 5-10 years vs. conventional 2 wheelers , the speed difference between the 2 is definitely decreasing making riding together that much more easier.



I usually stick with Woodhill and most of the trail rides put on within the Auckland/Waikato Region.
I would recommend checking out www.aatv.co.nz as it is a great club which has events at Kaukapakapa , Te Kauwhata , Gravel Sprints and Trail Rides in the Riverhead Forest and other various events around the North Island in which you may be interested in.They also have a Raptor Production Class which I assume may suit your bike.

if you didnt notice a quad will never be nearly as fast as a "proper dirt bike" because the weight difference......

quads remind me of mobility scooters....... id only ride on if i was a paraplegic......

[JohnM575]

if you didnt notice a quad will never be nearly as fast as a "proper dirt bike" because the weight difference......

quads remind me of mobility scooters....... id only ride on if i was a paraplegic......

Sure quads are heavier and will never be as fast, but you have to remember quads have effectively more than 3 times the rubber on the surface , quite often substantially more power then 2 wheeler's(the bigger cc quads e.g Raptor's , Predators , Banshee's) and more stable under braking, so certain trails can suit quads down to the ground and therefore foot it with 2 wheelers just fine.

[B0000M]

At a guess you're the guy who runs kids n beginners off the track as well.
oh well takes all sorts.

PS If you're so fast why arent you racing?

na, usually at the start if the day im riding with my mrs, - a beginner, i wait till shes had her fun then go out with the boys for a thrash later on once the noobs have cleared out

youll usually find the more skilled riders will ride around the noobs and kids and create ways off the beaten track to go around them without disturbing their ride. allthough there are some that just ride like the others arent there

and i do race, just not every weekend. on the racing off season / weekends between racing i like to go out on some trails.