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    Quote Originally Posted by Tussock View Post
    I have this argument with my wife routinely. She says the quad is more stable and she feels safer. I say it isnt, and she isnt. It just seems like she is. I have been upside down on the side of a horrendously steep hill, head down, feet up, with my DRZ400 on top of me. If it was my 750 Kingquad, I would not be typing this.
    I'm a card carrying wuss, and steer clear of terrain that might make the quad think that it should sit on me for a change.
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    When it goes bad, it usually happens pretty quick. I've crashed two wheelers and qauds before, and when a qaud rolls over and tries to to sqaush you it ain't no fun. They should not be underestimated as they can be deadly.
    I have a quad but don't use it anymore as my poor dog does not like it. I should sell it as it just sits unused these days.
    Ya can't park there mate.

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    I have a 45 year love affair with two wheels but a side-by-side which I use for work is the most capable and the safest of the three options (if I can include them into the mix) .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beetroot View Post
    I'd argue that you have to be doing a lot wrong to end up with a quad on top of you, whereas a heavy bike like a DRZ400 can be a real struggle in slippery terrain.
    People who ride quads a lot take for granted that their responses are instinctive. Two front wheels and handle bars, lots of power and traction, a short wheelbase and a high center of gravity. An inexperienced rider needs to do sweet FA to end up underneath one.

    I did not recommend my 400 for a hunting bike. I have a Honda 250 with a rack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beetroot View Post
    I'd argue that you have to be doing a lot wrong to end up with a quad on top of you, whereas a heavy bike like a DRZ400 can be a real struggle in slippery terrain.
    You dont have to be doing a lot wrong at all to end up with a quad on top of you, just ask my friend Quentin...oh, actually, you wont be able to ask him....
    The problem with quads has been pointed out clear as day here and it's the fact they lull people into a false sense of security and give the user confidence that they shouldn't have
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tussock View Post
    People who ride quads a lot take for granted that their responses are instinctive. Two front wheels and handle bars, lots of power and traction, a short wheelbase and a high center of gravity. An inexperienced rider needs to do sweet FA to end up underneath one.

    I did not recommend my 400 for a hunting bike. I have a Honda 250 with a rack.
    Also interesting to point out that most of the people that end up being killed by quads are actually experienced users.
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    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
    270 is the fourth number that is divisible by its average integer divisor[2]
    270 is a practical number, by the second definition
    The sum of the coprime counts for the first 29 integers is 270
    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
    Given 6 elements, there are 270 square permutations[3]
    10! has 270 divisors
    270 is the smallest positive integer that has divisors ending by digits 1, 2, …, 9.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wingman View Post
    Lets not forget Flyblown clearly adds to the over all payload with his obviously enormous balls.
    No, @Wingman. Wrong on so many levels.

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    Had horses, had two wheels, got 4x4 quad. Also done a lot of 4x4 off-roading. Worst injuries were done by a bloody horse that fell over on the hills and rolled over me.

    I am loving the quad. Like all things, ride it within its limits and you will stay safe. Know when to park it up and get off and walk. Know when to get off it and walk along side it if need be. Other big problem is that people typically overload their machines. Keep within the manufacturers spec's.
    Love them or hate them, I bought a Polaris. Its the 570 Ute. Rated for 180Kg in the tray means that we can go two up and sill fit a boned out animal or two in the back. Great traction system, awesome hill decent control, and the independent rear works better for what I do than a solid axle. Made a frame up for the rear tray that works as a bench seat for two additional riders and it will take two fish bins in the frame for gear/meat, plus there is tray underneath for more gear (what did I just say about overloading )

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    Better prepare a design to accommodate a roll bar, @hotbarrels. I was in the local dealer today, they reckon the legislation is coming... like it or not.
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    Personally a quad for hunting. Done both into the same area. Quad is way better. On farm bike is better for stock work, sucks for carrying gear. That’s where the quad comes into its own.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mimms2 View Post
    ... It's clean... You clearly don't know how to use it.
    Its clean because I only take it out on sunny days when the tracks are dry so I don't get my posh gumboots dirty and my wife doesn't have to wash the bike when I get home.

    Reality - it just came back from its service by the local Polaris dealer and it was all bright and shiny again. I guess if you were a bike mechanic you would want to work on a clean bike too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    Also interesting to point out that most of the people that end up being killed by quads are actually experienced users.
    Experience won't save you if you let yourself get distracted or frustrated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flyblown View Post
    No, @Wingman. Wrong on so many levels.

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