Thread: Quad bikes

Yip. Size and weight have grown incrementally, to the point where they are seriously heavy.

A 2 wheel drive old suzuki sports quad weighs 116kg

The latest Canam 2 seater(in line) quad weighs 365kg

Your 'average' 500cc farm quad weighs about 315 kg

There's no crawling out unaided from one of those if you tip it in a difficult location.

Mini tractors have far more flexible uses, and are no fun to do doughnuts or race your mate in, so end up being a bit safer.

But for hauling you, your camp gear, rifle and meat in and out of, say the Tongariro forest along rudimentary quad trails nothing really comes close to a medium sized 4x4 quad.