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Dirt Bike or Quad?  

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Jje121 Enthusiast

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I have owned a few quads. I had all sport 2wd's. When I was younger I decided to get a 2-stroke dirt bike. The dirt bike was fun, but I personally like the quads better.

ajcain79 Enthusiast

ajcain79

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sport quads are way more fun than dirtbikes and especially more fun than a 4x4.

thecraft Senior Enthusiast

thecraft

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Quads hands down.

 

If you bought an ATV, what are you going to do with it? If you want something to go muddin' and tear up with, get a 4x4 utility ATV. If you want something that scoots and gets air, get a 2WD sport ATV.

 

With that said, my ATV is a 2WD utility and it will do all of the above. It goes through hell and back every weekend for the past ten years and stills wants more!

dietz4ibanez Senior Enthusiast

dietz4ibanez

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Yeah I had a dirt bike and I got hurt a lot on it... I didbuy it for next to nothing and fixed it up for little cost and turned around and sold it for more money...

 

I am looking for a quad right now!

98silvz71 Enthusiast

98silvz71

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I vote 4x4 Utility quad. Not for the speeding up and down trails that you should have 4x4 quads on. The 2wd sport quad drivers are nuts to me, they drive so fast on the trails where I ride.

GatorFan Enthusiast

GatorFan

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4x4 Quads rock. You can take those things any where and not worry about anything. Me on the other hand....I prefer a 18'-21' Bass Boat but I wouldn't pass up on a good deal for a 4x4 Quad. The only bad thing is trying to find a place to ride those things. I would love to have about 100 acres to ride one. :withstupid:

L29er Senior Enthusiast

L29er

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4x4 quads, does lots of duties around the acreage, pushing snow/dirt, hauls the utility trailer around and is a heck of alot of fun going for trips with the boys in the backwoods finding mud!!

98silvz71 Enthusiast

98silvz71

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4x4 quads, does lots of duties around the acreage, pushing snow/dirt, hauls the utility trailer around and is a heck of alot of fun going for trips with the boys in the backwoods finding mud!!

 

That is exactly why I got mine. :lol:

d3athsong Enthusiast

d3athsong

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Go with a more sport designed 4x4 quad. Yamaha makes the wolverine. I think bombardier makes a decent cross as well. Youll want a 4x4 to get you out of those sticky situations, but having something that doesnt bottom out after a 1/2 inch of travel is nice too. You may want to not rattle those teeth out of your head.

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