The point of a trike or quad?

[mikesaa309]

I don't not like trikes or quad bikes but what are the point of them especially trikes? Quads have more use off road than on the road but trikes aren't good off road or on road.

I mean some of them look quite good and must be a good achievement to have built one but they seem to be all the bad things about a car and bike put into one vehicle.

You can't filter on a trike, can't park near enough anywhere you like and surely they won't have the same power as a bike being heavier and things like overtaking would be harder to do, not only through less power than a bike but can't easily flow back into traffic on the correct side of the road.

You also have the fact that you can't carry much on them either maybe slightly more than a bike depending on how storage space was added to the design and some trikes can take extra passengers but then you also have the down side of no weather protection so you still get wet when it rains. Might as well buy a convertible car in all fairness.

As for quad bikes it's all of the above but can't carry much more than a bike can although has I said they have use off road.
Both trikes and quads look and sound in some cases really good but don't see much point in them. I know bikes aren't as practical as a car but they have their own pros like being able to filter and overtake easily, not to mention how fun they are to ride.

[Bendy]

Wouldn't it be a boring world if we all liked the same things?

[Quornholio]

Perhaps you're too retarded to stay upright on something with two wheels, hence the trike?
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[mikesaa309]

[baggylastard]

i quite like trikes and outfits, but only for the winter when i dont wanna be thinking, i am gonna be sliding along on my arse in a minute?

quad bikes are the gay though.

[Drax]

Quads are used extensively on farms / agriculture - i.e big fields with LOADS of mud & a lot of acreage to cover where you wouldn't (normally) be able to ride your bike to herd the sheep /cows/giraffes/wildebeest etc.

Trikes are made fro peepole hoo drunkt tea mutch. Hic!

Actually - trikes are brilliant - Especially for people who may have lost the use of a limb(s). Girl near me has one - Fookin excellent to see her raorin around with her wheelchair on the back! Respect!!!!

[mikesaa309]

[Wonko The Sane]

I can understand the style thing with a trike in a similar manner to kit cars, bit of fun on the weekend etc, bit more wind in your hair than a car.

can't see the point behind half the style quads you see on the road, would happily have a proper agri-quad, considered one for getting to and from work over winter but decided it didn't have any benefits over just getting a car so carried on with the bike.
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[Sable]

The point of them is people like different things.

What's the point in angst and whining about trikes and quads?

[mikesaa309]

[Ste]

[Chalky.]

Quads are a lot of fun in the snow. They can also be used for slug pelleting, carrying dead sheep and towing where other vehicles cannot get. Most farms aren't ring fenced, you have to ride the quad on the road to get to various fields.

[mikesaa309]

[mentalboy]

I know what you mean about road going quads, such as the Renault Twizy, they aren't my cup of tea but then I don't like Smart cars either.

Trikes are great for bikers who've done too much tarmac eating or fat people who would engulf a bike.

Whilst we're on the subject, what's the point of a four-stroke, slow-poke 125 being designed like a track bike, eg CBF?

And why do people ride motorbikes when they might get wet/die (possibly in the same day)?
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[Northern Monkey]

Everyone should be forced to buy a Ford Focus. They are sensible, and come in both grey and beige. Good in all weathers, and can carry lots of shit.

[Ste]

gtfo

[mikesaa309]

[Tungtvann]

Are trikes not fun?

[P.]

[Ribenapigeon]

Trikes are shite unless youre disabled.

I would like top of the range yamaha grizzly though for when the snow is really bad.

[spnorm]

Quads are great fun off road and you can take the mrs without worrying about falling off.

I particularly like the Polaris RZR's after renting one in Ouray and Moab

[Vincent]

[WD Forte]

Never been a trike fan myself but if others like em, fair enough.
I remember taking my lads to a place called Clicker trikes on the A38 near Liskeard some years ago and we had right old laugh riding (and falling off) them around a track in an old quarry.
Wouldnt want to ride one on the road any more than I'd want drive a combo again.
Well... maybe for 10 minutes just for a laugh, but thats it.
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