quads on road?

[RaVeR_mt50]

ok im thinking sometime to get a on road quad has any had experience in this im thinking of getting a raptor 660 can you ride a road legal quad on a car licence?

[zzr_peak]

no idea, phone the dsa

[MarJay]

You need a full bike license afaik. Quads have recently become popular and somehow people are making them road legal. However I wouldn't buy one for the road!

They are MUCH more dangerous than a bike, what happens if you fall (or a cager knocks you) off? where do you fall?


Into the back wheels!

Sounds like a recipie for disaster to me...
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[Sparks!]

I went to supermoto racing yesterday and they done a series of quad bikes, absolutely mental things, was speaking to someone about them and he said they are completely dangerous on the roads, albeit legal.

They get round most corners by sliding etc so you'd have to be pretty good to ride one safely on the roads in the first place, and as Mark says... if/when you have an accident, it could be quite nasty! No where to fall really other than into the quad, unless your knocked clear of it

Bad idea, get one for off road..

And I'd strongly suggest you get the idea of a 660 raptor out of your head unless your experienced with them. They ain't no toys!
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[RaVeR_mt50]

ok maybe not a 660 but somthing like a 250-350

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[Mr Pants!]

I have never seen a quad on the road! Are they not quite difficult to corner, do you not have to hang right off them.

Just seems an odd vehicle to have on the road, the venerability of a motorbike with the maneuverability of a car!
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[stinkwheel]

At stormin the Castle custom bike show last year, someone entered a 1200 bandit (IIRC) quad bike conversion. I believe it had no differential on the rear axle either. Quite some machine but must be deadly on the road.

you can buy road legal quads at https://www.f2motorcycles.co.uk but they are more designed for farmers.
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[Superabusa]

I've ridden my mates big yam quad on the road & it scared the crap outta me, it was all over the road in a straight line at 40
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[badlydamaged]

I nearly wrecked into a quad a few days ago, was probably doing about 45 mph myself around some country lanes (really enjoying the bike, put it that way) and around the corner came this this mental quad with the wheels spinning and back end slightly out doing about the same the other way. Scared the crap out of me, quad rider seemed rather calm, he even nodded at me as he sped past, and he looked about 12!

To be honest I quite fancy a quad for the road, especially around here, it would a lot of fun. Seem to be quite a few quads used by farmers in the local area, and they are all crazy!
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[askew]

I've recently come back from Crete in Greece and there were hundereds over there. Some tourist actually hired them to ride around the roads rather than a mo-ped or an insanly cool Yamaha XT (sorry had to through it in there). Personnally I think they were a bit slow for the roads, and anyone riding one would either have to be a stunt man or suicidal - especially on the Greek roads
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[Milo]

This buggy looks fun, but it should have double the engine size atleast. Could be great fun around the corners and safer thanks to the cage but that engine's far too small.
It's on this website.
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[w00p]

A mate of mine has a raptor, not sure wich cyl capacity, but I think its the 400 that gets sold road legal, could well be a 660 though.
He's had it for less than 4 months and he's looking to sell it!
He's trying to sell it for 6k € since he's bought it for 8k but thats an optimistic price.
The guy lost 2k (and its prolly gonna be more) to ride a quad for 4 months and be dissapointed by its high power, sketchy cornering and extremely low practicality.

[map]

I'd have thought a road legal buggy would be a better option. Saw one at a show the other day, two bike engines fitted - sadly I wasn't in a position to get the spec or more details. Looked custum built but I do know www.moto-roma.co.uk do off the shelf ones - see here - however, needs car licence. Info on their road legal quads is here.

HTH
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[Aikman666]

They done a special offroad episode of Topgear recently, they were showing off all sorts of offroad goodies! One of which was a buggy (like the one above) Fitted with one of the quadcarb Honda CBR950RR engines! Dont think they were road legal at all, but hell, they looked fun! I wouldent ride a quadbike on the road, they are acctually less noticable than a bike, and in my oppinion, more dangerous. I think one of the presenters mentioned a "Q cart" which was a more kind of (what looked like a smart car spliced with a quad), it might be worth looking into!
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[palmer]

You need a full car licence to ride a quad on the roads.