road legal quad bikes, does anyone own one, or know about buying one

[one in a million]

what have i got to look out for, any ideas of good insurance companies, can i have someone on the back with me, how much is the tax for these. 1200 quid is my price range, but i dont know alot of what you have to look out for when buying one, thanks people



is this a bargain
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/250-cc-road-l...7107191?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item19c4dea1f7

 

[Toms_clio]

for 1200 you only going to be able to get a japan bing bong 250..
my brother has 2 suzuki ltr 450 .. 1 racing one and the other for the road and a mate has a raptor 700..
there the only to makes to get ..
quads need to be serviced every 4-500 miles of road use and the engines dont last every long.. valve steam seals are normaly the first to go then the piston gets smashed to bits the cylinder f***s up..
your better off getting a enduro/mx road legal bike..

 

[Dunn]

if you only have 1200 then dont bother

chinese crap is all you will get for that

save up and get a raptor

 

[one in a million]

i avent a bike license tho lol ok raptor it is, quadzilla aint too bad tho isit?

 

[Toms_clio]

Quadzilla are not bad quads but they are cheap and easy to fix. Better than jap crap tho

 

[t-man`]

double your budget and go for a suzuki ltz. it runs a drz400 engine - so parts are easierly available. The engines are very reliable as long as valves/timing chains are adjusted, and they get regular oil changes.
stick with a known brand as at least you will see some return when you come to sell it.

i go enduro riding most weekends and a guy that joins us rides one. it gets driven properly over all terrain and it hasnt failed on him yet.

 

[one in a million]

cheers fella

 

[robotsonic]

you can't cut through traffic but you get wet when it rains

but if thats your thing get a yamaha banshee

 

[Addz]

Don't get anything unless you know the brand, you've fucked it when bits start falling off otherwise.