Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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Thinking of buying one, its not been used this summer so is in need of a good service. Wondering what sort of prices you would be paying for one and how good are they?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Chinese piece of shit... not worth alot..
Same as all the Quadzilla, Apache, Barossa etc. etc. crap.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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...Also they are a nightmare to insure.
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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Would only be getting used off road around the farm. Its a 2006 I think, going by pics on google and looking for £1000. I was think nearer £7/800 maybe? Seeing as its Going to need a battery and good service
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Yfz 450 is what you want
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Mertin
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How much am I looking at for one of them though?
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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2.5k 
But you will never have as much fun in your life!
Honestly, buy a cheap chinese one and you will regret it. For going off road, a Raptor 350 will do, can get em for 1k and they are good fast quads.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
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This is my friends being rebuilt
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Kippers
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Registered: 27th Dec 10
Location: By the sea, Kent Drives: A nee naw
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What license do you need to drive these on road?
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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road legal quad = car licence
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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PMSL shows how much people know about quads 
Bombardier is one of the most best quad makers there is. These use the DS650 in the Dakar rally, haw many raptors you see doing the Dakar?
They are not cheap made quads, read up rather then talking to people who know nothing. Its all they use in the USA.
I do alot of work on quads in my garage so i have rode them all. and the DS650 is the most solid well built quad i have rode. i have at the moment in my garage both customer and friends -
1 x Raptor 660
2 x Raptor 700
1 x Bombardier DS650
1 x My Own Gas Gas Wild HP with R6 engine
last comment, if anyone who says Raptors are best do not know what they are taking about, they are over priced and under spec'ed.

[Edited on 30-09-2011 by BeArDy]
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
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I was thinking similar. My brother has 2 Bombardier (Can-Am) outlanders, think they have an 800 Rotax engine, certainly not anything Chinese.
We used them for messing about in the snow for the last few years, possibly the most fun I've had on 4 wheels.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
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People think Raptor 660's and such are the best because they have bigger engines, I know for a fact a Yfz 450 will out do one!
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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Yamaha Banshee ftw! 350 2 stroke
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
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I fucking love the Banshee, just two stroke gets a bit hard work.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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they sound fucking amazing on full chat!
go like fuck aswel
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Kippers
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Registered: 27th Dec 10
Location: By the sea, Kent Drives: A nee naw
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I can have one of these on a car license with no bike expirence?
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Yes.
MOT exempt I believe too if it is used for agricultural work
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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and you dont have to wear a helmet, but you would be an idiot not to!
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Kippers
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Registered: 27th Dec 10
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Sweet.
What about tax? Insurance? Expensive?
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