Mikey69

Heres my story. Kinda long. I guess I was a late bloomer when it comes to quads. I had never ridden a quad in my life. Rode Dirt Bikes as a kid growing up. Back in Oct of '06 I found a Mustang on craigslist. Took it for a test drive one morning before work. Fast car. 351 Cleveland. I had planned on meeting the guy again after work. For some strange reason thats still to this day beyond me, I stopped in Hillsboro MotoSports on the way home from work. I had 6 Grand on me. There was a left over '05 sitting by the front door. It was on sale for $4999. It was $5499 OTD. I didnt even look at anything else. I knew nothing about quads accept I thought it really looked coool and I had the money in my pocket to buy it. I was sitting on it when the salesman walked up and asked... "Can I help you?" Without hestitation I pulled 60 Ben Franklins outta my front pocket and said "I want this Quad. Load it up in my truck." It was just about dark by the time I drove away from the shop. BTW, I didnt bother to ask my ol lady if I could buy it. LOL. Anyway, I took it by the house and showed her. She was kinda stunned but not mad. We drove over to a friend of mines house and unloaded it. I took it to the field across the street from his house. HOLY CHIT!!!!! I was surprised by the power. I had it for about 2 weeks and took it to Sand Lake. I was there a few hours and rolled it on a banked turn at the top of the bowl right before you get to the one-ways. When it rolled, I flew off and landed on my belly. The quad came bouncing and landed on my back. For a month I couldnt even walk. I was scared of it. I considered trading it for a 250EX. Went back to the shop. The salesman said..."Dude!!! You dont want a 250EX!!! Trust me. Just get used to it" I still wasnt convinced. I put it on craigslist for $4000. Calls were coming in. I had a guy that wanted to come look at it that evening. I decided to take it for one last ride at Browns Camp before I sold it. I was still afraid of it. After about 5 minutes I started feeling comfortable on it again. I decided right then, I loved my Honda 450 and would learn how to ride it instead of selling it. That was late Nov of '06. Work was slow for a Painter in Oregon. My new job everyday? Going to Browns Camp and ridding my Quad. I bought my Girl Friend an '02 Blaster. I rode my 450 for 4-6 hours almost every single day for 3 months. And yes, I know my way around Browns Camp pretty well. LOL. In March I bought her an '06 TRX250EX (Thank God I didnt trade my 450 for one of those) LOL Since then, I have become totally addicted to quads. I love them. Couldnt imagine not owning at least one quad. Luckily I have two. My "07 was $6500 OTD in July of '07. Bought it for my Girlfriend. Traded in her 250 EX. A month later we broke up. So, I wound up with two Honda 450's.
Here is the Mustang I was going to buy instead.

NEWACRIDER

My husband was into dirtbikes when I met him. I had a 4 y/o son at the time. He took me out riding, and let me use his Odyssey. I was hooked! My son rode around in front of him on the dirtbike. Then he got too big for that, and it was time to get him his own ride. Since he couldn't handle a 2 wheel bike, we got him a quad. Since DH's dirtbike didn't do well with the slower speeds, he had to have a quad! I got pregnant, so I got an "offroad" golf cart to putt - putt trails with while the boys went riding. Now the baby is big enough to handle her own quad, and I got a real quad! The End.

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yamahabansheeboy

at the young age of 6 or so i started riding and that's ben my sport ever since!!!

outlander560

that is a nice mustang but i must be going crazy because that looks like a v6 small block.... well anyway about 2 years ago my parents bought a can-am rally 200 at the dealer awesome starter but later had big problems with the engine... about 2 months after i got a job and at the end of the summer was able to by a 2003 arctic cat 400 4x4 (wat a difference) so much power and 4x4 forget about it...... then i just have been riding ever since and loveing every minute of it and getting a lot of people hooked onto quads as well

outlander560

so how much was the mustang??? it probably is a v8.... i need to get sleep

Mikey69

It was $5000. I think it was a '73. Its a V8. 351. Count the plug wires. If I would have bought the Stang I probably wouldnt have a drivers license anymore. LOL. My Dream car is a 68 Fastback. Shelby would be nice, but pretty much unaffordable for me. Not to mention gas is over $4 a gal now.

outlander560

yea gas is going up so much. pretty nice mustang if i had a choice it would be the 71'mach 1 or the 67' gt350

Mikey69

Yeah, me too. But both those are well over 5 grand. I like 67 or 68 Shelby GT-500 like Elinore in Gone in 60 seconds. I think they were taking 68 Fastbacks and making them look like 67 GT-500s for the movie. I've alway been a Ford guy. Mostly 4x4s. 73-79s. But, recently been considering either a 73 or 74 Chevy 3/4 ton short bed for my next toy. Now, I gotta see if I can find some pix of some of my old Fords.

Mikey69

Dont have these anymore. My 78 1/2 Ton Short Box And my 73 3/4 Ton Factory High-Boy (I miss that truck.

powermaddd400ex

i was 8 years old and my parents had trouble deciding wat kinda present i wanted for christmas. so i was asked if i wanted a quad or a dirtbike. i said dirtbike cause i thought it would be cheaper. so that christmas i got a ttr90. i rode it everday and loved it, but one day i jumped and landed too far on the rear wheel. i fell back and ripped a chunk outta my elbow(thank god for meh helmet). i too was scared of it. i never rode the same on that dirtbike. that next christmas my brother got a kfx50.i would ride around with him, but not as hard as before. after i began to ride his quad more than my dirtbike. when i was 12 or 13(dont remeber) we went out and bought a 250ex. i loved it. after that all my friends began getting quads. then at 14 i got bored with the 250 but still rode the hell outta it. then this march, after 2 yrs of workin with my dad i finally got my 400ex. the story is to be continued

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