darkstar

By the way reccomending helmets, that is straight out good advice.

I appreciate it.

we are big on safety

This is my wife up high on a rock climb , yo we wear helmets:wink:

Yeah we would ride with helmets bro.

Deffinatly.

I am only thinking of exploring not riding fast and all that jazz.

Everybody here seems to ride honda formans.

Mostly hunters.

Since i run a tree service there are many uses for a atv.

I run mini skid steer loaders and full size ones to.

I was just learning that atv's can have so may attachments .

Thats cool ,

I got this artuculating loader that is a PITA to transport , a good strong 4 wheel drive atv and a log sled might eleminate that.

Anyhow my wife wouldnt let be drive above maybe 35 mph at most on a straight level paved road.

Im thinking get a solid atv i can use for us riding and buisness and then get a second one for the fun stuff.

I like the idea of having two since we can ride out if one breaks down.

I really appreciate the advice .

If riding double will a 250 cc machine even cut it at very slow speeds?

Because thats what ill go for and then add another one.

I can bend my budget if i can figure out what we will run the most.

I keep thinking but one, at a good price ride double alot .

Then sale it, buy two and ride forever.

So, start out with two ???

Cool for the record i meant we are rock climbers who climb rock with our bodies , fingers etc... .

Not like alot of folk i see here who rock crawl with frigged out machines.

Sorry if i threw any one off.

But we still want to get into ATV ing

So Buckbilly you reccomend we start with two machines???

So much for sale out there , and deals everywhere.

Being newbie's we are lost.

I recon we need at least 400 cc engine.

But ive seen some atv's w/ with 250 cc that looked like they would get us around.

For sure im looking for reliability with our first purchase.

If you get stuck or broke down around here you have no time till your atv is gone .

No what i meen?

Right on , glad to have found this . My wife and i are lookin into new stuff to do.We are both pretty fit, We both hike rockclimb go mountain climbing all kinds of crazy out door stuff.

im getting on up there , 43 and my fingers arent as strong as they used to be , plus after 23 years of rock climbing im kinda getting bored with it.

This place , Chattanooga Tennessee is supposed to be awesome for ATVing , i actually live in suck creek.

Any given week end i see many many atv folks going past my place up into prentice cooper to ride.

So my questions to get started, we are wondering is it farily fun for two people to ride on one atv.

Or should we get two ?

There are alot of minor stream crossings around here, the best ride being coppinger cove.

What size atv will i need for four feet deep of water ?

We can ride it when water level is low so no biggie there.

What should i go for ?

I figure start we start with one and then if we really get into it i could buy another one.

I dont want to spend much over 3k on our first one.

Any and all reccomendations and or advice greatly appreciated.

Dark

Just looking to have fun with the wife out doors.