Dirtbike vs. ATV

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Jun 16, 2004 | 06:15 PM

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TennesseeNewbie

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Dirtbike vs. ATV

The Bombardier Outlander Max 400 is designed for two adult riders, which is the main reason we were considering it.

Jun 17, 2004 | 10:00 AM

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Dragginbutt

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Dirtbike vs. ATV

Check with local laws, you still may not be able to ride double up in some states. The rhino has issues too, because of the weight and width.. current ruless in many states and at many riding areas say it is too wide or heavy, but I haven't heard too many complaints about being hassled about it. I think the rules were initially put in place to keep the jeep crowd off the trails. I suspect you can talk your way past that one, and I hope that the rules are being updated as you see more of these out there.

I can see a safety issue on some of the narrower trails if you meet one on the trail and need to pass....There are several on the Hatfield McCoy system where this would be a problem.

Jun 21, 2004 | 12:49 PM

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Spudnick

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My Dealer gave me a 2004 KTM 450 to ride for the weekend because they screwed up in service dept. WOW !! that is one awesome bike

Aug 5, 2004 | 11:55 AM

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dragonracing15

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Originally posted by: RPMNitromethane
I would say that a dirtbike is more dangerous they are lighter and in most cases accelerate faster and only have skinny tires on the ground create friction and stop. Everytime i have seen a guy hit the brakes on a dirt bike he drug the rear tire dor about 30 feet or so. The ATV on the other hand has 4 tires on the ground and are coming with 3 disc brakes and already have wider tires so they should stop alot better than a dirt bike. They are also heavier this should help as well. You should also be able to react alittle faster on a ATV with out having to worry about the front tire washing out becasue they are wider lower and have 2 fat tires in front of you. I say the ATV is less accident prone but if you do crash like John O said you will get hurt worse. I also think it depends on the rider. MY younger brother just got a rm250 the day before yesterday. It was way to much bike for him and today he is in the hospital with a torn ACL lots of sraps and 2 compacted vertebrae. He kept saying I should have got a 4 wheeler I should have got a 4 wheeler. He was running trails with a kid that decided to stop in the middle of the road and make an adjustment on his bike, He stoped just out side of a wide turn as soon as my brother rounded the bend he had about 20 feet to react he was going around 50 mpg he hit the brakes and the rear tire slid and the bike started fishtailing then he crashed into the back of the other guys bike. I think a 4 wheeler would have been able to stop in time.

also though, even if he would have a a quad he still could've crashed into the other guy. and lets just say he did. that guy and your brother would probably be worse off. i'm not for or against i'm just saying. if that guy didn't stop in the middle of the trail he would've been fine.
oh and yeah, i seem to of gotten a lot more injuries on my bike than my fourwheeler. but since i race my bike and only trail ride the atv then that could be it. or cuz the atv scares the crap out of me when i near a big jump.
i personally think that dirtbikes are more fun. but that just me. it depends on what you do and where you are. if i was, say in the middle of a desert, i'd probably prefer the atv.