how well do sport atv's handle in the mud

 

Not as well as utilities, but I bet you know that.

Lots of people run their sport quads through the mud - the do have the advntage of lighter weight. But, with less ground clearence, usually less knobby tires and 2wd you have to face the fact that sometimes your utility riding buddies will be pulling you out of a deep mud hole. And of course, you'll be covered in mud.

Jaybee

 

From what I've seen, it depends on the hole. They do better in flat bottomed holes than in deeply rutted ones. 99% of the stuck sports quads I've seen have been high centered.

 

what does high centered mean?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: zz8t

what does high centered mean?</end quote></div>


High centered is when the frame of the bike is sitting on something solid - holding the wheels up so that they don't have any traction. It's very common for sport bikes with lower ground clearence - they follow along in a trail and hit a section that has two side by side ruts made by other ATV's. The skid plate gets supported by the hump in the middle and the wheels are in the air.

Jaybee

 

Any mud deeper than 6" is pointless to ride around in on a sport quad... Have all the fun you want in mud puddles however...