Well I will never question my decision to buy a VForce. Yesterday I was riding in a new riding area with some hill climbs. I was leading the way because the other guy I was riding with (intruder1 from the forum) wanted me to go up first. We found this enduro hill climb and decided to go up. As I got further and further up I quickly realized that this climb was meant for bikes, not quads. It kept getting steeper and steeper. I was pretty horrified but just kept gassing it to get up.

Once I got to the top I turned around and looked down. I had gone nearly STRAIGHT UP the hill on a 45+ degree incline.

I have only been riding for a month and I think that something horrible could have happened to me on another machine that wasn't powerful enough to make the hill and didn't have an automatic. If I had missed a shift, not clutched properly, etc, there would have been some issues. Same if it didnt' have the torque of a V. Didn't have to worry about that though.

 

ya its not always fun when you start going up a hill, round a bend and gets a lot steeper, happen to look back and see friends/family behind you and you cant turn around cause your committed.

 

Been there done that and yes it's scary! But what a rush it is and that's why it made you accomplish something that you might not typically do! You got up the remainder of that hill because of FEAR and pure ADRENALINE! Now you have a model to measure from for the hills you consider and those you don't. Glad you made it...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

So it was hairier than the hills at Rocky Roost? Glad to hear you had a good time out that way and made it back whole!

 

About as hairy, just bigger. A lot bigger. Lots of fun though. You guys should come out there when you get a chance to go riding again. It's about as far as WP but it's free to ride. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

My dad lkes the v force and plans to get 1. I showed him what u said bout ur v. Any other comments that would help with his decision? Thanks.

 

How big is your dad and what does he plan to do with his quad?

 

Just that it really depends on what he is looking for. The V is a fun machine but it is also big and can be a bit much to handle at times. If he is a bigger guy it will probably be good for him. If he's not then it might be a problem because it's a lot to handle.

I love mine. I'm "born again" to quads and even though it's a handful, it's still a good machine to learn on IMO. You can concentrate on learning all the techniques and stuff without adding clutching to the mix. And it has enough power that you will still be able to have fun once you really know what you're doing. For those reasons I think it would also be fun for someone who is experienced.

Also I noticed that you live in AZ so for desert riding I imagine the V would be AWESOME.

 

Cool. My dad is 6'6 and bout 250 lbs. We will probably do a lot of trail riding and stuff. He is also looking into the Bombardier ds 650. Thanks!

 

Kfx400orangeguy they ae both REALLY good quads. He can't go wrong with either.
Here are my thoughts. If you are going trail riding go with the V. You can go super slow or super fast and are never in the wrong gear when climbing a crazy hill. Also it has reverse.
If you are going for open desert then the DS would be better. The DS also has better suspention.
I can say this. He is looking at the right quads if he is that big.