So I used to be a quad enthusiast. Then I got into motorcycles and I brought a YZF1000. So I was out riding last weekend on a nice little rural road when I came to discover almost every corner had gravel strewn on the pavement.

I soon found out why. A Yamaha Raptor with a rider in full color coordinated riding outfit on passed me going the other directions on the pavement, just flying and throwing gravel everywhere he went off the road in corners! I continued on down the road. I guess the guy on the Raptor decided to follow me. I couldn't hear him approach and he pulled up along side me in a wheely. We were doing about 50 KPH. GD Idiot laid down the front end about 2 feet from my front wheel. What an IDIOT! He could have killed us both. So I dropped 2 gears and tore outta there. I don't know exactly what he was trying to prove, except 'Look I am an idiot who never rides my machine anywhere it may get dirty, but I love to ride it where I get attention!'

Well he got lots of attention. On my way home that evening I saw 3 RCMP Cruisers prowling the area. One had two quads pulled over on the side of the road where a trail crosses the road... Good Job Raptor Rider!

This story is in no way condeming Raptor Riders or sport quad riders in general, just this one guy and people like him who practice the same sort of behavior on any quad - where it is inappropriate!

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Looks like a perfect situation where one person makes it hard on everyone.

On another note....I have noticed that people don't seem to mind utility atv's wide open all evening and acting like a idiot on the highway. When a sport atv does the same thing....all he$$ breaks loose. Of course, that's observation only[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Like I said on the original post any quad rider riding any type of quad that acts irresponsibly brings consequences to all riders. I don't care what they riding when they cut me off an risk my life. Makes no difference if it is a SP500 or a DS650.

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