Snowbirding with China bike and quad - Page 2

Mudflap · 12-22-2015, 05:13 AM

Shortest day of the year today and glad to be in the Arizona desert rather than at home in the Oregon high desert. Snow, rain, wind are on the forecast for home but 70 degrees and partly cloudy today in Bouse. Took the quad for a ride up a super highway of a wash to visit some shallow caves. Riding a quad is sure a lot more enjoyable than a skinny tire motorcycle in these deep gravel washes.

SpudRider · 12-22-2015, 07:55 AM

It looks like a nice day in Arizona.

The days start getting longer from this point onward.

Weldangrind · 12-22-2015, 10:50 AM

Thanks for the terrific pics!

culcune · 12-22-2015, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudflap

Riding a quad is sure a lot more enjoyable than a skinny tire motorcycle in these deep gravel washes.

The more south you go (i.e. Yuma area) the worse the terrain is. Two wheeled bikes are not enjoyable around Yuma unless you have a sand paddle. That is why I chose my TMEC enduro with the street tires because I knew my off-roading would be nil to none around here.

Quads are the way to go (or UTVs or dune buggies, etc) in this part of Arizona.

Mudflap · 12-24-2015, 11:40 AM

A couple friends have TW200s with the big fat rear tire. They do much better in the sand and gravel than skinny tire bikes but still not as good as an ATV.

I've been looking at average speed on the GPS after my rides and found it's usually around 10 mph. Nice being able to crawl around slowly and view the scenery.

Thought this saguaro growing in the mouth of a cave was interesting.

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Originally Posted by culcune

The more south you go (i.e. Yuma area) the worse the terrain is. Two wheeled bikes are not enjoyable around Yuma unless you have a sand paddle. That is why I chose my TMEC enduro with the street tires because I knew my off-roading would be nil to none around here.

Quads are the way to go (or UTVs or dune buggies, etc) in this part of Arizona.

demidestructo · 12-26-2015, 10:14 AM

Your doing exactly what I want to do! That's why I posted about converting my truck to camp survive in. I want to camp in Michigan's upper peninsula with no running water or power.I want to carry a pitbike and a three wheeler.The wheeler in the bed and a bumper mounted pitbike carrier.I have someone to build bumpers for it and maybe a exo shell. So I can haul water on the sides. Right now I'm soundproofing the cab and in between each layer I put a sheet of Kevlar and another layer of deadening.I'm doing the whole cab, and taking out the carpet and just run a rubber work truck floor so I can spray out sand .I was planning on finding lightweight waterproof seats.So I can just powerwash it clean!I'm putting a great system in it that's why it has to be soundproofed.I'm not using very big amps so it doesn't have to fight wind and road noise. Then the tire roar.

12-22-2015, 05:13 AM	#16
Mudflap Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,874	Happy Solstice! Shortest day of the year today and glad to be in the Arizona desert rather than at home in the Oregon high desert. Snow, rain, wind are on the forecast for home but 70 degrees and partly cloudy today in Bouse. Took the quad for a ride up a super highway of a wash to visit some shallow caves. Riding a quad is sure a lot more enjoyable than a skinny tire motorcycle in these deep gravel washes.
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12-22-2015, 07:55 AM	#17
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	It looks like a nice day in Arizona. The days start getting longer from this point onward. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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12-22-2015, 10:50 AM	#18
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for the terrific pics! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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12-26-2015, 10:14 AM	#21
demidestructo Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 199	Your doing exactly what I want to do! That's why I posted about converting my truck to camp survive in. I want to camp in Michigan's upper peninsula with no running water or power.I want to carry a pitbike and a three wheeler.The wheeler in the bed and a bumper mounted pitbike carrier.I have someone to build bumpers for it and maybe a exo shell. So I can haul water on the sides. Right now I'm soundproofing the cab and in between each layer I put a sheet of Kevlar and another layer of deadening.I'm doing the whole cab, and taking out the carpet and just run a rubber work truck floor so I can spray out sand .I was planning on finding lightweight waterproof seats.So I can just powerwash it clean!I'm putting a great system in it that's why it has to be soundproofed.I'm not using very big amps so it doesn't have to fight wind and road noise. Then the tire roar. __________________ Autos: 1997 ford ranger 1968 GTO (all original survivor) motorcycle: lifan dual sport "crankenstein" Born of parts from all over the globe,laying rubber in a town near you!
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