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**intimid8er** · 10-26-2007, 12:55 PM

Now here is some Closed Course asshattery!

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Tab B. · 10-26-2007, 01:17 PM

Oooooh my goodness!!! Now that last one tickled my fancy quite nicely. Imagine that in street legal form. Hell, that would be a hoot on a real tight road course. Really, though, wouldn't that be like a snowmobile on pavement, essentially? Kinda sorta??

D_Klein · 10-26-2007, 02:04 PM

Four wheelers can be street legalized here in Arizona. You don't see it much in the metro area, but it's quite common on the outskirts and expecially the more rural parts.

JmalB · 10-29-2007, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Barbarian

I suppose you could always get a three-wheeled Spyder...

Test rode one of those Saturday. Very interesting.

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Originally Posted by D_Klein

Four wheelers can be street legalized here in Arizona. You don't see it much in the metro area, but it's quite common on the outskirts and expecially the more rural parts.

Tucson's not that rural. Ok we don't see many down here either. I've only seen two myself.

kay · 10-29-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JmalB

Test rode one of those Saturday. Very interesting.

Tucson's not that rural. Ok we don't see many down here either. I've only seen two myself.

You've test rode those???
Cool!!

That looks like a lot of fun!

But here, they're not street legal either.

Bummer....

JmalB · 10-30-2007, 06:40 AM

Can Am is practically begging people to test ride the Spyder.

The riding style took some getting used to, but I got the hang of it, the fun really began. Put a little faith in the suspension and it you realize it handles pretty well. And you can feel the front end working over the bumps. And it gets up and goes.

Problems I had were heat radiated onto my ankles. Not scorching but noticeable on a warm day. The brakes on the one I rode were just about done. Squeeling at every application. And that motor that went like stink was a little unruly. More backfiring than I would have expected. But the sound and the power when you wrung it out... Oh yeah...

**intimid8er** · 10-30-2007, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JmalB

Problems I had were heat radiated onto my ankles.

Shoulda been wearing boots, not flip-flops ya squid!

JmalB · 10-30-2007, 07:26 AM

Dude, how'd you know?

TFee3 · 10-30-2007, 11:24 AM

I brought the subject of street legal 4-wheelers to the dealer yesterday. Because we live in Missouri, he tells me that the law here says that if the manufacturer built it for off road, no matter how we put turn signals, etc., on it, it's illegal to ride on the streets. I thought that wasn't fair, since a trike is almost a 4-wheeler!

Rickster · 10-30-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TFee3

I brought the subject of street legal 4-wheelers to the dealer yesterday. Because we live in Missouri, he tells me that the law here says that if the manufacturer built it for off road, no matter how we put turn signals, etc., on it, it's illegal to ride on the streets. I thought that wasn't fair, since a trike is almost a 4-wheeler!

Check with your DMV, the dealers have been known to be wrong from time to time.

**intimid8er** · 10-30-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickster

Check with your DMV, the dealers have been known to be wrong from time to time.

Say it isn't so!!!

JmalB · 10-31-2007, 05:02 AM

It isn't so!!!

4dtvman · 10-31-2007, 08:23 PM

Friend told me that Maine lets 4 wheelers on road.

Broc · 11-04-2007, 11:11 AM

we have golf carts on the roads here.... well, Sun City mostly, but they are legal on roads 35mph and less.

they also let those Polaris things on the roads here.... not the 4 wheeler, but the ones that look like glorified golf carts.... not sure the exact term for them.

kay · 11-04-2007, 11:54 AM

You can have golf carts on the roads???

But those are sloooooooooooooooooow!

diamond_jim · 11-04-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RideNot

They also let those Polaris things on the roads here.... not the 4 wheeler, but the ones that look like glorified golf carts.... not sure the exact term for them.

You mean these things?

Broc · 11-04-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by diamond_jim

You mean these things?

Yeah, those things. the local stealership has some pretty nice tricked out ones.

Broc · 11-04-2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kay

You can have golf carts on the roads???

But those are sloooooooooooooooooow!

Yep, very slooooow.

they have been raising the speed limits around here in areas because of the growth, and lowering them in others..... Around me, the majority of the streets are 45 mph, too fast for them.

The bad thing is, that between Surprise and Phoenix is Sun City.... famous for their elderly, and that is where you find most of the golf carts. It's good for them though, some of them are to the point they cannot handle a car anymore so this makes them still able to get around.

HAMMERPETE · 11-10-2007, 04:27 PM

here's a 4 wheeler for ya,those dubs have gotta be atleat 18's

Rickster · 11-10-2007, 05:23 PM

Wow, that thing must be a handful. a short wheelbase, and a high center of gravity is never a good combination.

Any idea what the story is on that rig? Only reason I ask, is because it looks a bit foreboding having a police car in the background.

10-26-2007, 02:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Four wheelers can be street legalized here in Arizona. You don't see it much in the metro area, but it's quite common on the outskirts and expecially the more rural parts. __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

10-30-2007, 11:24 AM	#29 (permalink)
TFee3 Ditch Magnet Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: '07 C90T Location: Gravois Mills MO Posts: 183	I brought the subject of street legal 4-wheelers to the dealer yesterday. Because we live in Missouri, he tells me that the law here says that if the manufacturer built it for off road, no matter how we put turn signals, etc., on it, it's illegal to ride on the streets. I thought that wasn't fair, since a trike is almost a 4-wheeler! Last edited by TFee3; 10-30-2007 at 11:26 AM. Reason: typo

10-31-2007, 08:23 PM	#33 (permalink)
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11-04-2007, 11:11 AM	#34 (permalink)
Broc In Training Joined: Nov 2007 Bike: 02 Yamaha Warrior Location: PhoeniXXX, Az Posts: 107	we have golf carts on the roads here.... well, Sun City mostly, but they are legal on roads 35mph and less. they also let those Polaris things on the roads here.... not the 4 wheeler, but the ones that look like glorified golf carts.... not sure the exact term for them. __________________ Ride Powersports Now! NBDesign - Custom software built to your specs. What's Cooking?

11-04-2007, 11:54 AM	#35 (permalink)
kay Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: Kawasaki Zephyr750RS, Suzuki GSX-R600, Ducati 999S Location: Crappy Little Island!!! Posts: 3,650	You can have golf carts on the roads??? But those are sloooooooooooooooooow! __________________ *Suzuki GSX-R600* Cherry blossom season is here! Yay!!!!

10-26-2007, 01:17 PM	#22 (permalink)
Tab B. Third gear and cruising Joined: May 2007 Bike: 86 GSXR750G, 93 GSX1100G, 89 YSR50 Location: Kingston NH Posts: 473	Oooooh my goodness!!! Now that last one tickled my fancy quite nicely. Imagine that in street legal form. Hell, that would be a hoot on a real tight road course. Really, though, wouldn't that be like a snowmobile on pavement, essentially? Kinda sorta??

11-10-2007, 04:27 PM	#39 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE Bridal Boutique Manager Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 2,862	here's a 4 wheeler for ya,those dubs have gotta be atleat 18's __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

11-10-2007, 05:23 PM	#40 (permalink)
Rickster Bridal Boutique Manager Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn Posts: 2,911	Wow, that thing must be a handful. a short wheelbase, and a high center of gravity is never a good combination. Any idea what the story is on that rig? Only reason I ask, is because it looks a bit foreboding having a police car in the background. __________________ Ever notice that the person telling you to calm down, is the same one that got you worked up in the first place. 2008 1250 Bandit ABS 2008 DR 650 2006 HD Road King 2005 DL1000 V Strom (sold) 2004 Twin Peaks 700 2003 KTM 525 EX/C (for sale) 2005 Santa Cruz Heckler

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