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    My friends believe trikes are more dangerous than quads

    So I just got into an argument with a few "friends" of mine who are believing that trikes were fairly banned, and that they are more inherently dangerous than quads or even motorcycles because of the fact that trikes can roll a lot easier than either (I know, makes sense that a motorcycle won't roll as easily as a trike, right?). They also seem to believe that more people have been killed on trikes than quads or motorcycles.

    I would like some links to the articles that state this and the statistics that say more people have been killed on trikes than on quads or motorcycles.

    I should also mention that their dad got angered enough at me for just saying that "Trikes aren't any more dangerous than the rider who rides them" to where he kicked me off from ever going there again...
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    your friends are retarded go find new ones lol...
    Imo, trikes are not safe for pansies sorry, and for them to say there have been more deaths on trikes is dumb because quads have 25 years on trikes and there are crap load more than trikes. I thought californians where open to things...

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    Find new friends they sound like losers all mine either think they're cool or that I'm crazy for liking such "old relics". Ask them how they feel when they roll there 800lb monster over on themselves and they are crushed to death or can't get free.
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    Are either of them "safe"? Maybe they should stick to the couch if they want completely safe, otherwise keep their mouths shut, because it wouldn't hard at all to argue quads are unsafe too. Better ban ladders, skateboards and canoes too.
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    So you are from crest like near lakeside crest? if so i am from Santee, used to ride a lot back in the day, but just got back into the trikes. Hopefully I will get mine running soon enough to hurt myself...lol

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    They're great friends and all, but for some reason they were totally against trikes tonight! I've even let them ride my 110 before and they loved it..

    And they're the dare devil "We don't give a ---- what you think." kind of people.

    Quote Originally Posted by bigbadktm View Post
    So you are from crest like near lakeside crest? if so i am from Santee, used to ride a lot back in the day, but just got back into the trikes. Hopefully I will get mine running soon enough to hurt myself...lol
    Yup that crest Bring it on by if you need some help
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    i reckon that quads would be even more dangerous than trikes. reason being that first of all they are ALOT bigger and heavier and secondly people have an even greater belief that they dont roll, coz they have 4 wheels which would make them overly confident when riding and would more often that not exceed their riding skill. for beginners that is.

    what was the biggest heaviest trike? now compare that to the biggest heaviest quad these days!
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    [QUOTE=peter250r;878989]i reckon that quads would be even more dangerous than trikes. reason being that first of all they are ALOT bigger and heavier and secondly people have an even greater belief that they dont roll, coz they have 4 wheels which would make them overly confident when riding and would more often that not exceed their riding skill. for beginners that is.[QUOTE]


    that is exactly what i think. people on 4 wheels tend to have bigger heads and think there bike is bullet proof. and most of them are not.

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    watch funniest home videos.

    some fat jack... with a kid in front flipping a quad over backwards in a mudpuddle.

    400 pound of machine holding you AND a little kid underwater?

    their fiends ran in to help and didnt even spill their beers.

    very funny, eh?

    they should try skaeboarding on trampolines and simply remove themselves from the gene pool before they reproduce
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    A lot of 4wd quads are in the 600-800 lb range. That's more than double the weight of my trike. More weight to come crashing down on you, and more weight to overwhelm any effort of counterbalance with your say 200 lb body.

    Pick your battles. There's nothing to be won, and probably just friends to be lost by arguing the matter with them. Easier said than done though!!
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    Anyone wanna join my facebook page?

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trikes...3564303?v=info
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    There wrong imo quads are more dangerous. i watched the idiot down the road from me roll his raptor 5 or 6 times down a hill as i sat at the top on trike laughing at him then i went down with no problem

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    Yeah another thing their dad claims is on the steeper dunes is that a trike will roll a lot easier than a quad if they lose all their speed going up.
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    quads are safer but their riders are not. the problem with quads are you can get to spots were you shouldn't be and then you are in trouble. On a trike you see a spot and say nope not a smart move and you move on

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