Who's parking their quad ?

[Mxjunkie]

I'm parking mine till the gas prices go down, I cant afford to run it anymore!

I have to run atleast 94 in mine 14-15 dollars, 10 dollars for oil so its almost 25-30 dollars everytime I want to ride.

I can use 5 gallons in 2 days of just messing around no problem, one day at rausch I use 5 gallons easy.. I guess I brought this on my self building a crazy arse motor :scary: I wanted to go to the breezewood ride but I cant put gas in the truck and the quad and such. I didnt mind when gas was 2.50 etc but now that it's 3.25 and still going, hell with it... I'll pick up bmx till they go down..


Oh well.. Here the quad sits for awhile, Anyone else parking their quads?
:grr:

Might as well just sell it, gas isn't going down.

[Mxjunkie]

Eh, I'm sure it'll go down someday.. Just dont know when..:ermm:

Originally posted by Mxjunkie
Eh, I'm sure it'll go down someday.. Just dont know when..:ermm: Just curious, why are you "sure" it will go down?

[ny300exrider]

im not parking mine but im definitly slowing down on random solo rides that i take here and there. im just going to save my gas for when i have plans with friends. although the gas doesnt influence my quad riding much, the prices are really pushing me to look into a dual sport/motard style bike when i graduate high school next year to get around town and commute to college if needed.
edit:i dont see gas going down on price ANY time in the future:(

[Mxjunkie]

I see it this way, Things have been going good for so long, the goverment needs to have a recession happen to reset everything. I watched President Bush live today talking about gas and how it's taxed for the research of ethanol and such.

I've herd it'll be almost 4-5 bucks by 4th of july though :(

[dober250R]

He can say they will go down cause when gas prices are high, our whole economy is terrible!!!!!!!!!!! So the government will do everything they can to make them go down, to bring the economy back up.

[JHF219]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie
I see it this way, Things have been going good for so long, the goverment needs to have a recession happen to reset everything. I watched President Bush live today talking about gas and how it's taxed for the research of ethanol and such.

I've herd it'll be almost 4-5 bucks by 4th of july though :(

for the price im paying for 93 at the pump, i have just started running 110 octane full time now its only 45 cents more !! smells better also :devil:

I sold my expedition because of fuel prices. I went from having an enclosed trailer, a nice vehicle to ride in to the races, to having an s-10 ext cab big down grade in vehicle, but huge upgrade in fuel mileage s-10 for the win

s-10 24mpg
expedition 8mpg towing the enclosed.

[STEVENJANNA]

As long as I can still get fuel I'll always ride.

[ugottabayou]

I don't ride a lot, so it doesn't matter to me how much I ride my quad. We used to be able to drive our quads IN TOWN. Awhile back there were a few people in our county riding quads on the highway at night with their lights off, long story, but one eventually ended up getting killed. Since then, our county has put a ban on quads on roads, threatening with a $500 fine. Before that happened, I could drive down main street and have the cop wave at me as I drove by. If I could still drive my quad in town, I would just drive it around instead of my truck.

[JHF219]

Im thinking of investing in a WR450 so that i can do onroad, offroad riding and save a ton of money !!

[Mxjunkie]

Yeah man those enduro bikes are badass! At dutchmen the guys on the 400s and 650s ride to the track, race and ride home. It would be something well worth the money thats forsure!

[416exmx]

Originally posted by STEVENJANNA
As long as I can still get fuel I'll always ride.

YEP

How many guys with 12K quads will park them for gas $1/gallon more? Heck the fuel I run is right at $7/gallon anyway. I think there are MANY other ways to cut here and there to allow extra money for the rise in gas prices if you REALLY want to ride. But if you're lookin for excuses to park the quad, I guess this could be one.

[underpowered]

i will never park it or my jeep. yeah gas aint cheap, but i dont see it dropping anytime soon so might as well just suck it up and empty the wallet. i am actually swithcing to race fuel full time this summer, it isnt much more around here than premium. $3.50 for 93, i can get 110 for $4.50, another place has it for $5.50, or i can get Klotz 113 for $9.00.

[Mxjunkie]

I guess you guys are right :chinese:

Just gotta find a better job that I make more money thats all right? lol..

[JHF219]

I just started pimpin, seems to pay good as long as my employees pay me :devil:

[motorsportsking]

if you can afford the quad, a few bux for gas shouldnt hurt...

and this would be a good place to list this:

i have 4 $100 BP gas cards and 2 $100 speedway gas cards... will sell them for $85 each or $500 for all 6 of them.... need money to put into my new 450r:)

[TheFontMaster]

Switching to Amsoil 50:1 for 20 dollars a gallon vs. honda HP oil at 32:1 at 7 dollars a quart will save me some money. And I don't really ride enough with how buissy I am. When I have school, between sports, girlfriend, and this rain that I have been having here I am lucky If I get to ride once or twice a week for a couple hours. 18 bucks every 2 weeks is nothing compared to the gas I go through in my car.

I pay $7.75/gallon for gas in my quad...that should make you feel better...:bandit:

[insaneracin2003]

looks like im going to be picking up a pedal bike pretty soon

[insaneracin2003]

Originally posted by insaneracin2003
looks like im going to be picking up a pedal bike pretty soon
ill be bmx'ing with ya josh ...im a lil rusty though,it has been a long time:chinese:

[cosborne]

I wonder if they will ever make quads to run on ethanol or diesel. That would be cool to see a diesel quad smoke like a diesel truck.

[MR.BIG]

Gas prices definately isn't going to stop me from riding. I run vp 106 anyway which is $5.95 a gallon. Mr. Bush is suppose to have a press conference today about the cost of fuel so we will see where this goes?????????????:rolleyes:

[rbgnwa45]

Curious...if gas prices keep rising, and say, people stop buying ATVs because of it, will the price of ATVs rise? Is it possible if in 10 years a 90 would be the price of a 250ex etc...:confused:

[gbcap]

i am not giving up my quad over a few more dollars per tank in the quad. now the truck on the other hand...ill be pulling a trailer less. and putting it in the bed alot more. i am lucky i can pay for my gas in town with a company gas card and my pops 'sponsors' me with one reciept for deisel each time i race.

[Plante400]

ive already looked into the dual sport 450x. im picking one up this week. Screw the gas prices

hahahahah 2-strokes use up way to much gas.

I just ride my pitbike now, mainly because if I ride a big bike my shoulder dislocates, but anyway it's super fun and I can ride for like 6 hours straight and still have a full tank when I stop. It's crazy.

[insaneracin2003]

Originally posted by MXFourTwoEight
I just ride my pitbike now, mainly because if I ride a big bike my shoulder dislocates, but anyway it's super fun and I can ride for like 6 hours straight and still have a full tank when I stop. It's crazy.
what kind of pitbike do you have? i was thinking of getting one to fart around on

[derekhonda]

Originally posted by rbgnwa45
Curious...if gas prices keep rising, and say, people stop buying ATVs because of it, will the price of ATVs rise? Is it possible if in 10 years a 90 would be the price of a 250ex etc...:confused:

No. Simple supply and demand. If demand tanks....price tanks.

[ny300exrider]

Originally posted by insaneracin2003
ill be bmx'ing with ya josh ...im a lil rusty though,it has been a long time:chinese: i just bought this 2 weeks ago. i will definitly be saving some gas with it this summer. instead of driving to the skatepark i just ride there now.

Originally posted by insaneracin2003
what kind of pitbike do you have? i was thinking of getting one to fart around on 2005 crf70 baby:blah:


That thing is 10x more fun then anything else i've ridden. Its not good for big jumps or going fast, but when it comes to racing your buddies in the backyard where anything goes, they are so rediculously fun. My friends and I ride all day during the summer trying 360s and stuff then we race around my little track and clean eachother out and stuff. It's so fun its crazy. I rode 6 hours a day for 7 days untill the tank was out of gas.

i ride EVERYDAY so it gets really expensive for me :(

Originally posted by cosborne
I wonder if they will ever make quads to run on ethanol or diesel. That would be cool to see a diesel quad smoke like a diesel truck.

didnt polaris have a 800 diesel??

[Mxjunkie]

Originally posted by ny300exrider
i just bought this 2 weeks ago. i will definitly be saving some gas with it this summer. instead of driving to the skatepark i just ride there now.

Hey what kind of bike is that? I remeber seeing it in danscomp but I forget what kind it was..

I'm with ya on the riding to the park :D

[400exc]

i wont stop riding, but i have sure slowed down some because of the prices. It looks like ill be riding the moped around more often. Heck with 100 miles/gallon and only 3 bucks to fill up the tank, ya cant beat that!:D

[2004400exa]

no u cant

[400exrules]

hell no i aint parkin my quad.....i run 93 octane and i mix it wit 110 sometimes to make it run cooler. the 110 is $6 a gallon at a pump down the road

[rollie]

Originally posted by MXFourTwoEight
I just ride my pitbike now, mainly because if I ride a big bike my shoulder dislocates, but anyway it's super fun and I can ride for like 6 hours straight and still have a full tank when I stop. It's crazy.

Haha yep, on the weekdays i just break the 110 out and go hit jumps in the woods, Pitbikes are awsome, like BMX with motors:D

[zeppelin]

something is going to break soon, something has to give. the gas just wont keep going on this way. people wont be able to afford to do anything soon. every buisness that makes recreational goods will suffer. i really think someone will be shot, or nocked out of their leadership position before they go down though.

[theTman]

i <3 my bike

[fasterblaster09]

Just before the gas prices went up, I went out and bouht a 55 galon drum of the fuel I use (Ultimate 2). Which is 8.75/gallon. So that last me a while.of course my bike burns it really fast,so well see how that works out. I duno if the racing fuel went up also, such as ultimate 2,ultimate 4,alky? anyone know>?

[300extreme#8]

i run TURBO BLUE it's 6.00 a gallon, but it smells good, and i'm goin to let the prices stop me from ridin

[trick450r]

when im out of c12 for the 450..i breka out the ttr90 and ride it all week for about 10 bucks...

[my250ex]

Originally posted by 89honda 250x
didnt polaris have a 800 diesel??

No, it was a 455. It had two batteries just to start the engine! It had tons of low end, good for working, but I think they discontinued it because of either a. lack of popularity or reliability issues.

[killed300ex]

why let this stop you from riding? a days worth of riding is cheaper than takin a your girl friend out to dinner and a movie. I think its just a cop out to park your bike. No way will this stop me from riding.
Evan

[MotoX3]

HAHA park because gas is high? By the next time I ride gas will be back down:rolleyes:

[Mxjunkie]

Yes but everyone thats replying has 4 strokes, and we all know how good 4 strokes are on gas.

Plus you guys just have to buy gas, I have to buy gas and oil everytime, its like you buying gas 2 times..

[wckedclownz69]

eat some chinese and make your own gas :blah: :blah:

[MotoX3]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie
Yes but everyone thats replying has 4 strokes, and we all know how good 4 strokes are on gas.

Plus you guys just have to buy gas, I have to buy gas and oil everytime, its like you buying gas 2 times.. I'm oldschool also...my dealer isn't giving away oil either....

[Mxjunkie]

Originally posted by MotoX3
I'm oldschool also...my dealer isn't giving away oil either....

Yeah man! it gets really expensive :eek2:

[DieselBoy]

30 bucks a ride.....sh.... thats alot dude...

[Cody_300ex]

Im still only paying 4.55 for 110 octane gas, so as long as the quads running, im riding.

[ilpadrino113]

the gas prices aren't going to go down anytime soon and the gov't won't do anything to stop it. The gov't is making a killing in the taxes. if the price jumps to 4$ a gallon (probably) over the 2$ a gallon last year the gov't would be getting double in the taxes from gas, 100% increase in ta revinue. Think about how much gas everyone buys. That's just too much money for the gov't to pass up, so it's screwing all of us until politicians start losing elections.

[coryatver]

Bush just announced today he is stopping filling up the US reserve so there will be a larger supply so it will be going down some. It went down 25 cents already. My gas tank is only about 2.5 gallons I can ride all day for 7 bucks! Thats nothing compared to what other stuff cost. Man try snowmobling 13 gallons plus oil for one tank. and fill up 3 times in a day:eek2:

[wvspeedfreak]

We are not letting the fuel prices keep us from riding,however,we have made a few adjustments to our summer schedule of riding trips.
This reminds me.....right now diesel is cheaper than gas..........I'm going to go down and fill the truck now before that changes lol.

[Tastykake Kid]

Lwrider20 and I ride our quads on the street all the time. (his YFZ & mine a new LT-R) Living in AZ makes it much easier. Here it only takes a mirror, brake light & horn to get a license plate for the street (liability insurance also). Not sure what the fuel mileage is but we can ride for hours around Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria Sun City and all over the N/W Valley here on a tank of gas. We get all kinds of stares but knock on wood, we haven't been pulled over or ticketed yet. The only way fuel will keep me from riding is if it is flat out NOT AVAILABLE. Otherwise, I just pay to play.

[rmz250]

Originally posted by MXFourTwoEight
2005 crf70 baby:blah:


That thing is 10x more fun then anything else i've ridden. Its not good for big jumps or going fast, but when it comes to racing your buddies in the backyard where anything goes, they are so rediculously fun. My friends and I ride all day during the summer trying 360s and stuff then we race around my little track and clean eachother out and stuff. It's so fun its crazy. I rode 6 hours a day for 7 days untill the tank was out of gas.

I thought you had a KLX 110?

[Honda TRX250ex]

Mines parks because of my engine. But when i get it back together ill probly brake it in then park it till prices go down.
I have a quad just not enough money for gas.:grr:

[Blue250X]

im not sure if anyone said this yet, cuz i skipped right to the last page, but like my biology teacher says "i dont think gas prices are high, ill pay any one of you 3 bucks to push my truck along at 55 MPH for about 10 miles" but i still think their high:p

[hsr]

World War III is hangin' in the balance fellas, you better get out there and ride them 4 willers while you still can !:blah:

[coolex]

Originally posted by theTman
i <3 my bike


tman wat kind of bike is that

Originally posted by rmz250
I thought you had a KLX 110? I did, but I ended up going back to a honda. There just isnt any motor that can take as much abuse. It's more fun anyway, IMO.

[coolex]

heres how its done 100mpg and 3 bucks to fill it


my jeep is 11.8 mpg and i dont even know how much to fill it like 65 or something

[rmz250]

On the subject- My crf is still gonna be out. Its an Mx bike. It ain't cheap!

[motorsportsking]

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[LTandRaptorider]

I went out a couple weeks ago to a local bike shop to buy some VP race gas for my 92 LT... Found out 5 gallons is now $58!!!! :eek: :eek2: :mad:

So I said flock it and bought a new LT instead of gas! :D

[coolex]

Originally posted by LTandRaptorider
I went out a couple weeks ago to a local bike shop to buy some VP race gas for my 92 LT... Found out 5 gallons is now $58!!!! :eek: :eek2: :mad:

So I said flock it and bought a new LT instead of gas! :D

just wat the doctor ordered:D

[Warnerade]

:chinese:

[tazman7]

F*** that!! I just got my R about two months ago after selling my waverunner. I have to run race fuel in my R and I think that is cheap compared to how much my waverunner cost to run. I know nobody will believe me but last summer I was going through $100 of gas a DAY to run that thing! I guess thats what will happen with a Yamaha GP1200R triple carb...fastest one on the lake but most expensive to run. (And it was stock!)

$22.50 for 5 gallons of race fuel
+ $8.00 quart of Amsoil
_______________________________

$30.50 for 3 whole days of arm snapping fun!

[rippin2]

im selling my 416 becuase of gas prices...cant afford it and im getting a car soon so i gotta start saving

Originally posted by NacsRacer027
:chinese: jeezus g0d d@mn krist you did it again!

[DieselBoy]

lol you know gas is too much when your quad's too expensive to run, you guys must ride ALOT

[prepracing]

hec it cost me $12 to mow the yard last week :eek2:

[DieselBoy]

yeah when you go to the gas pumps now you watch the screen its like

*squeeze* 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,000,16,000,17, 000 ah, and the tanks full.

[Warnerade]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
jeezus g0d d@mn krist you did it again! it didnt have the same effect this time.....darnet

[theTman]

Originally posted by coolex
tman wat kind of bike is that

Fit Pro

Originally posted by NacsRacer027
it didnt have the same effect this time.....darnet

Theres another gas thread u could give it a shot in.

[DOHC]

My 440ex is great on fuel so im still running :D

[400exstud]

During this winter my family snomobiles and we have to fill 3 sleds. On most days we have to fill up 3 times at about $50 per fill up. At this rate we can easily spend over $300 just filling up the sleds. Then comes the 300 mile round trip and our Yukon pulling the sleds gets about 12-14 mpg.

Talk about getting screwed.

[79400ex]

I can get tubro blue 110 for 4.75. I use about 2 gallons eveey two hour of riding or racing.

[watts16]

Originally posted by tazman7
F*** that!! I just got my R about two months ago after selling my waverunner. I have to run race fuel in my R and I think that is cheap compared to how much my waverunner cost to run. I know nobody will believe me but last summer I was going through $100 of gas a DAY to run that thing! I guess thats what will happen with a Yamaha GP1200R triple carb...fastest one on the lake but most expensive to run. (And it was stock!)

$22.50 for 5 gallons of race fuel
+ $8.00 quart of Amsoil
_______________________________

$30.50 for 3 whole days of arm snapping fun!

I know what you mean. Im selling mine to get new suspension.