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DrMud Over the Top Mudder
Posts : 1655 Join date : 2010-11-08 Age : 62 Location : Metropolis, IL
| Subject: Thinking about buying a side by side. Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:23 pm | |
| On the six hour drive home from the ride, I have pondered the merits of switching from an atv to a side by side. I must be honest, age is creeping up, my lower back was hurting, ground looks harder....and three of my friends have bought one this week. | |
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Sponge Moderate Mudder
Posts : 280 Join date : 2011-07-13 Location : Crossville, TN
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:12 pm | |
| Well you saw how they work this past weekend. After 105 miles I felt pretty good but just tired. I started on dirt bikes for 30 years, then ATV's for 3 years, then Rhino for another 3 years and have love my razor. | |
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mudhound Extreme Mudder
Posts : 1082 Join date : 2012-04-21
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:31 am | |
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oldmustangjunkie Moderate Mudder
Posts : 245 Join date : 2011-11-26 Age : 44 Location : TN
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:47 am | |
| If you ride solo, I would stay on the atv. If you double, get the sxs. I ride my Rancher when I'm by myself and have lots of fun but doubling is terrible, esp. on steep stuff. I love riding with my wife in the Rhino but it is really boring solo. | |
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dino Moderate Mudder
Posts : 291 Join date : 2010-12-19 Age : 65 Location : Hendersonville TN
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:48 pm | |
| I know how much you love riding your 4 wheeler and riding a side by side is not the same thing. The best scenario is to have both so when you feel the urge to pull a wheely and ride down the road you can. I have been riding ATVs since they have been around and the side by side is the right thing for me at my age. I was getting sore every time I rode and the side by side took care of that and they are a lot of fun and have much different challenges than the 4 wheelers. My advise is to keep both until you feel the need to sell your wheeler and it will happen. | |
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imbill Extreme Mudder
Posts : 866 Join date : 2010-08-15 Age : 82 Location : pikeville tenn,
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:49 pm | |
| I have both !!! I just bought an artic-cat wildcat and so far grinnnnnin ! | |
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NCMudman Heavy Mudder
Posts : 398 Join date : 2012-03-27 Age : 38 Location : Murphy, NC
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:24 pm | |
| Same thing happen to my buddy Ronald, DrMud. Ronald has had ATV's for a few years, but kept getting more and more beat up as he got older, and his wife rides with him, so thus a SxS was more practical for him.... | |
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DrMud Over the Top Mudder
Posts : 1655 Join date : 2010-11-08 Age : 62 Location : Metropolis, IL
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:12 pm | |
| My Dad is almost 80,. and he wants to ride his 450 Grizz on these trips out east...just not safe...I need to haul him in a good riding side by side. | |
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Mud-and-Guts Admin
Posts : 5943 Join date : 2009-07-15 Age : 44 Location : Celina, Tennessee
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:35 pm | |
| Brother I had three ATV's in the Garage when I went and bought the rhino and have since sold all three ATV's! You don't get the adrenaline rush that you do on an ATV but the ride is so much better and they are so much more versital.
I had a 660 grizzly (with 27" XTR's ITP wheels, HMF exhaust, and a few more little things.. lol) a Raptor 700 (with way to many mods to list) and a wolverine 450 in the shop when I bought the rhino... At times I wish I had them back but when I sold them I just hated to see them set in the garage.. | |
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dino Moderate Mudder
Posts : 291 Join date : 2010-12-19 Age : 65 Location : Hendersonville TN
| Subject: Re: Thinking about buying a side by side. Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:50 am | |
| WELL Did you buy a side X side? | |
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