Quad bikes are fascinating and inspiring vehicles: they capture the imagination because they stubbornly resist pigeonholing. They are neither motorbikes, cars nor buggies, but something quirky yet useful in-between. Perhaps it’s this very element of the indefinable that has inspired record breakers, young and old, to have a crack at one remarkable feat or the other involving their four-wheeled friend. Perhaps the most remarkable achievement was that of Graham “G-force” Hicks, in May 2001, who on a two-mile airstrip in Leicestershire, set the first (more…)
A farmer based in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has been shortlisted for the Shell Live Wire young entrepreneur of the year award. William Allingham, from Garrison, has devised a remarkable product called the Quadcrate. The Quadcrate provides a means for Mr. Allingham to carry his lambs around the farm in a crate attached to his quad bike.
The invention, which also has the support of the Invest NI and the Prince’s Trust, fits on to the back of any (more…)
With its outlandish size, ‘moon buggy’ looks and the ability to conquer handle difficult terrain, the quad bike has all the qualities of a dream boys’ toy. What’s more, for off-road use, you need the landowner’s permission, and precious little else in terms of qualifications or certification to set off on your first quad bike adventure. This all sounds most enticing, but quad bikes have a serious side too. For instance, they are used widely on (more…)
This year’s 12 X-factor finalists are being put up in a sumptuous seven-bedroom house in an exclusive part of North London. However, following a leak of recent results, Simon Cowell has ordered increased security, to prevent further news getting out to rapacious fans and viewers. Roughly a dozen security guards are now (more…)
Castle Howard, the stately home in North Yorkshire, and famous for its role in the TV series Brideshead Revisited, recently experienced a theft on the estate, where valuables worth around £16,000 were stolen. These included a quad bike. This incident, experienced by one high-profile residence, is by no means an isolated occurrence: quad bike theft is on the rise, especially in rural communities. For instance, in March of this year quad bikes were targeted by thieves across (more…)
Two fishermen have been rescued from a mangrove swamp by local police using quad bikes.
A father and son fishermen team found themselves stranded in a mangrove swamp near Karratha in North West Australia. “Mangrove” is a catch-all term (more…)
Whether a quad bike is used for work or leisure, safety is always paramount. In fact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is seeking to raise awareness of this issue, particularly amongst farmers. In June of this year inspectors made unscheduled instructional visits, to farms in parts of Scotland, to make sure that farmers were complying with quad bike safety standards. The inspectors focused on the importance of wearing helmets and also stressed the importance of (more…)
Ask anybody what springs to mind when they think of quad bikes, and the chances are that they will associate them with a fun time careering around a muddy track, or breathtaking aerial stunts. We probably all know a lucky person who has had the chance to indulge in racing one around hilly race courses in crash helmets and protective padding as part of a ‘team building’ exercise, doubtless having the time of their lives. Yet quad bikes are not restricted to (more…)
A rash of quad bike thefts across rural Chester has provoked a police crackdown.
Over £20,000 worth of farm equipment, including (more…)
Thieves got much more than they bargained for when they broke into the wrong shop to steal an all-terrain vehicle; the criminals were unaware that the company they stole it from specialised in security tracking devices for vehicles, and one was inside the quad bike.
The bungling burglars had (more…)
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