A group of young quad and motocross riders in the North Lanarkshire area of Scotland are taking a lead in reducing their carbon footprint. It was announced in late November that the North Lanarkshire Scramble and Quad Bike club’s members planted around 1,000 trees at the end of the season.
The young club members purchased and planted the trees in the Carrifan Wildwood, Moffat, in what will become an annual event. The trees will offset the carbon produced by the bikers’ machines at the Balbachie Track near Harthill. Mr. Bob Reid, the club’s chairman, said the club is keen to promote environmental awareness and activities amongst the youngsters.
Quad bike manufacturers are also showing growing environmental awareness. Last year, the Quadriga, an electric quad bike aimed at both Defence and Civilian use, was launched. This vehicle is purely electric, and has zero carbon emissions.
Whilst electric quad bikes are still not part of the mainstream, fuel powered quad retailers, are however selling bikes which are more respectful of the environment than previous models.
In particular quad bikes have made progress in the area of fuel economy. In a farming area, such as Lancashire, where quad bikes do long hours of work, fuel efficiency is particularly helpful to the farmer’s wallet and the environment, as there are less carbon emissions overall.
Quad bike retailers in Lancashire and across the UK will be only too happy to advise on the most suitable bike for your farm, in terms of fuel economy.