Inbetweeners take to quad bikes

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Diane on March 11, 2011

The Inbetweeners, for anyone who doesn’t know, is the popular TV show about four young lads going through school and the ups and downs of growing up. The series may have vanished from our screens for the time being, but the good news is that the cast are making an Inbetweeners movie. While all the same characters will appear in the movie, don’t expect to see the old yellow car that has been featured throughout the series. With it’s torn off door and it ending up in a lake at the end of the last series, among other things, this has been swapped for (more…)

Quad bikes at high risk of theft on farms

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Mat on March 4, 2011

All-terrain vehicles, or quad bikes as they are commonly referred to, are a very popular method of transport for farm work. They make getting around the farm a great deal easier and many farmers would be lost without them. However, police have warned that theft of the vehicles, along (more…)

Cross country quad bike race gets underway

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Rick on February 25, 2011

One of the world’s most gruelling off-road motorsports events for ATV riders has just gotten underway in India.
Riders participating in Desert Storm 2011 left onlookers in clouds of dust as the race got underway at the Grand Cambay hotel in Ahmedabad, flagged off by Jaybarayan Vyas, tourism minister for Gujarat.

This is the first time that (more…)

Ellesmere Port to get new ATV track

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Diane on February 18, 2011

ATV riders are celebrating after plans for a new track based in Ellesmere Port have been given the go-ahead.

The planning committee for Chester Council and Cheshire West gave (more…)

Dark and White Trailquest proves tough going

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Mat on February 10, 2011

Over 200 riders, including those on quad bikes, braved adverse conditions to take on the rugged terrain of the Peak District during round four of the Dark and White Trailquest Winter League.

The orienteering event is open not only to all-terrain vehicles, but (more…)

Man retrieves stolen quad bike after 18 month hunt

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Rick on February 2, 2011

A year and a half of detective work paid off for a New Zealand man when he traced his stolen all-terrain vehicle after it had been taken by thieves.

Kiwi Mark Gwerder had spent hours trawling websites specialising in second hand quad bikes when his beloved $4,000 quad bike was taken by (more…)

Quad bike rider makes history in world’s ‘most dangerous’ race

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Diane on January 26, 2011

Quad bike pilot Alejandro Patronelli is celebrating after his victory in the quad bike class of the 2011 Dakar Rally.

Marcos Patronelli, his brother, won the class last year and Alejandro kept it in the family after coming through in the final stages of the notoriously difficult race, which took place in Chile and Argentina.

The race saw (more…)

Israeli disaster volunteers receive customised quad bikes

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Mat on January 20, 2011

Firefighters in Israel have taken delivery of three quad bikes as part of their on-going pursuit to save lives.

Three fully kitted out ATVs, complete with water cannons, were gifted to the ZAKA Rescue and Recovery Organisation by the chairman of the ZAKA board of directors (more…)

Cowell and bride to be take a spin on ATVs

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Rick on January 13, 2011

X Factor villain and pop mogul Simon Cowell took his fiancée for a spin on identical quad bikes during their holiday in the Caribbean.

If his bride to be, (more…)

Country singer rescues brother using an ATV

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Rick on January 5, 2011

A country and western singer braved freezing temperatures when she leapt aboard an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to save her brother who was exposed to the elements.

Award winning recording artist Lisa McHugh, received an SOS from her sibling Shaun at 3AM after he had become stranded in a snow drift in Letterkenny, a town in Co Donegal, after a night out with work colleagues.

No public transport was available, and there were virtually no taxis out on the roads due to the (more…)

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