Atv Quad Bikes

[gafloss]

The main things are to get a reliable brand, 4x4 and at least 400cc.

Here's mine - a Suzuki Eiger I got cheap.

[fangster]

Did you make the stands? or did you buy then as pre made?... I am going to go through your thread to make sure...

These things let you cover alot of ground it seems. IS yours pretty loud? I mean if you spot game say some 2-400 metres away do they get spooked?

The bars are made from 15mm RHS, bent in "U"'s I spose, joined together.

It's a bit tricky to roll/bend so it doesn't kink unless you have the gear, and you need to have an oxy, but 12mm dia round bar works real well, can be bent cold with a bit of muscle you can slip over it some clear plastic tubing after you paint it, or do what i did, get the whole thing powder coated if you know a place nearby.

There's some of those U shaped gun racks available in the LGS's that don't clamp on the handlebars, they clamp on the front racks now. There are two kinds, one with U bolts that clamp on quads with the simple pipe tubing racks, and ones that suit the kinds that are on the Polaris and similar, thay mount through the slots in the racks. They look pretty good. I didn't use them only cos they didn't allow the rifle to sit in a soft bag.

Mosy hunters would think a soft bag around the gun will slow things down a few seconds, and they do i spose, not by much. You'd be flat out timing the difference. At any rate, they are miles ahead of one of those Kolpin boots.

You could have your rifle out of a rack and be 25 metres away before old mate with the Kolpin had got off and pulled his out. I'm not bagging them, they are a great way of taking a gun to the bush, pinning them onto the quad, then taking them home, well protected too from dust and rain, probably the best for that, just they are too slow for me for those opportune instances where to not get a shot off at a dog, fox or boar who's killing stock means you are going to have a lot of problems later, maybe that night. Probably not something a hunter who isn't directly effected financially by that happening, I understand that.

But the difference it makes if you have a rifle in a bag is helpful if you don't want mud spaying off the front wheels getting inside the barrel end. That could happen and if you quickly took a shot and didn't check, you could damage the gun, bad.

We have to run a few animals down into the yards tomorrow, I'll take some pics if you like but can't post them until Monday.

As far as the noise goes, I don't think quads really differ between brands. Go mustering with a few people where there are Yams, newish Hondas or Polaris, even Can Ams as my mates are trying now, and listening to individual ones on other ridges the only difference is the exhaust pitch between them is different, they all seem just as loud a km or so away.

If you hunt at a place where they shoot ferals regularly and quads are used a bit for mustering, don't expect to sneak up on anything other than the stupid young animals, or come up on one who is running away but makes a blue and runs the wrong way, in front of you.

Just as your stock gets trained to being pointed in one direction by the quads run along at a distance, so do the ferals, except they don't mob up like sheep, they run the opposite way.

If I want to check out how many roos there are and where they lay up, all I have to do is go for a cruise. I'll see them tearing off in all directions a thousand yards away.

Think of the quad as a fantastic way of getting from A to B with mega fun in between, better than any sideshow alley ride except whenever you feel like it, and pull up and hunt on foot after you get where you want. Sure you'll see game from a quad, but you'll see animals in flight most of the time.

Penguins set-up looks the best around as a quiet useful shooting platform, but for me for actual shooting or spotlighting, I rather be in the ute, out of the cold, with two Lighforce lights one above each door, all the rack space to hang what you are taking, and all the nice door rests.

This pic isn't so good, but you can see the hook style to hold the rifle, there's another set of loops facing forwar, The whole thing clamps to the rack extender frame. The CB is the type that can slide out of the cradle and be put away if it's p1ss-raining.

The speaker in the CB body faces you, so you can hear anyone calling up. You don't have to pick up the mic, just press the key, lean forward a bit and talk back.

The aerial is on the front bar.

[fangster]

You blokes with the Polaris's already, remember those Ryco Z411 filters, or the Valvoline or generic even equivalent. They'll cut your service costs down, and the convenience of getting all the bits at the one car parts shop, Kmart even, anytime over the weekend is terrific.

[JasonSelmes]

The main things are to get a reliable brand, 4x4 and at least 400cc.

Here's mine - a Suzuki Eiger I got cheap.

Holy crap Gafloss i dont like your buggy i love it!!! Do yo have a nice setup going there for sure. I like your gun mountd ontop of the tool box. Very cool indeed.

Im proably going to get a polaris sportman like fan the 700 looks to be a good unit... How do you find it out hunting GAF?

[JasonSelmes]

The bars are made from 15mm RHS, bent in "U"'s I spose, joined together.

It's a bit tricky to roll/bend so it doesn't kink unless you have the gear, and you need to have an oxy, but 12mm dia round bar works real well, can be bent cold with a bit of muscle you can slip over it some clear plastic tubing after you paint it, or do what i did, get the whole thing powder coated if you know a place nearby.

There's some of those U shaped gun racks available in the LGS's that don't clamp on the handlebars, they clamp on the front racks now. There are two kinds, one with U bolts that clamp on quads with the simple pipe tubing racks, and ones that suit the kinds that are on the Polaris and similar, thay mount through the slots in the racks. They look pretty good. I didn't use them only cos they didn't allow the rifle to sit in a soft bag.

Mosy hunters would think a soft bag around the gun will slow things down a few seconds, and they do i spose, not by much. You'd be flat out timing the difference. At any rate, they are miles ahead of one of those Kolpin boots.

You could have your rifle out of a rack and be 25 metres away before old mate with the Kolpin had got off and pulled his out. I'm not bagging them, they are a great way of taking a gun to the bush, pinning them onto the quad, then taking them home, well protected too from dust and rain, probably the best for that, just they are too slow for me for those opportune instances where to not get a shot off at a dog, fox or boar who's killing stock means you are going to have a lot of problems later, maybe that night. Probably not something a hunter who isn't directly effected financially by that happening, I understand that.

But the difference it makes if you have a rifle in a bag is helpful if you don't want mud spaying off the front wheels getting inside the barrel end. That could happen and if you quickly took a shot and didn't check, you could damage the gun, bad.

We have to run a few animals down into the yards tomorrow, I'll take some pics if you like but can't post them until Monday.

As far as the noise goes, I don't think quads really differ between brands. Go mustering with a few people where there are Yams, newish Hondas or Polaris, even Can Ams as my mates are trying now, and listening to individual ones on other ridges the only difference is the exhaust pitch between them is different, they all seem just as loud a km or so away.

If you hunt at a place where they shoot ferals regularly and quads are used a bit for mustering, don't expect to sneak up on anything other than the stupid young animals, or come up on one who is running away but makes a blue and runs the wrong way, in front of you.

Just as your stock gets trained to being pointed in one direction by the quads run along at a distance, so do the ferals, except they don't mob up like sheep, they run the opposite way.

If I want to check out how many roos there are and where they lay up, all I have to do is go for a cruise. I'll see them tearing off in all directions a thousand yards away.

Think of the quad as a fantastic way of getting from A to B with mega fun in between, better than any sideshow alley ride except whenever you feel like it, and pull up and hunt on foot after you get where you want. Sure you'll see game from a quad, but you'll see animals in flight most of the time.

Penguins set-up looks the best around as a quiet useful shooting platform, but for me for actual shooting or spotlighting, I rather be in the ute, out of the cold, with two Lighforce lights one above each door, all the rack space to hang what you are taking, and all the nice door rests.

This pic isn't so good, but you can see the hook style to hold the rifle, there's another set of loops facing forwar, The whole thing clamps to the rack extender frame. The CB is the type that can slide out of the cradle and be put away if it's p1ss-raining.

The speaker in the CB body faces you, so you can hear anyone calling up. You don't have to pick up the mic, just press the key, lean forward a bit and talk back.

The aerial is on the front bar.

Fang,

Your quad looks awesome man. Whats the difference in power ratings? I had a friend say that a 250cc would be good enough. I was thinking this wouldn't be enough for me carrying 1 or 2 people loaded up with gear and a few guns etc... Especially going up steep hills..

Im going to look into your one and see what more details i can find out about...

LOL even the goats get a ride on your quad... good stuff!!!

[JasonSelmes]

The main things are to get a reliable brand, 4x4 and at least 400cc.

Here's mine - a Suzuki Eiger I got cheap.

Also Gaf is that an escort shotty on the front?

[gafloss]

Also Gaf is that an escort shotty on the front?

It is, mate. Cheap but it does the job and shoulders nicely. They are a good knock-about shottie - don't know if I'd want a miroku bouncing around on the quad.

[JasonSelmes]

It is, mate. Cheap but it does the job and shoulders nicely. They are a good knock-about shottie - don't know if I'd want a miroku bouncing around on the quad.

Mate so long as it drops game and shoots that's all that matters. Ive heard good things about them... good synthetic stock as well...

Edited July 30, 2010 by Jason_Aus

[Irish]

The bars are made from 15mm RHS, bent in "U"'s I spose, joined together.

It's a bit tricky to roll/bend so it doesn't kink unless you have the gear, and you need to have an oxy, but 12mm dia round bar works real well, can be bent cold with a bit of muscle you can slip over it some clear plastic tubing after you paint it, or do what i did, get the whole thing powder coated if you know a place nearby.

There's some of those U shaped gun racks available in the LGS's that don't clamp on the handlebars, they clamp on the front racks now. There are two kinds, one with U bolts that clamp on quads with the simple pipe tubing racks, and ones that suit the kinds that are on the Polaris and similar, thay mount through the slots in the racks. They look pretty good. I didn't use them only cos they didn't allow the rifle to sit in a soft bag.

Mosy hunters would think a soft bag around the gun will slow things down a few seconds, and they do i spose, not by much. You'd be flat out timing the difference. At any rate, they are miles ahead of one of those Kolpin boots.

You could have your rifle out of a rack and be 25 metres away before old mate with the Kolpin had got off and pulled his out. I'm not bagging them, they are a great way of taking a gun to the bush, pinning them onto the quad, then taking them home, well protected too from dust and rain, probably the best for that, just they are too slow for me for those opportune instances where to not get a shot off at a dog, fox or boar who's killing stock means you are going to have a lot of problems later, maybe that night. Probably not something a hunter who isn't directly effected financially by that happening, I understand that.

But the difference it makes if you have a rifle in a bag is helpful if you don't want mud spaying off the front wheels getting inside the barrel end. That could happen and if you quickly took a shot and didn't check, you could damage the gun, bad.

We have to run a few animals down into the yards tomorrow, I'll take some pics if you like but can't post them until Monday.

As far as the noise goes, I don't think quads really differ between brands. Go mustering with a few people where there are Yams, newish Hondas or Polaris, even Can Ams as my mates are trying now, and listening to individual ones on other ridges the only difference is the exhaust pitch between them is different, they all seem just as loud a km or so away.

If you hunt at a place where they shoot ferals regularly and quads are used a bit for mustering, don't expect to sneak up on anything other than the stupid young animals, or come up on one who is running away but makes a blue and runs the wrong way, in front of you.

Just as your stock gets trained to being pointed in one direction by the quads run along at a distance, so do the ferals, except they don't mob up like sheep, they run the opposite way.

If I want to check out how many roos there are and where they lay up, all I have to do is go for a cruise. I'll see them tearing off in all directions a thousand yards away.

Think of the quad as a fantastic way of getting from A to B with mega fun in between, better than any sideshow alley ride except whenever you feel like it, and pull up and hunt on foot after you get where you want. Sure you'll see game from a quad, but you'll see animals in flight most of the time.

Penguins set-up looks the best around as a quiet useful shooting platform, but for me for actual shooting or spotlighting, I rather be in the ute, out of the cold, with two Lighforce lights one above each door, all the rack space to hang what you are taking, and all the nice door rests.

This pic isn't so good, but you can see the hook style to hold the rifle, there's another set of loops facing forwar, The whole thing clamps to the rack extender frame. The CB is the type that can slide out of the cradle and be put away if it's p1ss-raining.

The speaker in the CB body faces you, so you can hear anyone calling up. You don't have to pick up the mic, just press the key, lean forward a bit and talk back.

The aerial is on the front bar.

Thanks for all that info Fang

I ve just turned 50 and still love to park the cruiser and walk for a couple of hrs am and pm. The things you see.

But to be realstic as time goes by and knees play up I am looking closely at quads. Yours look ideal.

I am thinking to use the machine to gain access yet still close in on foot, maybe reduce a lot of unproductive footslogging.

My farmer mate has a couple of honda 250 2wds and reckons thats all you need gets him everywhere.

I would like to take my wife along can you fit 2 on the polaris.

The more I think about it the more I agree that it looks a whole lot of fun.

Beats the hell out of sitting at home watching telly!

[JasonSelmes]

Thanks for all that info Fang

I ve just turned 50 and still love to park the cruiser and walk for a couple of hrs am and pm. The things you see.

But to be realstic as time goes by and knees play up I am looking closely at quads. Yours look ideal.

I am thinking to use the machine to gain access yet still close in on foot, maybe reduce a lot of unproductive footslogging.

My farmer mate has a couple of honda 250 2wds and reckons thats all you need gets him everywhere.

I would like to take my wife along can you fit 2 on the polaris.

The more I think about it the more I agree that it looks a whole lot of fun.

Beats the hell out of sitting at home watching telly!

I am also looking at the Polaris aswell..... got some quotes already