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i spend like 30 dollars and thats after spliting the cost with friends.

Round it off to 50

Splitting cost for truck gas, quad gas, food, drinks for a weekend it costs me $100-150/weekend.  And that's preparing all meals at home ahead of time and taking turns cooking.  If I did it solo it would cost me $200/weekend.  That's w/o a hauler or generator.

Take into account I have to run 93 octane in the quad and to fill up a 6 gallon jug it's around $40.  And I ride 150+ miles/ weekend.

well about 20-40 becuase we ust grab a couple drinks out of the fridge,get a bag of ice,put $20 bucks for gas into the truck another couple bucks for the biked and go ride

Since they've taken away all the spots to ride that are close by, I have a round trip tank of Gas which is about 60 bucks, 20 bucks worth of fuel, oil, and oil filter (I change out pretty much after each ride) for the Quad.  Fluids to keep me hydrated and snacky cakes are another 15-20 bucks depending on what I eat for lunch.

So I'm up over $100.00 bucks.  Just for a day trip.

Now if I go where there is a track fee, or entry fee, add that...

If I go on an overnighter...you can forget about it. Charcoal, beer, Steaks, side items, Ice, More gas, it gets up near $200.00

I wish there was a place here in Lakeland where I could just go and ride for a couple hours and keep it under $50.00 but there's not. At least not that I can ride at legally.

It cost me no less than $300.00 everytime I hook up.

Yeah I am good for a hit of 150.00 everytime.

You guys are good cuz boy do I spend money..

Anywhere between 50-200 depending where we go. Fuel is our biggest issue. Espically the extra tanks - gas/oil mix only one tank, the other 2 regular gas.

Ocala can get up to 150-200 just for a day trip coming from Clwtr..that includes gas for the truck, top of the quad tanks, fill the extra tanks, oil to mix with gas, food and drinks for 2 adults 1 child.  

Croom we have gotten away pretty cheap 50-100 bucks, gas for truck, top off quads, fill extra tanks, lunch, snacks, make ice tea to bring.

However everytime we ride no matter where we go - I never leave the grocery store for less than 50.00 so the total number could be higher than what I said. Shoot it costs 2.29 a bag of Ice now times that by 4-5 to fill the cooler. Thats almost 13.00 alone in just Ice!!

I'd say about $175-200 for an overnighter or weekend and $100 if I go for a day ride.

I am w/you miamigirl, there aint no way I can even get out the door without spending atleast $100.00 - lol

But no in all seriousness, we spend the money!!!  There is no way we could do for under $250.00 - not for a weekend trip - shoot I can't even do $100.00 for a day trip - let's see -3 atv's + additional 10 gallons of gas
Fill truck up - forget it... about $80.00
Food, drinks, ect ....

Just forget it if we take our motorhome, time re-fi the house....

You all are good if you can do it under $250.00 - But man what do you eat.....

I'm in the $250 to $300 range. No local places to ride around here. I don't do MX so Croom is it for me.

Vienna Sausages!!...:)

I am in the same boat .... between his/my UTE's, truck, generator, food, gas ... I'd say at least $250.00 if not more ...

Lets see, I usually have to fill up the Diesel Truck thats around 90.00 before I take off, and if I'm lucky I will still have some fuel left when I'm back from werever I go. If not there goes about another 60.00. Than there goes the cost of gas for the two bikes I say around 25.00 and thats not even race fuel, and if the bikes are empty.

Now goes the cost of drinks and food cause most likey I'm going to the track. That around another 50.00 thats inclulding food, drinks, and ice.

And than the cost of track fees thats around 20.00 to 30.00 without track memberships, and thats cost is for each me and my son.

   Oh I forgot the oil to change out on the bikes to keep the maintenance up 30.00 for two bikes.

Lets add this up 90.00

                            25.00
                            50.00
                            30.00
                             30.00
                          total 235.00
                           

is there any point behind changing the oil evry ride?

just had to add this comment

$80.00 gas to fill up the hauler
Another $30.00 of gas to fill atv's and have extra gas
$75.00 in groceries and drinks
3 hour drive to camp...

unload your ATV and go ride all day and all night.....priceless

Sorry couldn't resist, reminds me of mastercard commerical.... ;D
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Of course for the kids the last line looks more like this:

Watching your parents go broke priceless.
Watching you parents spend your college education to play w/ you priceless.
Not have to pay the freaking bill priceless.

There are some things you can do and some you can do better when someone else is footing the bill.  Parents, they'll pay for every where you want to be.

You got that right, thanks for the laugh QT314 :ThumbsUp.gif

All of you forgot to ameratize the cost of the actual vehicles, bikes, gear, hauler ect.  My truck payment is 800 per month.  The trailer was 6500 and the three bikes are 35k and up.  Add it up and divide it over five year period and then get the real numbers.  Our hobby is expensive, period.

Truck 48k
Bikes  35k
Trailer 6k
Gear    2k
Total before I can go $91,000.  Now add in the little stuff.  My cost is roughly 1516 per month just to own the stuff not including insurance and the cost of using and maintaining it.

Thats it, I am selling it all. ??? ??? ???

Flea,

     Looking at it like you it costs me $1000/month (fuel included 2 rides a month).  But truck is my daily driver so I didn't buy it for the sport, had it LONG before!!!

Freakk

So take and divide what it cost you per month into thiry days and that will give you a per ride cost.  Its not cheep.

800 per month/30=26.66 per day.  Plus depretation, maintence, insurance, fuel, ect, ect, ect....................................LOL

What the hell, its just money. ::)

I know what your sayin', money it grown on trees... too bad mine died!!!!  Does anyone have a money tree they don't want????   lol

Hey flea I'll give ya 5K for the whole shibang.  Just kidding. ;D

Um arent you forgetting the sick lift, tires, rims, gears, chip, tvs etc......ahh to only own a truck like yours!

I have the hop up kit with the racing cam, and I beat the living hell out of my quad everytime I go out to play, so I change the oil pretty much everytime I go at it hard.

I guess the old racing habits are hard to break.

I spend about 150.00 on a weekend ride 60.00 on a day ride and can't forget the 100.00 emergancy room co-pay ;D

It all boils down to this............"YOU CANT PUT A PRICE ON FUN"
 GIT IT RAGS :T

I spend up to 250 for a local race weekend.  1000 and up for a national race. :'(

 ;D    Too Much But Im Not Complaining.............................._GEORGE

Plus the 450R only hold 800cc of oil. It gets dirty fast. Your quad hold about 2500cc. I change mine every ride also. Engine and trans. Which I'm sure Uncle Rico does too.

im not looking to go into a deep depression so ill just say its pricey :drive.gif

You guys are killing me.  I guess for this to be even, the price would have to be per rider, then including whether you camp or not, etc.  

I meet my friends up at croom to ride from tampa, pay $20 gas for quad, $20 gas for SUV (tampa to croom is only 45 mins) and I pack my cooler with drinks I already had in my fridge (hmm, 25 cent sodas, a few gatorades, water, free ice from my freezer that I packed during the week) and then make a few sandwiches from the lunch meat I already have. Add a bag of chips for $2.  Or you could even hit Mcdonalds outside of croom and get $.99 double cheeses if you wanted to save a little scratch!

On top of that, i would have eaten and drank at home anyways, so I don't really include that as an "extra expense because I was riding".  If you were going to grill out at home anyways, grilling at camp is not really an extra expense, at least I don't think so.    And if I wasn't driving up to croom and riding, I'd be cruising around town doing things anyways, and woudl prob. burn more gas than I would at croom in the long run!  8)

So I don't think I spend like all you guys do, and its not like I don't like to spend money or eat well either!! 

well my truck gits about 10 mpg hiway w/o a trailer load up a trailer w/ atv n jeep im at about 6-7mpg 70 miles each way to holopaw lets see $65 in gas for truck $20 in gas for my atv 250 gets bad mpg seein as im almost 200 pounds $30 for gas in jeep $5 for ice 10 bucks for soda gatorade etc... thats just 4 a day ride about $100-$125 a lil steep for bein 17 n in school good thing i got parents that help me out