ATV and Dirt Bike Survey

[OMalley]

My 18yr old daughter as a speech class that she must present statistics to make a point.  She figured - Why not do it in an area that she’s passionate about! 

She’d like to gather data to see why people choose an ATV or Dirt Bike as their recreational preference.  We ride just about every weekend and have been for years.  She loves both the dirt bikes and her ATV.

I think she’d like to see what makes us all tick.  Why we favor one thing over another and how we came to that decision.  If you’re interested – please take the time to answer as many, or as few, questions as you have the stamina for and we’ll repost our (extremely) un-scientific results!

You could reply - or email over to SumPutz@yahoo.com

Gender?

Who got you interested in riding?

Which vehicle did they ride?

How old were you when you started riding?

How long have you been riding?

Which vehicle do you ride now?

Why do you ride?

Do you race?

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails?

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance?

How many vehicles do you own?

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes?

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs?

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested?

Are you teaching others how to ride?

What vehicle do you think is safer?

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids?

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate?

Which vehicle did you start with?

Which vehicle was your first purchase?

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”?

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride?

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both?

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle?

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride?

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations?

Thank you in advance for your time in answering any of my questions.  I’ll try to get the list of responses posted back as soon as possible.  I’m very interested in seeing some of the replies – so I would imagine everyone else would also.  I will not post any identities or screen names in the compiled data.

Thank you so much!!!!

[TRX470r]

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[Fox17]

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[450rcrazy]

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[gearhead400]

i figured it would be cool to post it on here as well but i emailed it also 

Gender? Male

Who got you interested in riding? My cousin

Which vehicle did they ride? Yamaha Big Bear 400

How old were you when you started riding? 14

How long have you been riding? 6 years

Which vehicle do you ride now? 2005 Honda TRX400EX

Why do you ride? It's my biggest passion!

Do you race? I plan on racing soon

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails? woods and trails, but enjoy both

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance? No but i want to.

How many vehicles do you own? two

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? I like dirt bikes

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs? I like ATVs

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested? around 7,000

Are you teaching others how to ride? Yes, many.

What vehicle do you think is safer? ATV

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids? ATV

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate? ATV

Which vehicle did you start with? 1987 Kawasaki bayou 300

Which vehicle was your first purchase? 2005 Honda TRX400EX

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”? Mixed

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride? No

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both? One for play, One for work

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle? Yes

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride? Yea, im afraid i'll go too big on a dirtbike haha

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations? Yes, i wanted something faster.

[qt314nfla]

Gender?  Female

Who got you interested in riding? have wanted one since my neighbors let me ride theirs when i was 10

Which vehicle did they ride? utility of some kind

How old were you when you started riding? 25

How long have you been riding? 11 yrs

Which vehicle do you ride now? utility atv

Why do you ride? it's the only way to completely let the stresses of life go.  it's something in my blood. also the comraderie and friends/family i've met make the experience every bit better.

Do you race? no, i have a couple times though and would like to get back into it

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails? woods and trails

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance? yep and love them all

How many vehicles do you own? one atv

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? love them just don't have mine anymore unfortunately

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs?

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested? $15-20K over several yrs including repairs

Are you teaching others how to ride? always helping newbees learn better riding skills

What vehicle do you think is safer? either depends on experience and knowing how much you can push it and still be safe

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids? either as long as it's supervised

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate? either for me

Which vehicle did you start with? sport quad

Which vehicle was your first purchase? 95 yamaha blaster

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”? mixed

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride? nope i'll ride or learn to ride whatever i'm put on

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both? both

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle? yep

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride? nope

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations? friend recommendation

[Prairie Master]

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[JackL]

Gender? male

Who got you interested in riding? Neighbor with a bunch of airboats, a half track, an odyssey and a few ATC's

Which vehicle did they ride? Which didn't they

How old were you when you started riding? 8

How long have you been riding? 30 years

Which vehicle do you ride now? Suzuki Vinson, ATC250r, ATC200s, ugly 2wd buggy.

Why do you ride? Because I hate the city.

Do you race? Caucasian

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails? Anywhere I don't get harassed.

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance? YES!

How many vehicles do you own? Too many

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? They only have two wheels.

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs? They are hard to get unstuck by yourself.

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested? Can't say, the IRS might be monitoring this board.

Are you teaching others how to ride? No

What vehicle do you think is safer? Battery powered quad

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids? See above.

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate? They all work the same.

Which vehicle did you start with? Yamaha 80 from bulk day.

Which vehicle was your first purchase? Trail 90 Honda

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”? Everyone is always welcome with me.

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride? No.

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both? Both

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle? Yes

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride? No way

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations? No, I got a good deal.

[450rcrazy]

Do you race? Caucasian

that $h!t$ funny 

[Fox17]

Do you race? Caucasian

that $h!t$ funny 

ROFLMBO!!!!!! 

[mud.junkie]

My 18yr old daughter as a speech class that she must present statistics to make a point.  She figured - Why not do it in an area that she’s passionate about! 

She’d like to gather data to see why people choose an ATV or Dirt Bike as their recreational preference.  We ride just about every weekend and have been for years.  She loves both the dirt bikes and her ATV.

I think she’d like to see what makes us all tick.  Why we favor one thing over another and how we came to that decision.  If you’re interested – please take the time to answer as many, or as few, questions as you have the stamina for and we’ll repost our (extremely) un-scientific results!

You could reply - or email over to SumPutz@yahoo.com

Gender?Male

Who got you interested in riding? Father

Which vehicle did they ride?Harly's,honda,Huskies,Can-Am

How old were you when you started riding? 8

How long have you been riding? 35 years

Which vehicle do you ride now? 04 rubicon,78 Z1R, 07 zx14, Yz 490

Why do you ride? cause it is almost as good as sex

Do you race? no

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails? trails woods,mud oh and on the street

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance? define other street? yes

How many vehicles do you own? 7

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? I own dirt,atv and street

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs? see above

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested? not going there.More than my wife thinks lol

Are you teaching others how to ride? yes

What vehicle do you think is safer? depends on the mindset of the person trying to ride

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids? small quads

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate?quad

Which vehicle did you start with? Honda xr 75

Which vehicle was your first purchase? yz 125

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”? whomever has the cooler, mixed

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride? nope

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both? both

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle? no i have been very lucky no major injuries

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride? No if you think about it too much it will come and Bite you

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations? Family

[JackL]

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”? whomever has the cooler, mixed

LOL, nice.

[ScooterB]

Gender?.......Male

Who got you interested in riding?...........Friend

Which vehicle did they ride?.......Dirtbike
How old were you when you started riding?.........11

How long have you been riding? ........20+years

Which vehicle do you ride now?............ Both

Why do you ride?.........I enjoy the outdoors and speed

Do you race?...not anymore

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails?..........woods and trails

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance?..........still do

How many vehicles do you own?.................4

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes?

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs?

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested?......15K

Are you teaching others how to ride?...............my children

What vehicle do you think is safer?.........neither

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids?............Dirtbike

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate?.........Quad

Which vehicle did you start with?......Dirtbike

Which vehicle was your first purchase?....Dirtbike

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”?.........mixed

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride?.......no,  no atv's

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both?........both

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle?.......not yet

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride?.....NO

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations?.....No

[MuddFreak77]

Gender? Male

Who got you interested in riding? Friends

Which vehicle did they ride? ATV

How old were you when you started riding? 25

How long have you been riding? almost 5 years

Which vehicle do you ride now? ATV

Why do you ride? Release from daily stress

Do you race? No, but I would like to

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails? Woods and trails

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance? Yes

How many vehicles do you own? 1 atv, and 1 woods truck

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? Dirtbikes are fun, just cannot afford one at the moment

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs?

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested? $38k

Are you teaching others how to ride? Yes

What vehicle do you think is safer? they are all safe if you know how to ride, but accidents will happen.

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids? ATV

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate? ATV

Which vehicle did you start with? 3 wheeler

Which vehicle was your first purchase? Honda Rincon

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”? Mostly all ATV, but have rode with mixed groups

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride? Nope

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both? both

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle? A few broken ribs but nothign serious and I hope to keep it that way.

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride? Nope

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations? The first quad yes, the second was on my own thoughts from seeing what actually worked.

[Southern4x4]

Who got you interested in riding?My dad

Which vehicle did they ride?97 honda 300 fourtrax 4x4

How old were you when you started riding?less than a year technically

How long have you been riding?all my life 13 years

Which vehicle do you ride now?97 300 honda fourtrax 4x4 and polaris ranger

Why do you ride?It gives me freedom and is fun

Do you race?no

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails?woods and trails

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance?yes

How many vehicles do you own?2

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? ehh kind of dangerous

If you ride only a Dirt Bike – what don’t you like about ATVs?

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested?to much

Are you teaching others how to ride?yea

What vehicle do you think is safer?atv

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids?atv

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate?atv

Which vehicle did you start with?atv

Which vehicle was your first purchase?300 fourtrax,

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”?all atvs and utv`s

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride?no

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both?play

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle?no

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride?no

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations?ehh sort of

[#26YFZ]

Gender? Male

Who got you interested in riding? A friend

Which vehicle did they ride? A banshee and raptor 660

How old were you when you started riding? very young but I got my own quad when I was 12

How long have you been riding? 10 years maybe?

Which vehicle do you ride now? YFZ450

Why do you ride?  It's fun

Do you race?  Occasionally

Do you mostly ride tracks or woods and trails? Tracks

Did you ever try riding the “other” vehicle – and give it a fair chance?  Ridden them a few times, just not for me.

How many vehicles do you own? My family owns 4 ATVs and a Rhino

If you ride only an ATV – what don’t you like about dirt bikes? They tear the tracks up.

Of all your vehicles and trailers….How much money do you think you may have invested?  My dad has invested prolly around 85k throughout the family not including gas, track fees and repairs.

Are you teaching others how to ride? If they ask for help, i'll give it.

What vehicle do you think is safer? You can get hurt on both but quads seem to have the edge simply due to the weight that is being thrown around, atleast on the tracks.

Which vehicle do you think is safer for kids? Quads, if supervised carefully.

Which vehicle do you think is easier to operate?  Depends on the riding being done.

Which vehicle did you start with?  Honda 300ex

Do you ride with mixed vehicle groups or just “all atv” or “all dirt bikes”?  Mainly all ATVs at the tracks but we have a few dirtbike friends that tag along.

Do you think your gender had anything to do with what you prefer to ride? Nope

Do you use your vehicle for work, play or both?  Play

Have you sustained any major injuries on your vehicle?  No i've been very lucky.

Has the thought of any future injuries swayed you decision on what vehicle to ride?  Nope.

Did you choose your vehicle based on family and/or friend recommendations? Friends rode ATVs so I went along with that.