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Old Jul 13, 2008
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Big Rock

Well me and my buddy Eric took are quads down to Big Rock in Maysville, Kentucky...No Trucks but i thought ya'll might like it.

We Arrived About 8:30 am
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10 min there and i'm already stuck
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Eric's Quad
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About A Hour Of Ridin, My Suspension Broke...Left Rear Wheel
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After Gettin Lost We Finally Made It Back To The Truck and Fixed My suspension
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A Spot Called The View
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Eric's Quad Gettin Dirty
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Both Our Quads
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Eric's Quad Stuck
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My Hawkeye Tearin The Mud Hole Up
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Went To Fast Threw The Mud Hole, And Got Stuck In The Next One
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ONE BIG MUD HOLE
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Eric Going Threw A Little Of The BIG MUD HOLE
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My Quad Goin Threw THE BIG MUD HOLE
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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Looks fun. Wish I had a 4 wheeler now.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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no truck pics?
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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Originally Posted by mossyoak03
no truck pics?
nope sorry...i didn't drive...plus they shut down the Truck and Jeep Trails
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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Looks like fun riding out there.
 
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
Looks like fun riding out there.
yea it was fun...but it was real tuff on my quad...as you could tell it broke my independent suspension off the left rear wheel
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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lol, thats insane!
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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looks like a good time..
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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Originally Posted by roddy1
lol, thats insane!
The most insane part was ridin with the broken suspension till we got back to fix it
 
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Originally Posted by Bigwill41
looks like a good time..
It was a real good time..never thought ridin a quad was tiring till now
 
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Old Jul 13, 2008
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sweet quads, and riding spot. i ride two. this is my arctic cat and my friends kawi. this is the thick nasty horrible smelling swamp mud. my friends kawi was actually sinking as it sat there until i winched us both out.
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Old Jul 14, 2008
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Originally Posted by DillonT
sweet quads, and riding spot. i ride two. this is my arctic cat and my friends kawi. this is the thick nasty horrible smelling swamp mud. my friends kawi was actually sinking as it sat there until i winched us both out.

GD..my quad don't like thick mud to much...mine wouldn't go threw swamp mud...i barely made it threw some of the mud holes where i was
 
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Old Jul 14, 2008
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your quad broke cuz it is a polaris.
 
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Originally Posted by dangerranger93
your quad broke cuz it is a polaris.
yea i know...its cheap...next is gonna be a grizzly 600 or Honda
 
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Old Jul 14, 2008
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deff get a honda i have a honda rancher and it has never broke on me
 
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Old Jul 14, 2008
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Originally Posted by dangerranger93
deff get a honda i have a honda rancher and it has never broke on me
yea thats what alot of people tell me...its either that or a 600 Grizzly or a suzuki King Quad...i seen a real nice suzki king quad down there and he went threw everything
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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If anyone is from around northern kentucky...i'll probally be going back there in about a month or so...if you wanna go then pm me
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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those are some crazy mud holes man
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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my old next door neighbor has a king quad and it is aweet.
but the plastic like fender flares all are loose and it heats up qurdy quick.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by kyle12201
those are some crazy mud holes man
yea i found that out real quick...i should of got more pictures...i've never got stuck so many times before it was freakin crazy
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by dangerranger93
my old next door neighbor has a king quad and it is aweet.
but the plastic like fender flares all are loose and it heats up qurdy quick.
thats the same problems i have now...i'm still undecided what i want next...but it will be a little while longer before i get another
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by Thorny073
nope sorry...i didn't drive...plus they shut down the Truck and Jeep Trails
take you truck on the 4-weeler trail thats what i do.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by dragon_wolf
take you truck on the 4-weeler trail thats what i do.
your not allowed anymore...you have to pay to get into the park...
 
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Old Jul 16, 2008
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Are those ITP MudLites on the back of that Yamaha?
Also abusing those machines like that I hope that your tires are 'Slime'd'!!!
 
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Old Jul 16, 2008
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Originally Posted by bazzman1953
Are those ITP MudLites on the back of that Yamaha?
Also abusing those machines like that I hope that your tires are 'Slime'd'!!!
yea the yamaha had mud lites on it...thats the tires i'm gettin for my quad...we didn't abuse them to much...its just ruff out there
 
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