Well, look what i have missed!
Just ran across this thread and have been reading with great zeal!
(1) Why do we drive 6x6 machines? They are unique, different, not just what everyone does.
(2) Small community of like minded people. We always have a great time when we go riding with like machines and when we have a problem we all jump in and work to get it fixed and most of the time we do. Everyone rides,.. machine or not. Ask all who have attended Busco.
(3) We just recently got back from Arizona on a great ride with the Arizona gang. I know for a fact that Whip, Bridget and Joe can drive hell out those machine and abuse, you have got to be kidding me......Whipper and Joe well when they talk about fast both of their eyes light up like a kid at Christmas. We rode 66.? miles in one day, 14 hours from the time we left the garage to our return and not a springer broke down and we beat the hell out of rocks, hills,cliffs and other stuff. I was proud of the Crush and it's performance. The Arizona gang showed me that the machine was capable of a lot more than i had pushed it. Had a great time got a few dings and scratches but what the hey!
(4) I am pretty sure that it will go through the mud fine but i just don't do a lot of it. Where we ride there is a lot of High Center and all machines get stuck in those sooner of later. If it was just mud i am sure it would go pretty good. I have the AT 189 Argo tires 22 inch on the machine. Which is a pretty good mud tire and a climbing tire. Yes when you get to slinging mud it gets messy and i am a bit of a clean freak when it comes to my AATV's and i spend a lot of time cleaning them after the ride but that is just me. The side by side don't fair any better as i have witnessed in the past with the Busco mud. Maybe at Busco this time i will try a mud hole or two but don't hold me to that.
(5) I have seen a bunch of side by sides stuck but we make no issue of it because everyone has their likes, but we will do a little snickering at camp.
(6) When in Glamis the machines performed as well as any, if fact we can turn on a dime and give you 7 cents change, a side by side can't do that and that is a plus when you run up on a Witcheye.
(7) I built the springer because i like the ride and it is still part of the group..a six wheeler. It goes fast when i want it to and it will go as slow as i want it to. Being 59 guys the ride is important and it allows me to stay in the sport longer with out driving my spine through the back of my head when going fast.
(9) When i drove George's machine i knew i had to built one, so i did. Never have regretted it, it was a blast to build and a blast to drive and Whipper's work was spot on! I am a little more conservative with my machine for the reason it is painted ABS and i have about, well a bunch of hours sanding and painting. If you want a Razor great get one but still come and ride with us, we don't care if you get stuck
Note: Bridet you are correct about the tracks in the water. Any thing over 1,200 RPM and the tracks will push back in the water or just sit still. I have ran them before and this is the results. Others may have a different opinion. They have their uses but they are not good swimmers.
It's all fun in the sand, snow, mud or hills
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways , cigar in one hand, whiskey in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!!"