Great Yarmouth
Quad bikes.

I was about 13, me and a friend on holiday together with our parents spotted the Quad bike track down on the promenade. £15 for 15 minutes. We stumped up the cash and headed to the bikes.

I had been on quad bikes about 3 years prior, though these bikes were alot bigger and resembled the ones farmers use (with a bail of hay and a sheep dog lying on the top type ones). The owner tried to offer some sort of guide of how to use the bikes, but me being the know it all brushed the man aside shouting "Dont worry I ve rode one of these before" over the sound of the engine.

My friend was then offered the same advise - and listened intently.

The chequered flag was raised and off we went. My friend crawled away from the start line, where as i cranked my hand and zoomed away, with a little bit of a wheel spin for glammer.

...until the first corner 40ft down the track... pulling the brake I seemed to just carry on. and on, and on, into the stacks of tyres lining the track. These fuckers hurt if you hit them at speed. Picking myself up - i see my friend slowly overtake me doing ~5mph, i notice lots of scuffs and bruises on my legs and side, look to my parents to see them in fits of laughter.

Ill show them i thought.

I notice the Pikey owner on his way over on another quad bike. He arrives - inspects my mangled bike and says its broken, and i can have his instead to finish off my go. On I hop...

Only to do the same thing at the very next corner.

At which point I picked myself up, took the helmet off and politely walked off the track.

£15 for approx 50 metres of Track, 3 minutes on a Quad and lots of bruising.

I love holidays.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 9:53, 2 replies)

Haha
I think I knew the one you meant. I crashed into the first corner too, but learnt my lesson. Haha
(Dante licked your nipple on, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 10:48, closed)

Quad "bikes" are for farmers.
They have the disadvantages of motorbikes and buggies in one and none of the advantages -- unless you're a farmer who wants to move hay about on flat ground or very, very carefully on slopes.
If you want fairly safe fun off road then "Madtrax" type buggies are your best bet -- if you want faster and more risky motorbikes can't be beaten for all-out fun. Quads are dangerous and boring -- I can't think of a worse combination.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 18:22, closed)