Sounds like a well traveled road to get where you are now Mark, all of that experience has paid off ah. :wink:
How did you discover side by sides?
I never did an introduction post but this seems like a good place to start--with the past.
The day after I moved my oldest daughter into a dorm for her freshman year I was shopping at Sam's Club and saw my first mini-buggy--A 2004 Yerfdog 3206 with 150cc scooter-type engine. I bought it on the spot. It was my first offroad machine and gave me years of fairly trouble-free fun. My daughter gave me plenty of grief for getting into this the day after she left :lol:
Almost everything I know about engines, carburetion, suspension, welding...and helpful forums...I learned from owning that $1300 buggy.
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Of course I also learned plenty about the limitations of a 500 pound buggy with a 10HP motor and that's what eventually led me here.
The day after I moved my oldest daughter into a dorm for her freshman year I was shopping at Sam's Club and saw my first mini-buggy--A 2004 Yerfdog 3206 with 150cc scooter-type engine. I bought it on the spot. It was my first offroad machine and gave me years of fairly trouble-free fun. My daughter gave me plenty of grief for getting into this the day after she left :lol:
Almost everything I know about engines, carburetion, suspension, welding...and helpful forums...I learned from owning that $1300 buggy.
Of course I also learned plenty about the limitations of a 500 pound buggy with a 10HP motor and that's what eventually led me here.
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guy48065 Great topic!!
The group I ride with has ridden together about 15 years, thru Harleys, Goldwings, Jeeps, 4 wheel atv's, Dirt Bikes, a stray Mule, Rino, and BMW Motorcycles ( some are still riding those).
One day at our traditional Sunday morning breakfast about July 2008, Fummer, a PRC member, told us he ordered a POLARIS RZR! We all laughed untill he brought it to the farm one day. As of today our group has 6 RZRs, 5 RZR "S", a honda forman and recon, and last the LONE RANGER, Browning edition.
As a group we have been to the U.P. of Michigan, Colorado, Utah, and Ride Royal Blue. All our wifes ride except one with health challanges.
It's all FUMMER'S fault !!! I remind him it is his fault often>
WHAT A GUY!!
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The group I ride with has ridden together about 15 years, thru Harleys, Goldwings, Jeeps, 4 wheel atv's, Dirt Bikes, a stray Mule, Rino, and BMW Motorcycles ( some are still riding those).
One day at our traditional Sunday morning breakfast about July 2008, Fummer, a PRC member, told us he ordered a POLARIS RZR! We all laughed untill he brought it to the farm one day. As of today our group has 6 RZRs, 5 RZR "S", a honda forman and recon, and last the LONE RANGER, Browning edition.
As a group we have been to the U.P. of Michigan, Colorado, Utah, and Ride Royal Blue. All our wifes ride except one with health challanges.
It's all FUMMER'S fault !!! I remind him it is his fault often>
WHAT A GUY!!
Gotta blame it on someone :mrgreen:wirechaser said:It's all FUMMER'S fault !!! I remind him it is his fault often>
Well my brother in law and cousin had gotten Rangers years ago, Heck I don't even remember what year they were. I thought they road awful. Another one of my neighbors had a sold his quads and bought a mule, they all seemed functional, but no real sporting purpose. At that point I still did not see much use for them as I loved my Quads. About that time, my Brother in Law had sold his old Ranger and bought a Rhino. The Rhino was cool. It was sporty and fun, but a little small for me, as I am a big guy.
However, he seemed to go thru all sorts of stuff with this side by side. Now I was interested in the side by sides. Finally, I had another buddy that had a 2006XP he was selling with next to no hours on it. He had gotten a good deal on an 07XP so he sold me his 06xp. After driving that for a couple of weeks I wondered why I would even drive a quad. Therefore, I sold my three quads and have been hooked on the side by sides ever since.
These things simply amaze me. I seem to find uses for this all the time. I believe I will be a sxs owner for life.
It is really amazing how much PRC has grown in the 5 years it has been around. That is awesome. I love that place tooGary Lenon said:
I like this post too, don't remember if anybody has ever asked how people got involved with SxS.
I went out shopping for a new Sportsman, wanting to get rid of a 2 cycle 4-wheeler. Well I bought the Sportsman, my wife went with me to pick it up, she saw the 05 Ranger 500 and wanted one of them to work around on the property so we bought one of them too. Ended up taking the Ranger to the deer lease due to weather, came back a week later bought my wife a JD Gator CS, kept the Ranger ever since. Still have the Ranger, now a couple RZRs. But my wife finally got what she really wanted last year it was a Blue Sportsman 500 that she calls her own. I just get to work on it
I went out shopping for a new Sportsman, wanting to get rid of a 2 cycle 4-wheeler. Well I bought the Sportsman, my wife went with me to pick it up, she saw the 05 Ranger 500 and wanted one of them to work around on the property so we bought one of them too. Ended up taking the Ranger to the deer lease due to weather, came back a week later bought my wife a JD Gator CS, kept the Ranger ever since. Still have the Ranger, now a couple RZRs. But my wife finally got what she really wanted last year it was a Blue Sportsman 500 that she calls her own. I just get to work on it
I suppose 10-20 years from now most of the answers will be "my dad bought me one" :wink:
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I am from the original Yahoo group Gary referred to. Amazingly enough, I started out looking for something to exercise our bird dog in the summer. Started looking at golf carts, weren't fast enough and then I saw a picture of a Ranger with a Rangerware cab in a magazine ad. I showed it to my wife and she said "that is what I had in mind" so we went looking. The new 2005 models with IRS had just come out so we made the deal that day. Then, the long list of mods began!!! Here is a pic of the original intended purpose!!!
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Bruce, do you still have the dog? If so will it out run the RZR by this summer?ElecTech said:I am from the original Yahoo group Gary referred to. Amazingly enough, I started out looking for something to exercise our bird dog in the summer. Started looking at golf carts, weren't fast enough and then I saw a picture of a Ranger with a Rangerware cab in a magazine ad. I showed it to my wife and she said "that is what I had in mind" so we went looking. The new 2005 models with IRS had just come out so we made the deal that day. Then, the long list of mods began!!! Here is a pic of the original intended purpose!!!
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