On 14 October 2012 19:34, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I mentioned how much fun it was driving this thing a while back. Embargo is
off today, and my article is in the Times and on the web. The machine is
called a Quadski, and it's a hoot, an expensive hoot, but a hoot.
Nice article. Next time you talk with the company, suggest considering a
snowmobile version. It would make for less concern when driving on thin ice.
Great for the ice fishers concerned about getting stranded when their ice turns
into a floe and drifts further from shore . . .
stan
On Oct 14,
Very interesting craft. It really sounds to be more than capable on both land
and water. You said it's expensive so I have to say I was surprised when I saw
the price - much lower than I expected.
I'll never get one. Even if I could afford one they're just not my thing.
I wonder though, how
Ah, yes. Ice fishing!
Every year several Ontarians die plunging through the ice or getting caught on
a melting ice foe that melts to nothing.
I figure it's Darwinism in action...
;-)
cheers,
frank
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --
Christopher Hitchens
It's nice but $40,000? You can get a Seadoo and a quad bike for under $20,000.
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:42 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Ah, yes. Ice fishing!
Every year several Ontarians die plunging through the ice or getting caught
on a melting ice foe that
I didn't find the noise level annoying while riding it. I know it has to meet
government standards. In Michigan we have all-sports lakes and motor-free
lakes. So those who want to get away from the noise have an alternative. Of
course many of the big metro-area lakes are all-sport, but I would
Sorry, Paul, for that terse reply. It's a very good article and you
write well. I just feel bad for folks like this who make these things
or small volume sportbikes, etc. It's so hard for them to survive. I
just noticed a new email from you below.
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Steven
An ice capable version crossed my mind. I suspect this vehicle would do fine
with some kind of tire chain or studded tires. With just the standard tires,
which are knobby, it was fine in sand. It would be nice to be on a vehicle
that floats when traversing the ice.
Paul
On Oct 14, 2012, at
On Oct 14, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
It's nice but $40,000? You can get a Seadoo and a quad bike for under $20,000.
Yes, it's no bargain, but it does have advantages over a two-vehicle solution,
and they're only planning on sales of 1000 the first year. I
Just curious.
I assume that every PWC that buzzes the shoreline of Lake Ontario meets those
same government noise standards, and they are loud.
Having motor and non-motor lakes is a great idea unless one lives by a motor
lake and is bothered by the noise. Personally I am more worried about how
I don't know how limiting the noise standard might be, and it may be different
in Canada. I suspect that it's the jet that makes PWCs loud. There are
regulations on most of our lakes meant to keep watercraft a sizable distance
from shore, although I suspect those rules are frequently violated.
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