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[jkristianson]

I was wondering how you stay seated in the correct spot and how do you transfer on. I have a can-am ds 250 so it has easy to use controls. If anyone has pictures of any modification you are doing to help would be great.

Thanks John K.

[Illinois Boy]

Damn.......
I thought this post was about straddling us Gimps........


Jim

[Yasko]

[allis53ca]

first...roll him on his back

[dancin' johnny]

Hi John,

I use a Quad bike {atv}, it has no modifications and to stay in the correct position on the seat I just shuffle around.

There was a thread about this a while back, I'll go and see if I can find it for you.


Here's the link:
Quadbike/atv discussion

Edited by dancin' johnny, 25 September 2009 - 06:36 PM.

[jkristianson]

Thanks I will go check out that thread. I rode a snowmobile with no adaptions and that did not work very well. My rear slid off the side of the seat and I had no way to get back so I fell off. I would feel better if there was a way to keep in the center of the machine. The one I have sits pretty hi making transfers on to it a little tough.

[rue2you]

Funny...I have been riding one the last 2 days at my in-laws farm! I am lower level (L3) and have good balance so that makes a difference. I position my feet a little wider than the normal foot "spot" so that hopefully they would help act as props to stabilize me a bit more. I would also reposition as I rode and felt myself sliding around.
As far as getting on and off, I cannot do it by myself. My hubby helped me. But...we did pull it up to the porch as close as we could so that it made it more level with me in the chair. Then he only had to help me bridge that gap between the porch and my chair - which was a little too wide for me to do it comfortably.
I hope you figure it out. It is SO liberating!!

[Andy p]

jkristianson, on Sep 25 2009, 04:05 PM, said:

I was wondering how you stay seated in the correct spot and how do you transfer on. I have a can-am ds 250 so it has easy to use controls. If anyone has pictures of any modification you are doing to help would be great.

Thanks John K.

Hi John the way I used to get onto my trike was by taking my right leg up and resting my foot on my left knee, going in as close to the left side of the trike as possible, brakes on slide forward in the chair, put your right leg over the seat, grab the bars and pull yourself on, takes a few attempts to get it right, so have assistance the first few times you try. If you dont have any problems with spasms and your quite flexable you'll soon get the hang of it, just do things in reverse for getting off. As for staying in the seatted position, cut the saftey belt out of an automobile, cut a length long enough to go under the quad seat and round your lap, get some 2" sticky back velcro add to the belt and you have yourself a lap belt which will do the trick, hope this is of some help, Andy p

[jkristianson]

Thanks for the help and keep it coming.

[Trinity]

I recently went quad biking for the first time and I didn't have any real problems. Transferring on was easier than I thought it would be, I had to do it in 2 stages though, off was easy, just a slide down on to chair I didn't have any issues sliding backwards. The only problem I had was balancing when going round corners and this wasn't really a problem, I just went slower. I did however have an excellent time doing it and would definitely recommend it

[jkristianson]

That whole go slow to stay on would be my problem. I don't like to do any thing slow. I used to race quads before my injury so I cant imagin going slow now. So I think some kind of adapted seat or seat belt will need to be used.

[Courtney]

allis53ca, on Sep 25 2009, 12:43 PM, said:

first...roll him on his back

Who said you have to get him on his back....those damn wheelchairs have to be good for something!!

[E-DOG]

How to ride a quad.
First ya gotta catch the sucker.
Though somewhat slow compared to a jackalope or perhaps a greyhound they are indeed skittish and very difficult to grab on to.
Your best bet is to lure him in with a new wheelchair cushion or maybe a pizza pie. Once he's close enough he can be lassoed with a piece of string or fishing line. Careful though, once caught they can fight like bull shark on crack.

Reel him on in and grab a good comfortable saddle. A bridle will be necessary at first but after a short while they relax and tend to adapt quickly to captivity. Course you wont get very far, quads can't really move around all that much, but you'll have hours of fun just sitting there impressing your friends and neighbors with your new found "transportation."

Care and feeding next.

E

[Trinity]

jkristianson, on Sep 26 2009, 01:41 AM, said:

That whole go slow to stay on would be my problem. I don't like to do any thing slow. I used to race quads before my injury so I cant imagin going slow now. So I think some kind of adapted seat or seat belt will need to be used.

I'm sure you won't need any adaptions really, the only reason I was slow was coz it was my first time, pre and post injury. I was with another para who was steaming around like nobody's business! I think it is more down to experience and confidence than anything else

[Doodle]

Hello! I dont use any adaptions on my quad, have never moved or slipped off! I think your pretty stable when your holding on to the handle bars. Once your on you stay central, unless of course you plan to be doing wheelies then you may slide off! But if you feel concerned about it, u could probably get the seat adapted so that you have a small backrest! or had something on!

I have a yamaha grizzly, its more of a working quad than a racing quad bike, theres a bit more room to transfer on but having looked at the pictures of your quad I think you wouldnt have any problems. I think Dj sent you a link to a previous thread of how to get on and off, theres videos on you tube etc aswell!

Hope this helps and happy quadding!

[Yasko]

It's actually pretty easy! No adjustment needed. Hope you have a good balance!