Tag: Yamaha Quad

Quad Ride In Alaska

There is no doubt that Alaska is an outdoorsman’s paradise, and you definitely have to take full advantage of the summer for quad riding or other non-winter activities. There are infinite miles of trails to ride, and your riding is only limited by how much gas and food you...

Quad Ham Radio Upgrade

A while back we installed a QYT-8900 dual band ham radio on Jessica’s quad so we could reach her or she could reach us in the many areas around here that don’t have cell service. After using it for a few months we found that more transmit power was...

A Snowy Quad Ride

Many people think that riding quads and UTVs is just a good weather pastime, which is fine if you are a warm-blooded person. The rest of us like riding whenever we get the opportunity so we will keep riding as long as there the snow isn’t deep enough to...

Jessica’s Quad

Jessica started out on a 50cc quad when she was five years old and has been hooked on riding quads ever since then. She finally outgrew it and we bought her a new Yamaha Kodiak 450 4X4 when she was ten. Her little 50cc quad had problems getting high-centered...

Ham radio install on a Quad

My youngest daughter Jessica recently got her “Technician” class ham license so she could reach us if she has any problems. We live and recreate in areas that do not have much if any cell service so alternative forms of communication are important for not only emergency communications, but...