thinking about selling my Prairie 700

NateD,

I have definitely felt the same thing from time to time.

Are you not riding often because its inconvenient to find local trail riding places and/or the time to go ride, OR because you don't enjoy riding as much as you used to?

If its the former reason, I strongly suggest that you look harder for places to trail ride. If there are no local ATV parks, perhaps some of your ATVer friends have private land and they will let you come ride with them from time to time. How close are you to Mena, AR? If its not too far, I suggest you gather up a few ATVer friends and do a day trip there...or better yet, stay the weekend there.

If its the latter reason, sell the quad and find another hobby that you will use more often/enjoy more.

I can definitely understand your feelings tho. When I was racing my Prairie/twin peaks in a local XC series for 4 seasons, I enjoyed every moment. But 2 years ago, I called it quits b/c the series moved all of their races further and further away from my house...simultaneously, gas prices got high and I was unwilling to always drive 8 to 10 hours round trip to attend these races. Without XC racing, I was unsure if I'd keep my ATV or not. Luckily, I found different riding places/types of races to do that are closer to home. I am now doing more sand drag racing and occasionally asphalt drag racing b/c I found a few local places for that. I occasionally hit atv parks for some casual trail riding too. My point is that sometimes it is best if you can change your riding style to adapt to the riding opportunities near you.

Good luck and happy trails...

The first year I had my prairie ,my friends and I went riding every weekend except for mother's day.The next summer we did almost as much.The third summer one of my friends had all of his time taken over by his business and another had a kid and sold hiss to buy a camper.The four summer my last riding buddy lost interest and his has been parked since.The fifth summer I picked up another riding buddy but half way thru the summer I really didn't want to ride with him .He would do too much stupid stuff and I ended up spending too much time bring him to the emergency room or fixing his quad on the trail.In the last few years I think I have been out on it maybe once.I enjoy riding and miss it alot and I figure if I sell it ,I'll never be able to replace it down the road for what i'll get.In the mean time I use it alot doing yard work and moving my trailers around the yard.I also plow with it in the winter .
So if you aren't sure about it ,you might want to put it to other uses until you figure it out so you don't get the feeling that it is just money sitting around.