Nobody has ever called a Rokon a smooth ride.Īll Rokons are two wheel drive. Some Rokons (such as the Scout) have something vaguely like suspension. Or perhaps, on land, a Rokon can slip around trees that’ll slow the Sherp. (Not counting the Sherp which is just plain stupid expensive. Also street legal, but with a top speed of “saunter”, the Rokon is probably the most unstoppable thing listed here. The Rokon has what seems like a very supportive dealer network and that’s a plus. Also, I was thinking of motorcycles too.Įver open to new ideas I toyed with the smaller, tougher, weirder Rokon. The Ural is the first serious contended I’d seen with a good dealer network and now I saw that as a useful thing. Note: the photo is from Ural of New England, if y’all want to sponsor an idiot blogger I’m definitely on board with that. That’s just my opinion based on my value of a dollar. Alas, it’s not worth $18K unless there’s a Krugerrand in the trunk. The Ural has the advantage of being street legal and doing so with style if not highway speeds. That sidecar can surely hold a shitload of camping gear. The several I test rode years ago shifted like a tractor but were a hoot to operate and not even that slow. They seem very capable and easy to fix but you will probably wind up fixing stuff from time to time. Maintenance is a sore point for the Ural. It’s probably a bit narrower than a side by side but you won’t be snaking though the densest forest. With 2WD, a Ural is probably as trail ready as any side by side but eclipsed by the beastliest of the ATVs. Some Urals have 2WD (the sidecar wheel is driven). A Ural will set you back $18 large and that’s as much as a very nice side by side. A Ural has mostly 1940’s technology but a mostly 2020 price. The problem with Urals is that they’re overpriced for what they are. Amazing!įor “sign on the dotted line and drive it today” instant fun, the Ural Gear Up is a strong contender. Shockingly, the diminutive Halfinger is street legal. It has the advantage of much more usable carrying capacity and the disadvantage of 40 year old parts to maintain. Consider a Halfinger as capable as a mild side by side. They’re old and lack some of the amazing suspension improvements of a modern ATV. They can go pretty much anywhere an ATV can go. One in good shape is probably less than one tire on a Sherp and around the same cost as a mid/entry level Argo. A restored one (remember, I want to buy and use… not buy and restore) isn’t cheap but not too bad. It looks silly but I’ve ridden in one and they’re super-fun and very tough.
I believe Roxors sold in America are made in America.ĭon’t laugh at my next entry. A Roxor is roughly $17K, about the price of a very nice side by side or a mid level 8×8 Argo. If I had 10,000 acres of my own, I’d already own a Roxor and drive it every day. I have no desire to dive into a regulatory morass where the ATV trail people bitch that it’s a Jeep and the DOT bitches that it’s an ATV and nobody loves it. I like the Roxor and there are situations where they’re perfect, but I want to recreate. Because sit down and shut up you goddamn peasant! But, as sold in 2020 is most definitely not street legal. It’s sold as a side by side, which it is. Probably if the election of 2016 had gone a different way it would never have seen American shores but miracle of miracles it’s here. The Roxor is a near perfect replica of a street legal 1940’s Jeep and it’s sold by Mahindra (of India) in many countries. It’s vaguely cool but it’s expensive and closer mechanically to a minivan than a 50 year old trail mastering warbeast. A “modern” Jeep is nothing like an old flatfender. The EPA and the DOT are on a relentless mission to ruin all the fun in life and modern Jeeps are proof of it. It’s basically an old flatfender Jeep with a slightly improved engine and not much else. It’s marketed as a side by side but hampered by the red tape laden society in which we live. The Roxor is an exact explanation about why government pisses everyone off. Now for some personal ideas I considered: The company still exists! Alas, I don’t have a Beetle sitting in my garage and also a fiberglass buggy, cool as they are, isn’t my style.Įveryone loves the Sherp but nobody’s got that kind of money. Delightfully, you can build one new right now. Nice idea and I like a street legal VW base. I want to ride trails in 2020, not wrench in the garage. Outstanding! Alas, they’re rare, Russian, and would surely be a restoration project. Highest awards go to the reader that suggested a Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101. So here are some ideas that popped up in comments: If everyone rode a horse, I’d want an elephant. Folks seem to take my insistence that I roam backroads and trails in something uncommon at my word.
First of all, thanks for all the supporting ideas.
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