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Kids in their Quads

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Written by Influx

A complete contrast to the urban power of the GG quadster we featured are the down and dirty off road quad bikes designed for youngsters to get a taste of automotive fun. In many ways you could consider them a distinctly junior version of the Land Rover Defender, but the thrills are, if anything, supersized.

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