flamingo1234
Nov 30, 2009, 07:33 PM
OK, let me explain the situation. I am a 12-year-old in CT, where it is illegal to ride quads/ATVs in the woods, but I'm out with my dad, brother, uncle, and cousin every other Sunday. My brother and I are currently on 2007 (me) and 2008 (him) Honda TRX250EXes, and it is by far one of the best quads I've ever ridden. My dad has a TRX450R, and we DOMINATE over my relitives who have 300 & 700 POLARIS Sportsmans. We are constantly whooping them on the trails, in the mud, and on tracks.
Now on to the question. I am quickly outgrowing my 250EX, not in terms of size but in performance. I am pushing the rev limiter in fourth & fifth gears in my own yard (4 acres). Now, I am looking into getting a new quad in the summer. I've narrowed it down to two choises, the trusty, reliable, heafty TRX300X, or the small, nimble (Yamaha) Raptor 250. I know they both have clutches, wich I am very fluent with (CRF80F, ridden every day for 2 1/2 years, ALWAYS use it on my TRX). My two main problems are: 1.) Which quad will work better in the woods. I ride (jump) over 1-2 foot high logs, and go through 15-foot-long mud puddles with ease on my Honda, but am worried a Yamaha can't do the same. I will be keeping them mainly stock except for new Holeshots on the rear. 2.) Will I like the Yamaha? I've been on/around Hondas my whole life, and always been told they where the best. But my dad's girlfriend's dad, who owns a HONDA dealership (Mikey Finn's, CT), said Honda's and Yamaha's where about the same in terms of reliability (said POLARIS was the worst).
If anyone gives me answers, please be from someone who actually has experience on one of these quads, not someone looking at the specs and pretending to be an expert. Sorry for making you read that long question (novel).
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Now on to the question. I am quickly outgrowing my 250EX, not in terms of size but in performance. I am pushing the rev limiter in fourth & fifth gears in my own yard (4 acres). Now, I am looking into getting a new quad in the summer. I've narrowed it down to two choises, the trusty, reliable, heafty TRX300X, or the small, nimble (Yamaha) Raptor 250. I know they both have clutches, wich I am very fluent with (CRF80F, ridden every day for 2 1/2 years, ALWAYS use it on my TRX). My two main problems are: 1.) Which quad will work better in the woods. I ride (jump) over 1-2 foot high logs, and go through 15-foot-long mud puddles with ease on my Honda, but am worried a Yamaha can't do the same. I will be keeping them mainly stock except for new Holeshots on the rear. 2.) Will I like the Yamaha? I've been on/around Hondas my whole life, and always been told they where the best. But my dad's girlfriend's dad, who owns a HONDA dealership (Mikey Finn's, CT), said Honda's and Yamaha's where about the same in terms of reliability (said POLARIS was the worst).
If anyone gives me answers, please be from someone who actually has experience on one of these quads, not someone looking at the specs and pretending to be an expert. Sorry for making you read that long question (novel).
pip pip cherry-o!