I need a "guest quad". A quad for people that have never really ridden an atv before and, particularly, don't know how to shift gears. I've been using my 250ex, which everyone loves, but I'm afraid the clutch just can't take it anymore. It would be great to have a 250ex with a cvt tranny, but outside of the chinese quad realm, quads like that just aren't offered. Don't want a 600lb, 50hp, 4x4 for someone with little experience. Just something in the 250cc class, around 350lbs, decent suspension (or at least have some adjustment to it), and wide enough to be fairly stable. What would you guys recommend? Thanks

 

Haveyou thought about a Honda Recon 250 with the electric shift? There are a good supply on the used market.

Ryan

 

No I haven't... How does that work? If it still requires a person to decide when to shift, that wouldn't help. Right now I'm picturing my cousin (280lb) sitting on a 20-30 degree incline in 5th gear wondering why it won't go lol. It seems everyone can understand the need to shift gears to go faster, its downshifting that eludes them.

 

Arctic Cat makes a DVX 300. Unlike your 400, the 300 uses a cvt transmission, and it is comparably cheap to other quads in its class.

 

Kinda funny I come to the chinese quad section to get recommendations on everything but chinese quads lol. Yeah I was thumbing through craigslist and saw a 250 arctic cat with a cvt for something like $1600 and only 800 miles on it. I wasn't aware they existed...

 

that arctic cat 250 would be a good deal for a beginner quad.

 

my 2007 trx250ex has "sportrax clutch" so you dont even need to use the clutch becuase u wont stall! its great for all of my friends...

 

my sister has the recon trx250 with the electric shift which i really hate...i think its stupid...everyone likes the sporty looking quad...the one with real gears you shift with your foot instead of your finger...i have an hmf exhaust on it so they think they have a race quad and think they are going so fast but dont even know...plus the electric shifting has problems like...the responsiveness isnt very good and it wont allow you to upshift or downshift sometimes...the trx250ex id have to say is the best quad for a beginner or just a toy

 

my 2005 250ex won't stall either. It has an autoclutch. Still can't start moving in 5th gear.

 

why would you want to start in 5th gear?