I currently have a 250 ex. (BTW-don't buy one if you suspect any tire might come off the ground at any time while riding. When it taps the ground again you're liable to bend an expensive suspension component in half or break a tire off) I was swindeled out of a Blaster by being told that I would have to share it with my brother so I couldn't have an "impossible to drive clutch" or a "super high maintanence chain drive" on the quad of chioce.

A summer of work later and I'm bashing a lawnmower and my 13 year old brother is riding his own free fourwheeler paid for by pappy and mammy. I'm oficially sick of it, and have done alot of research on Blasters and Warroirs. I'm about 5'7" and 130 pounds, and I think thats how I'm staying. This led me to the Blaster for size and rider comfort reasons, but lately I've been eyeing the Warrior for relaibilty and just beacuse it seems close to a Blaster, but a four stroke.
Would the Warrior be too heavy and stiff in the air for a dude my size?
Is the four stroke power of the Warrior easier to use than the Blaster's 2-stroker?
Is Blaster maintenance much more time consuming and expensive than Warrior maintenance?
What do I have to do to it to beat a warrior... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

well a warror is much easier to take care of all u have to worry about in a warrior is do average oil changes get the valves adjusted when needed and that should be about it as long as ya take care of it. The blaster requiers a little more work but not much but the warrior should last longer without a rebuild than the blaster. The warrior is also a little faster stock for stock it has more top end than the blaster and has more mid range power but a pipe, reeds, air box mods and jets will get that blaster right with the warrior. Your 5'7" and 130 so u should have no problem with the extra weight from the warrior. If you are buyin new u should look into the raptor 350 insted of the warrior. It has an upgrated cam and carb and is lighter buy about 22 pounds. blastes are also very very simple motors to work on soo fixes will be a little less time comsumin than the warrior but the warriors motor is also very simple. id say get the warrior you will most likely run into less problems on the warrior and it sounds like it wil fit better to your size.

 

get a raptor 350

 

I would say get a blaster you can mod it and double the horsepower b/c its 2 stroke. I have a blaster and there is not much that you have to do to maintain it. They are easy to toss around...my friend has a warrior and when i get on it, it feels like im sitting on a utility quad.

 

thats what i was thinkin yamamamamamaahaha-man. I enjoy the feel of the light 250, and also happen to be quite handy with engines. I have a weedeater motor attached to my bicycle right now. Does about 30. Will trade for 04 blaster. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

a blaster is a 200

 

ooopps my bad forgot ya had a 250 thought u wree talkin about a blaster
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it's all good. I have just as much fun attaching things to motorized vehicles as I do riding them. I think I'm cut out for the Blaster (which actually comes stock as a 198 cc.....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img])

 

id get the warrior instead....

 

get a warrior they have quite abit of power for a 350 i find and my friend is about your size but just abit taller (5'10") and he has a 1991 warrior with a dg pipe and he handles it perfect