OK, my son has a 05 Raptor 350 and it has it's share of hours/miles, needs a clutch and has it's share of battle scars. The owner of our local shop is willing to trade me straight up, tax included, for a 05 Blaster (brand new) with a new warranty.

All please give me your thoughts on this.

Raptor 350: 4 stroke, 6 spd, reverse, elec start, worn clutch, real crappy tires, etc, etc. it books for $3450

Blaster 200: 2 stroke, 6 spd, no rev, kick start, etc. MSRP is $3600, she's giving it to me at her cost with all taxes included in an even trade.

Oh, and we do alot of mixed riding, trails, tracks, whatever.

 

Blasters a good deal. Alot of them out there. Bad part is a 2 stroke.

 

Will your son be cramped on a Blaster? They're a bit smaller but still lots of fun. How badly do you need reverse? Maybe not that big of a deal since the blaster is pretty light. I'd go for the new quad if there isn't something he doesn't like about it.

 

Be leary anytime a dealer is making you a so called great deal. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

just my .02¢

 

In response,

He's 11 y/o, 85lbs, so the size isn't an issue. He's in school right now so I need to talk to him this afternoon to get his input. And as for the dealer, I've known them for a few years now and have bought my last 4 new quads from them. This Raptor was bought from them but I got it used from the original buyer.

I grew up on 2 strokes but I'm kinda leary about the reduction in cc's 350 to 200. I haven't ridden a blaster so I don't know what the difference will be. If anyone has experience riding both, hopefully you can give me a comparison.