I have been riding quads now for about 3 years. The only thing I have ridden though is my 97 Polaris Magnum 425. I have ridden some friends' auto-manuals....and one friends Raptor, although there was snow on he ground so I didnt do too much on it. My main interests are trail riding and there are some tracks near where I live. I want to upgrade to a sport quad from my Polaris and I am pretty stuck on the 400ex. Is this a good decision or should I consider another model?

 

excellent choice...go for it, and have fun

 

yea or 300 ex..

 

Get the 400ex

 

Yes, the 400ex would be an excellant choice.

 

Just read any review on the 400EX.
It's the best handling, most balanced quad you can buy.

(I didn't say the most powerful, I said the most balanced.)

 

I assume the late 80's 250X is similar to the 400ex except the 400ex has more power and some other enhancements. If that is the case go for it!

I use to ride my cousins '87 or '88 250X and man that thing was a blast to ride and if it had more power it would have been just that much better. It could be a lot of fun to go all out on and it was also great to just to drive around slowly for like trails and such. It was a nice all around sport quad IMHO.

Have fun with whatever you get!

Ted

 

The 400EX would be the best first sport quad I think. Next to best 300EX.

 

Great bike, you can't go wrong with the 400ex

 

TYhe 400 Ex is a good choice but if you are going to do a lot of trail riding you might want reverse which the 300 EX has.
Both are good bikes.