I have a son who is riding a Polaris Preadator 90 and it no longer has enough power for his skill level. He had a China bike he could shift and likes that better than automatics but he is just not ready to move up to a 250cc bike. Does anyone have a recommendation of a bike he could shift between a 90cc and 250cc that would be a quality atv?>

 

Your out of luck unless you go CVT . Honda ,Suzuki don,t even make a youths ATV and the rest are all CVT even E-Tons.

You could look for a uses ATV. The yamaha Raptor 80 was a 3 speed. , Kawaski 220 Bayou. the earlier Can Am DS90 was a 4 speed and Honda 90 Sportrax was a 4 speed.

http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/en...e1=3047&go2=Go

 

Yamaha Raptor 125.

 

Back when we bought our Trail Boss 330 we looked around and a local dealer had a Polaris Phoenix 200. It was a pretty nice machine but we didn't get a chance to take it out and give it a try.

 

Now, I realize you said no CHINA products. That being said the only real option that fits your criteria would be these and I assure you they rip!!
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Not sure about the Raptor 125. but the Polaris Phoenix 200 is a CVT.

 

Pretty sure the little Raptor has a manual clutch. That chassis handles like a dream, and plenty of hop ups when needed.

 

I dont know how old your son is but mine is 14. He has been riding an old bayou 220 for a couple years. It does have a throttle limiter you can turn down.

Ryan

 

My son is 7 years old but he has been on gas powered quads since he was 3. My biggest problem is he has more skill than the the quads his size and a manual clutch is a bit much for him right now

 

Sorry did not mean to say "Manual clutch" but "manual tranny" instead. No Youth ATV would have a hand clutch,but some of the discontiued ones had manual foot shifting. All the new ones (Name Brand) seem to be automatic CVTs nowadays.