okay im gonna have enough money soon to buy my quad im either goin with a 250r or 400ex i wanna get the 4 stroke cause i dont wanna spend alot of time workin on the bike but if i get the 400 it wont have as much top speed i want to be able to go pretty fast at times i kno there are kits out there to hop up the 400ex i ride mostly woods and dunes so my question is should i just go head and get the 400ex and put a lil bit of money into it to get more top end speed are should i just get the 250r. speed isnt just what i want but i would like a little speed when im in the open and i just dont wanna be workin on the 250r all the time so please send answers

 

get the 250R. if you maintence it proporly you wont have to work on it as much, and the 250 will leave the 400 in a race

 

The 250r is quicker and fun to flick around, but the 400ex has it good points as well. I think that it is all riders preference on which machine to get. Like dragracer789 says if you take care of the 250r it will be a good dependable ride. One of our boys rides a 400Ex and one a 250R they both like them for their style of riding. The 250r requires a little more rider ability to go faster than the 400ex because of the different powerband, but that is part of the fun of having a 2 stroke. The one boy that has his R wouldn't part with it, but the the other son likes his 400ex very much as well. In the woods both machines are very equal and in my opinion the outcome there would depend on the riders abilities. It is a little harder to find a nice 250R, but they are still out there. I hope this helped.

 

thanx for the info and about the 250r i love the 2 stroke and the powerband and im quite capable of ridin one its just i dont kno a whole lot on how to rebuild or fix them and i kno they are much quicker and faster then the 400ex but im thinkin that i can put like a 440 kit or somethin into the 400 to make it quicker and faster i kno it still wont be a 250r but it can get up there and be a pretty fast machine also just nothin like the 250r but thanx for the replys

 

As much as I love 4 strokes, I have both the 400ex and the 250r. My 250r doesnt give me much problems because i maintain it well. I like the 250r. i fyou want to ride it fast you should learn on a slower quad first they can be qit dangerous. Go for the 250R

 

thanx but i have no problem ridin a 2 stroke its just i dont kno which one would best fit me

 

I ride a 00 Yamaha Mod Banshee. But if I could find a 88-89 250R I would buy it.
So I would go with the 250R.

 

def the R. thats what im buying this summer. (CANT FREAKIN WAIT)

 

I have a 250r Atc 1982 and have had her a yr and never done anything but plugs/oil change and clean airfilter.

 

Get the z400 why would you get the ex? Z400 is definantly the way to go if you want a four stroke with good top end. Its obvious Honda is behind in quads these days. Definantly go with the Z. Good Luck Shopping