im looking for a mid size ute (prolly 05 kodiak 450) and another smaller one for just fun riding. So i was wondering which one of this woudl be faster the 2005 Rancher 350 2WD or the 2005 250ex?

 

uh didnt you have a post about getting a blaster now you are getting a 4by4 and something else..dunno which would be faster but those 250's are slowest things ive seen lol

 

lol yea but i went riding through the woods and trails id be on and there are some deep @ss mud pits and a creek across some of the trails. So thats why im thinkin i should get a quad with a locker on it. just Thinking not for sure.

 

yeah the 250ex's are slow but u can get them up to be just as fast as stock 300's, not too much but still, as light as they are u can make them scoot

 

First off, I hate these "which is faster" posts! Both these bikes have limited suspension, and any talk of REALLY going fast on either machine is just silly. If you want to REALLY go fast, get a machine with some REAL suspension. Now, if you want to talk about which has more power for the mud, etc., I'll be glad to oblige.

I own both these bikes, and both have an FMF MegaMaxII muffler, and UNI air filters as the only engine mods. The Rancher has a 100 cc displacement advantage, but a 150 lb. weight disadvantage. The 2wd Rancher isn't geared down like the 4X4 is, so it has a fair bit on the top end. And, the Rancher has big fenders for some mud protection.

If at one time you were considering a Blaster, I am betting you are a kid??? I always go as LIGHT as possible (that is why I own 500 lb Ranchers, and not some hulking 700 lb utility beast!), and in this case that is the EX. It is based on the utility Recon (a very capable machine), but doesn't have the racks so it is 50 lbs. lighter. The little EX will do anything the Recon will.

 

well i should of said it more clearly lol i mean like which one has better acceleration and throttle response.

 

250ex has waaayy better accel and a hell of a lot snappier than the rancher is, although ranchers are taller, and have mudflaps for some protection from the mud

 

I have both sitting in the garage. THe 250ex is my Godsons. I got it for him for his birthday this october..the 350 rancher is a 03 2wd and it was my first one. Also got the new 450 Foreman which is the slowest of the three in a road race by far. The 250ex just gets faster and faster. It is by far the quickest in a drag race no hands down, next fastest is the 350 rancher and its no slouch. A couple of weekends back, one of my friends was riding the 250ex and he is about a 200lb. grown man. We were riding with two suzuki 500 vinsons. I was on my Foreman. Coming out on the dirt roads from trail riding they all cut them loose. The Vinson 500 was first, but my friend was right in his tail pipe all the way out of there on the 250 sportrax. Next was a 350 rancher and last, and I mean way last was me on the Foreman 450. The Foreman definately is not made for speed! The 250ex Sportrax is a little ball of fire!

 

yea thats what i thought that the 250ex was faster but i wasnt sure. thanxs alot everyone