250ex to 300ex
#1
250ex to 300ex
i've been on my 250ex since june of 2004. i'm ready for a step up. i cant afford monthly payments on a 400ex and be able to get the things i need for it. so this is why i think i've decided on a 300ex, that way i can afford the payments and be able to get nerfs, tires, handlebars and whatever else i might want to get for it. sound like a good move? who else has made this move?
#2
250ex to 300ex
The 300 is a sweet little machine, and maybe the best trail bike of all time. You will get a real manual clutch, and real sport bike suspension. It is a definite step up in preformance from the 250. Now that my kids are older, I wish I had hung onto mine!
But, if you are on the large side or a growing kid, you may outgrow the little 300 pretty quick??? Might want to just save your money and wait and step up to a 400???
But, if you are on the large side or a growing kid, you may outgrow the little 300 pretty quick??? Might want to just save your money and wait and step up to a 400???
#3
250ex to 300ex
well im 5'11', 160 pounds. 16 in 11 days, so im not sure if i'll keep growing or not. but anyway, with my job it would probably take 2 years of saving to be able to afford a 400ex, and thats if i were to go ahead and sell the 250 and pay it off. but with the payments now i dont think i'll ever be able to save up for a 400, so i figured i might as well get the next best thing.
#4
250ex to 300ex
Originally posted by: reconranger
The 300 is a sweet little machine, and maybe the best trail bike of all time. You will get a real manual clutch, and real sport bike suspension. It is a definite step up in preformance from the 250. Now that my kids are older, I wish I had hung onto mine!
But, if you are on the large side or a growing kid, you may outgrow the little 300 pretty quick??? Might want to just save your money and wait and step up to a 400???
The 300 is a sweet little machine, and maybe the best trail bike of all time. You will get a real manual clutch, and real sport bike suspension. It is a definite step up in preformance from the 250. Now that my kids are older, I wish I had hung onto mine!
But, if you are on the large side or a growing kid, you may outgrow the little 300 pretty quick??? Might want to just save your money and wait and step up to a 400???
#5
250ex to 300ex
well today i intended to get the 300 but i came home, well not quite, with a 2006 black 400ex... we did the paperwork and such today and im pickin it up on monday. 130 bucks a month, im not sure how im going to afford it but my mom and i decided i might as well get the 400 since its only 30 dollars more a month.
#6
250ex to 300ex
I'm in the same position. Or I was. The only difference was that I refuse to be in debt/make payments because you lose money like that. Debt also does bad things to my concience. I digress. Im almost your height and just turned 17. I too previously owned a 250 and got mad at its poopy power. Worse yet was the suspension. I cracked out A-arms and ovaled shock mounts. So, not having enough money for a 400, I got a showroom floor 300. I've ridden both, and the 400 does have noticably more power, but I can't whip it around as much as the 300. So, when I got used to the power, I did a little prehiprial engine work (HMF pipe and heavily modified intake) and got a few more HP. What I really appreciate is the clutch and the suspension, which you would also get with 400's. But with less money, you can nearly match the bottom end of a stock 400 for a little less money. Plus, I think it's cooler to have a quad and the money to work on it and make it cool, than it is to have a stock bike that has to stay that way for financial reasons. ---$0.02
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