Hi im looking into buying a new quad this will be my second atv. I ride in southern Ca and am willing to pay up to 6500. Which I have been saving for a long time. Are these quads easy to handel ? im about 5,4 and growing very fast !. I am also 14 years 15 in July. I will be mainly be riding Desert/baja/dunes. Thank for any help or Info !

 

Yes, the 400 is the best handling machine out there right now. It really shines in places other than the dunes, but is very fun in the sand too (see my link at the bottom). You can't go wrong with this bike & it can grow with you. If you get a 2000 model, make sure to adjust the throttle, they aren't correct from the factory and only open about 60~70%, so it's some easy, free, HP. Also Loctite every bolt without yellow paint across it.

The Banshee is a good dunes machine, will be faster, but much harder to handle. It will wear you out more quickly, require more maintenance, and suck much more fuel, and may eventually cause you emissions problems in SoCal.

 

So these arn't good quads for my type of ridding ?
With the Banshee I think it has to much power for me right now. and the 2 stroke powerband would rip my hands out. I also Like honda Relibilty. My dad has a 250r Is thier any way a 400ex could keep up ?

 

is his 250R stock if it is it would keep up most the time i think i'm not to firmiler with 250r just know their the best 2 stroke and don't know why honda stopped making them

 

yup its fully stock

 

Oh yeah, the 400 would keep up just fine. I wasn't trying to imply that the 400 isn't any good in the dunes, it's capabilities just really shine thru elsewhere.

In a straight drag, the 400EX is only a tid bit slower than a stock, properly tuned 250R. Hardly enough to fret over. Go with the 400 and you'll be fine.