I have a 2002 Blaster with a Toomey pipe/ silencer and a reed spacer but soon I will be looking for another quad and I came upon the Tecate. I need to know a few things: How does it handle, Is there alot of maintanance and how is the suspension compared to a Blaster for example. Should I try to find a Tecate or go with a 250R?

 

The tecate is faster then a 250r ,and it handles way better then a blaster!!! It jumps better and every thing u name it,its better then the blaster!

 

Iown a tecate 4 and a 250R and I ride the tecate 4 and leave the 250r to my friend to ride.

Since I know both machines well I'll do a little comparsion:

Power-Tecate...no question. I just hopped up mine and the difference is even bigger.

Powerband-that's a question of preference. Plus you can alter it. Stock the R has a bit more lowend, midrange is almost equal and the T4 rips'em all on topend. Mine T4 is tuned for more lowend and I have a 14/46 sprocket set which also gives more lowend.

suspension-honda. The kawi fronts are stiffer at slower speeds but same at high speed. Rear-same

handling-honda is more stable, turns more easily. Kawi needs more effort to turn without feeling tippy but turns quicker andis faster in the woods 'cuz it's more narrow. Jumping-tecate. It feels lighter and is easier to manuever.

Maintanence-same. they're both 2 strokes.

if you have anymore comparitive questions, let me know.

 

One thing you might wanna take into consideration is parts availability. Honda wins hands down on that. The Tec4 is an awesome quad...you'll like it! Good luck.