Hey what up all........went to my cousins where he just got a new 2002 250ex, and he let me ride it. I thought it was pretty good but its true about the front being light, Me well I personally wont a Lakota and after riding the 250ex I think it has pretty respectable power and since the Lakota is better than the 250 in almost every category, I'm looking forward to getting the Lakota but I have a while to go still though! Oh and I think the 250 went pretty good and It seemed pretty fast in the fields....but the suspension needs a little work.......Just another reason why I like Kawasaki, don't get me wrong, the 250 was nice but the Lakota seems better.

 

Another future lakota owner,good.I too have a Lakota and when i bought it i was looking at hondas 250ex/300ex and yamahas blaster as well.I decided to go with the 2002 Kawasaki Lakota Sport 300 being my first quad(kinda of a rookie to this sport)and all.I did do a little of homework before and after i bought it though(read several magazines as well as in the net).One of them being "DIRTWHEELS" March 2002 issue where they had a SHOOTOUT:HONDA 250ex -Vs- Kawasaki Lakota Sport.The honda 250ex is a nice machine(took the Lakota on the overall ergonomic relationship between the seat,bars,footpegs and controls/and weight factor).But in the final conclusion the overall winner in their "entry-level" sport ATV comparison is the Kawasaki Lakota.It is sportier handling,faster,and has more and better suspension travel than the 250ex.Several persons on this and other forums have said that a Lakota can also take on the 300ex as well(i have never seen it myself though).I have several months with my quad almost a year and its still running good,ive done a few mods to it.250ex/300ex/blasters are all nice quads but i went for the Kawasaki Lakota Sport 300.So far my "LITTLE BLUE MULE" hasnt let me down.Good luck on your next quad purchase.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I agree on the Lakota being better . It is slightly larger , the Suspension is adjustable , the power is better . the Lakota sport just handles better to me . I read all those articles where Dirt Wheels and the others were bashing the Lakota Sport calling it a rehashed utility . They were just trying to tick Kawasaki into making a new sport quad . Granted the new 400 and the Lakota are two different ends of sport quad but the Lakota is about as much quad as you really need for fast trails . I just plain like mine . When I bought it I was looking at 250ex 300ex and 400 ex . I liked the 400EX but no reverse and the 250 and 300 felt to small physically for me . I have had my "01 sport for exactly one year now and so far no problems with it . I have some trophies and ribbons I won in ATV Rodeos that prove it will Run pretty good . I used it last year to haul out my Buck in Deer season with the optional rear rack and Camo Cover from www.buyKawasaki.com and my handlebar mounted gun racks . Thats another reason I like the Lakota , I can race it all summer then slap on my rack,gunrack and my Realtee cover and use it to ride through the mud to get to my hunting land . I guess you can see that I like the versatile Lakota Sport . I have owned some very hi-perf quads in the past but I cant see hunting off a two stroke right now . another plus for the auto clutch is that i can ride along with my daughter and wife without wearing out my clutch hand . and when rock crawling i can ease up stuff i would start spinning on with a manual clutch . Just my humble opinion of the Lakota Sport .