Is Arctic cat 90 automatic too big or small for 9-11 year old.And how old is your son/daughter riding it.

 

When we purchased our Pred-90, my son was 8. At that time, he had the body size of most 10-11 year olds. When he was 8, the Pred-90 fit him just right. At times he looked a little small but most of the time, he looked "just right" on it. Today my son is much bigger. The Pred-90 fits him perfect. Next year, he'll start to look a little too big on it. Good thing we can pass our Pred-90 down to his little sister soon after. If wondering, she'll be 7 then. Then, my son will be into bigger and/or different units.

For the AC 90 you are aggressively investigating, go down to the AC showroom and give it a try. Depending upon your body size, this brand / size could fit you "just right" or be a little too small. The Pred-90 has a much bigger frame then most other minis. If I remember correctly, the AC 90 has an average size frame. What ever brand you pick, they are both fun to drive!!!!


Hope this helps...

 

The 9-11 yr olds in our camp are all on the bigger bikes, Blasters, 300ex, and the Warrior. Unless the child is small for his/her age, I would look at the bigger bikes.

 

Aren't kids supposed to be on 90's until they are 16? (or is it 110's) I would say that it depends on their experience level and size.

 

That's if you choose to go by the CPSC's ridiculous guidelines.

 

ridiculous is right I know a 14 year old who is 6'2 and 190. can you just see him riding a 90 up the hills one a mountain trail. Those guidelines were wrote when a ATC Honda 90 was considered a full size machine. They had transmissions and didn't weigh much. Those 90s could take an adult up a hill. The ATV maker are not really bound by that agreement anymore if I understand what I was told but they are affraid of being sued by the CPSC if they start making real ATVs for kids. It is just stupid and I think you put your child on a ATV that fits their size and riding ability. Unfortunately some states have adopted this stupidity as law. I don't think you put a 12 year old on a V-Force but I do think they can ride a 250 to 400 class ATv depending on the type and their ability. My 13 yearold who is way small for her age mostly rides a Breeze 125. I am buying a predator 90 for my 7 year old. I would buy him a breeze if his hands were big enough to handle the brake levers. I am looking into replacing the brake levers and putting my daughter on a slightly bigger ride.

 

I purchased two E-Ton 90's for my son who is 7 and my daughter who is 9. They are a great size for them. Not too much and they will be able to handle them for a while still. Just because a child can get on a 250 and go down the trail doesn't mean that they can ride one correctly (My 2 cents)

 

I wasn't saying that a person should put a 9 year old on a 250 but I was saying it is stupid to put a 150 pound 5'09 13-15 year old on one. I also say if your 12 year old is big enough to lean properly while keeping his feet on the pegs and has the experience a machine bigger than a 90 is a better choice. Have you ever rode a 90 I have it is fun for about 5 minutes then I get cramped from being bent over and tired of riding flat ground. I once tried to go over some ruff ground on one. The syspension was bottoming out and first real hill it flipped over backwards because I'm too big for it. That is my point a 90 is set up for a rider who is under 100 pounds and really works best with a rider about 70 pounds and 4 feet tall. That is why I said the guide lines are stupid. They should be based on height and weight, and if you wanted get more technical than that add a skills test. Because according to the guide lines Trasher should have both his kids on 50s. The dealer will not let my 7 year old test ride a 90 my 13 year old daughter has to ride it.

 

Just my 2 cents, but.......a bike or quad should fit the child ergonomically, plus riding experience-wise. My pop wouldn't let us move up to a bigger bike until we had mastered the one we were riding. That meant starting, shifting, stopping smoothly with no brakes, manuevering properly.....

My boy started on a 90 cc dirt bike when he was 10 - let em master two wheels first. Then a 90cc quad. He is now 12 and he is doing chores to pay for his next quad. He has almost completely mastered the TRX-90. Mostly smooth shifting (up and down) and able to keep up with most adults on the trails. I will let him buy my Blaster in a few months after he has mastered the clutch.

So, in my humble opinion, the child should master the quad, showing ability and confidence, before moving them up to something bigger.

P.S. You should see my four year old trying to master riding a bicycle - I told him no way could he have a quad until he could ride a bike. Talk about motivation!

 

Thanks for the info so far guys lot of help.I am not saying this info is usless now but now my son says he also wants a clubhouse from www.kinderhomes.com .And he can only have one.so you know what is happening now. lol.but it is the truth [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]