likes to ride good choice, having more than one kid to ride the 70, you'll get your use out of it. Besides used youth quads, really hold their value. Also good job looking around the p$ss#ng contest that these sort of questions always bring around.

 

Likes to ride, good choice... I made the mistake of NOT staying within the regulations by purchasing a Raptor 80 for our then 8 year old. The decision was based solely on his larger than normal kid size... God only knows the amount of frustration that this simple decision has brought us. Since I bought it, the two states I ride the most in have decided to go in the direction of enforcing the guidelines.. so he can't legally ride it on public lands. In MD, they outlawed under 12 altogether.. no matter where they intended to ride. I also could not get him enrolled in a riding safety course because he didn't fall within their guidelines..

Now although the raptor 80 and 50 are the same frame and body work, the tires are smaller on the 50, and the 50 does not have gears. I don't see that as much of a difference on his 80 since he doesn't take it out of first anyway... so speeds remain comparable.

If you intend to take the kids to a public riding area, i'd suggest you keep to teh guidelines. it just makes life easier. If you beleive as I do that they need to be revised, look for antoehr thread on this subject in this forum category.. and join your voice with the rest of us..