Polaris is making all 2007 youth quads four stroke except for the "PINK POWER" model is a fan cooled 89cc two-stroke.....Why???.....I have a daughter that really loves the pink Polaris but I don't really want to buy her a two-stroke...........My question is why would Polaris use there two-stroke in the "limited edition" Predator 90..........Any answers......................caper..............TH ANKS

 

Why dont you want a 2 stroke? The 2 stroke motor in the pred is the most reliable 2 stroke you can get in a mini. It is very quiet, low maintenance, tons of power. The 90 2 stroke will eat up that 4 stroke.

 

Yamaha is starting in 2007 sleds with all four stroke engines....My question is why is Polaris not putting the two-stroke in any other quads. My daughter is 8 and she smells us after snowmobiling and tells me NOT to get her one of those smelly engines. After all pink is for girls and do they really want to smell like two-stroke!!!..Tough laws now and tighter emissions ...cleaner air.....two-strokes will be history....sorry.........caper...................

 

FYI 2 strokes can be made to burn alot cleaner than 4 strokes. But for 2 strokes in atv's the smaller ones wont be going anywhere soon. There are alot of companies that still put 2 strokes in mini quads. They do smell a little but not nearly as bad as snowmobile engines for sure. You can get low smoke oil to use. I just wanted to know why not a 2 stroke. Thats all. Most prefere 2 strokes because of the power advantages. Also Polaris still has a 2 250 2 stroke in the trailblazer.

 

I would like to see how a two-stroke can burn cleaner than a four stroke. OIL is being burnt!!!
However you look at it emissions will be greater...Correct me if I am wrong......caper........

 

The 2-stroke debate has been covered already......read up caperinmuskoka

 

Yes you are wrong!

Those who think 2-stroke engines are being phased out for environmental reasons are way off. Thanks to stricter EPA and California Air Resource Board (CARB) rules, manufacturers now produce simple, efficient 2-stroke engines that produce fewer emissions and offer better fuel economy than older models. For example, Evinrude E-TEC and Mercury OptiMax engines are rated three stars by CARB as low-emissions engines and already meet CARB ? stricter than EPA ? 2008 regulations. Two-stroke engines also continue to become more bulletproof (as evidenced by warranties that rival 4-strokes) and are far quieter than conventional 2-strokes, in some cases coming very close to 4-stroke noise levels.

The newest direct-injected 2-strokes, have no scheduled maintenance for three years of normal recreational use, extremely low amounts of carbon monoxide, and have an outstanding power-to-weight ratio.

 

Ask her if she'd rather have a smelly quad or no quad.
It may all of a sudden smell better. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Buy the pink one....just make sure when you start it and are warming it up have her stand upwind.
After that she won't notice it.

 

Yep....my youngest sister made a comment about the smoke only once...then it was all smiles [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]