I am searching for a quad for my 11 year old son. I own a honda. I have looked at CPI and Qlink for my son. Any suggestions out there. I want to buy one that is safe and reliable for my son. My wife has quite a few concerns, so I really need some positve feed back to convince her. We are looking at at least a 90cc. The few local dealers we visited are trying to steer us away from a quad and into a dirt bike because of the safety issues. My son rides mine around the yard and I have a 400 Honda. Any suggestions?

 

how many cc s you looking at? if you have a honda you never had to fix anything right? he is 11 so that means in a year or two he will be riding kinda hard...if you dont like to fix stuff i would suggest honda,polaris,yamaha,kawi. size of the machine depends on you but a 90 cc would last him 2 years probably my kids 12 and im getting him a polaris trailblazer 330 this spring he is a very good rider and im not worried that he will get hurt on it he rides my 400 around alot.

 

Since you mention some non big-brands I assume you want to spend less rather than more. My son turned 12 this summer as we were ATV shopping. I did not wantt to spend a lot since I needed to buy two.

I would suggest you look at Jetmoto or BMS. These two brands are supported by organizations most like the big name brands. Jetmoto gets involved from design, parts sourcing, manufacturing, QA, distribution and support. This is really key as most other companies such as Roketa are really just marketing companies who buy goods from a wide variety of sources to fill their catalog with products.

I am very happy with the Jetmoto 150 I purchased for my son. He weighs 100 lbs and just over 5ft. I was not sure about the automatic but it has proven to be a superb performer, especially for a youth, novice rider. It is amazing at its ability to put power to the ground in a reliable and constant manner without any rider involvement that just the press of a thumb against the throttle.

Even when at a full stop on a steep hill, it is really good at slowly applying power to the wheels and moving at a smooth takeoff.

The frame is now the same as the 200 and 250, a very good and solid design.

Motor is very solid and seems to be reliable.

It is not a Honda or other big four and will require more hands on wrenching to keep it in top shape. It is not a piece of junk as many others have been called. It will likely break and wear out parts at a faster rate as the raw materials and components are of lesser quality than the best bikes.

Only you can decide if the value is there for your situation. If you are a busy executive who has neither the time or interest to wrench on the bikes but has no problem hauling it to a dealer and writing checks, than don't buy a Chinese bike, go get a Honda. If you are on a tight budget, have time, skill, and interest in maintaining your bike, then carefully shop around and get one of the solid brands of Chinese bikes.

Good luck.

 

I would either go with something like a TRX 90 or if your kid is a bit bigger, E-ton has a nicely sized Viper 150. At 11, I would think your son will outgrow the 90 class fairly quickly but is probably a bit to small to put him on a 250 class sportquad. The Eton is right in between those 2 sizes. Polaris also has the 200 Phoenix which might work out. The Chinese stuff is hit or miss although this is a great site to arm yourself with knowledge of the pitfalls of that type of unit.

 

our local can-am dealer is advertising new 07 ds 250's for $2300 has 4 in stock at that price, for your 11 year old i would check out your local can am dealer and see if he's selling them for the same price, this atv will last for years and will have a resale valve unlike the chineses atv's.

 

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