What ATV for the Kids?
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I think the KYMCO's are Taiwanese and they make them for several other brands.
I originally bought straight rear axle quads for my kids. Here in AZ we ride on lots of rocky, washed out trails. I found the straight rear axles prone to tipping while kids are riding them, they don't always understand weight distribution. Safety first, so I changed to the smallest independent rear axle bikes that I could find, the Polaris Hawkeyes. We have several thousand miles on rugged trails without any more tipping incidents. In fact, one friend would not let his daughter ride our Hawkeyes because their daughter previously turned over a quad and got hurt. I told him to TRY to tip one of our Hawkeyes by doing fish tails, he couldn't do it, (because they are fairly slow and real stable). His daughter rode ours without incident.
You can find the 2WD versions for less than $1500 and the FWD versions for around 2K, that should be the last quad you have to buy until they are 16. The only prevalent issues are carb jetting in high altitudes ($50) and a weak subframe ($240). Incidently, they are mostly made by Fuji Heavy industries (Subaru).
I originally bought straight rear axle quads for my kids. Here in AZ we ride on lots of rocky, washed out trails. I found the straight rear axles prone to tipping while kids are riding them, they don't always understand weight distribution. Safety first, so I changed to the smallest independent rear axle bikes that I could find, the Polaris Hawkeyes. We have several thousand miles on rugged trails without any more tipping incidents. In fact, one friend would not let his daughter ride our Hawkeyes because their daughter previously turned over a quad and got hurt. I told him to TRY to tip one of our Hawkeyes by doing fish tails, he couldn't do it, (because they are fairly slow and real stable). His daughter rode ours without incident.
You can find the 2WD versions for less than $1500 and the FWD versions for around 2K, that should be the last quad you have to buy until they are 16. The only prevalent issues are carb jetting in high altitudes ($50) and a weak subframe ($240). Incidently, they are mostly made by Fuji Heavy industries (Subaru).
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