Hi, newb.....but I just bought a polaris trailblazer 250. I got it from a kid for 800$ It's not mint, but runs great. I took it home and excited the hell outta my step son. His *** was glued to that seat for about an hour....even before we took it out.
Ofcourse, I'm just as green as he is.....I told him "You ride too slow!!"......first I flipped the thing over. It rolled on me....damn right handle came off, the throttle came unplugged and was flappin in the breeze....even the top of the gear selector came off. I had dirt down my freakin pants!
An hour of watching, I decided to give another go....sure nuff, lost control while trying to do donuts and shot straight off the trail and into the woods.....and got a branch wedged between the motor and shift rod.....now I have to bend it to get it to shift......all this after 4 hours of ownership. Ah, so what! I cant wait to get back on this thing tomorrow!!!

 

Wow sure glad you didn't buy a brand new Sportsman 850..........LOL.
You might not be here telling us the story!!....
Great way to show your step-son how to ride?...Caper..........

 

yeah, I think I made a good purchase LOL Hope to get at aleast a year out of it before I have to do major work to it

 

I hope you both have helmets

 

lets see how long either of you live lol.. enjoy and becareful as they even the 250's can bite you on the butt.