Anyone else have issues with the brakes on their kid's quad?
I've replaced all the shoes but my girls still cann't get enough braking to control themselves on a downhill descent. I have to drive in front of them and let them bump into the back of me to keep them from flying down the hill.

The issues I see are, cable operated drum brakes with oversized brake handle leverss. If I adjust the rear brake so it just locks up my girls(8 and 12) cann't pull the handle enough to set the brake. They just don't have the strength.

We have a Gio110 that has awesome hydraulic brakes with small handles that the kids had no issues with when they were small.

Do the later year models have better brakes? Hydraulic?

Whats the next size up quad? My 12yr old is already too big for the 90 but way too small for my 500.

 

All drum brakes suck no matter which brand.They're hydraulic kits out there,but cost is prohibitive in a lot of cases,but may be cheaper than a new atv. Maximum RPM - Performance parts for Mini ATVs

 

Yikes! $800 and then new rims as well.
Thanks for the info. Do you know if the newer 90s have hydraulic brakes and if so what year they switched up? As you said a newer unit might be a better option.

 

Even the 2016 Outlaw 90 and 110 still have drum brakes. You have to jump up to the Phoneix 200 to get disc brakes.

 

Whats the next size up for a youth quad? Does polaris make a 150?

 

opps, think we posted at the same time.

Whats the smallest 4wd quad polaris makes?

 

Like most brands all the small cc ATVs are subbed out to a Asian company .

An example, the smallest ATV Yamaha actually builds with it's own parts was the 350 Grizzly and Raptor.
The 300,125 Grizzly and 250 Raptors do not even have a Yamaha motors. They are just rebadged Asian ATVs. In Yamaha case Kymco builds the small ATVs for them.

I think all manufactures do this now.

Just something to keep in mind.

I think the smallest ATVs made buy a name band manafacter from the ground up is the 250 Suzuki Ozark and 250 Honda Recon.

 

Aeon builds the youth model 50,90,110,Rzr 170 and Phoenix 200 for Polaris. Looks like in 2015 they got in with Yamaha in designing some models also but haven't said which models yet.


Aeon Story

Milestones

1998 -
■ 50/90/125 cc scooters entered European & USA market

2000 -
■ Introduced Cobra 50/90 cc ATVs in the USA market
■ Started OEM/ODM for POLARIS

2001 -
■ Introduced 50/90/125 cc ON-ROAD ATVs in the European market
■ Became the first Taiwanese firm to manufacture ON-ROAD ATVs

2002 -
■ Introduced mini ATVs

2003 -
■ 50/90cc youth ATVs became the number 1 selling youth ATV in the USA

2004 -
■ Introduced Taiwan's first 2WD shaft-driven ATV with the Phoenix 200

2005 -
■ Awarded Golden Trade Award and Rising Star Award from the Ministry of Economic Affairs
■ Introduced Cobra 200 cc sport ATV, 2WD shaft-driven to the market

2006 -
■ Introduced Crossland 300 utility ATV, 2WD shaft-driven to the market

2007 -
■ Outlaw 50/90 (Youth, Sport) and Sportsman 90 (Youth, Utility) ATVs now conforms with USA EPA/CARB regulation;
remained the top seller in the youth section
■ Became the first Taiwanese company to manufacture UTV with the introduction of Cube 300 UTV, 2WD shaft-driven

2008 -
■ Introduced Crossland 350 utility ATV, 2WD shaft-driven, Cobra 350 sport ATV, and Cube 350 UTV, 4WD
shaft-driven with IRS to the market

2009 -
■ Introduced Crossland 350 utility ATV, 4WD shaft-driven to the market
■ Ranger RZR 170 UTV became the top seller of its class, and one of the four most innovative Polaris product

2010 -
■ Introduced Elite 125/350 cc and Urban 350 cc scooters to European & other markets
■ Aeon became the first Taiwanese company and second in the world to manufacture electric UTV with the
Vanish electric UTV, 4WD shaft-driven & IRS

2011 -
■ Official product launch in Taiwan
■ Introduced Co-in 110/125 scooter to the Taiwanese market
■ Introduced MY 125 motorcycle to the Taiwanese market
■ Introduced Elite 250 scooter in the Taiwanese market, and became the best seller of its class in Taiwan
■ Introduced Taiwan's first 350 cc 3-wheel scooter into the European market
■ GreTai Securities Market approved Aeon stock trading

2012 -
■ Elite 250 scooter received the Taiwan Excellence Award
■ Introduced OZ 125/150 scooters in the Taiwanese market
■ National Superstar Jay Chou became the official brand ambassador
■ Aeon received the 9th Annual National Brand Yushan Award
■ Officially listed and trading in GreTai Securities Market

2013 -
■ Introduced Elite300i in the Taiwanese market
■ 3W Elite 250 and OZ 150 received the Taiwan Excellence Award
■ Global Views magazine named Aeon the 18th breakout brands
■ ATV & QUAD Magazine named the COBRA 400 as the number one in the 300-500 cc QUAD class;
CROSSLAND 400 became the third in the 300-550 cc ATV class

2014 -
■ Co-in 125 scooter received the Taiwan Excellence Award
■ Introduced OZ 150 Polini scooter in the Taiwanese market
■ Introduced ES 150 scooter in the Taiwanese market

2015 -
■ Started ATV OEM/ODM for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
■ ES150 & My150 received the Taiwan Excellence Award

 

What gets me is how the mfgs. keep making bigger and bigger ATVs and the choice of a smaller machine with 4 whl dr also keeps getting bigger. My Grandson is about ready to move up but the smallest 4x4 I'm finding is like a 400. OPT, can you shed any light for me on the differences between a Sportsman ETX and Sportsman 450 HO ?
Thanks

 

The 450 is one reason why I guess the Etx isn't in the 2016 lineup. 2016 Polaris Sportsman® 450 H.O. Sage Green ATVs