Looking to buy my little girl a new 90 Scrambler.
Any info on these ? good / bad??

 

How old is she?I bpught my 5 year old grandson a 50 scrambler almost a year ago & it has been great.

 

She's 12, but has never been on a quad / other than on the back of mine. I was thinking the 90 may be too small, but if she out grows it I have a 7 year old that would be glad to have it in a year.

 

I heard that Polaris does not actually manufacture the 50 + 90. I am pretty sure that the company the makes the machine bellow, listed on ebay, is the same as the scrambler. I'm not 100% sure though. This one is actually a 100, has headlights + a rack, and you can save about $500. Polaris' warranty maybe better though, I'm not sure.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eb...mp;r=0&t=0

My cousin purchased the Scrambler 90 for his daughter. It seems like a nice little quad. The steering radius could be a little tighter though. I think my 500 has a tighter turning radius. He had a problem with the ignition, which was covered under warranty, but I believe that was it.

 

Aeon is who makes the mini's for Polaris now. They also make them for other companies. I have an Extreme Machine X-90 for my 7yr old son. It is the exact same machine as the Polaris, made by Aeon. I have had no probs. what-so-ever with the machine. Auto choke and starts right up. The rear suspension seems a little stiff to me though. It is a cool looking machine and so far runs very well. My kid is in heaven with it. Dirt Wheels did a test on the Scram. and Sports. 90's a few months ago. They spoke very well of them. They did say that they didn't seem to handle as well as the TRX90. Oh well. The other features that it has over comes that for me. Ours has a functional head light and brake light too, not to mention back up kick start. I don't think the Polaris has working headlights.

 

They're nice little quads as long as you stay out of the Mud/water. We have Three of them two 50's and one 90 they ran well for about a month or so. After that they became very hard to start, brakes only last about two rides and are gone, wheel bearings go bad, and the transmission constantly gets wet. My dealer says they are not ment to ride like full size atv's he says " they are not ment for water and mud, the are trail and pasture quads ". Telling my kids to stay out of the mud is like telling a bee not to make honey, they just can't do it. We have now sold the two 50's and have replaced them with Honda TRX 90's, and one IPC PitViper 90. These machines with sealed transmissions and sealed or disk brakes and sealed bearings have had zero problems with the mud/sand/water, etc.
Where we ride the little polaris's didn't work out well, but if you are in a dryer area or your kids just don't play in serious mud/water they well be fine quads.
Good Luck

 

I have the Sportsman 90, same machine, different plastic. I bought it for my son, then 11. Within two months I could tell it was too small for him. Until I get another ATV for him (in the 250 class) he's riding my 400 (under close supervision). The 90 is now used by my younger kids.

Depending on your daughter's abilities, I'd consider something larger. Perhaps a Breeze if she's only a beginner all the way to a Blaster. The problem with most (not all) 90cc machines is that they're really engineered for the younger group. We broke our 90 on a level 1 trail when it hit a rock. The trail was well within my son's capabilities, but beyond the abilities of the machine. Polaris fixed it under warranty and I notice the new part (rear swing arm) is a beefier unit.

They're nice little machines, but don't kid yourself into thinking she can take one where you can go.

 

Go with the Breeze