which is faster- 250ex or TB (250ex is auto-clutch 4 stroke, tops out at around 50-55 mph)

 

I wouldn't bet a wooden nickle either way on that. A buddy has an '02 250EX & I have an '02 Trailblazer. He out weighs me by 40-50 lbs. That's probably why I can slowly walk away from him.

 

The TB is slightly faster.

 

i'd certainly hope so. a 244cc two-stroke better beat a 229cc four-stroke or else that's just really embarrassing. would say, a T-4 complete system and a re-jet on the 250ex help beat the TB

 

I guess rider weight probably would effect these two machines quite a bit. In a shootout between the blaster, mojave, 250ex and trail blazer they said the TB was the slowest at around 47.5 - 48 mph and the 250ex was the second slowest at 51 - 51.5 mph. Jmoney45 has a TB and SparkyEX's wife has a 250ex and I used to own and for a 250 2 stroke I don't know where all the power went but the quad isn't very quick from a dead stop compared to the ex and definitely wouldn't out handle it weighing 70 pounds more. I've never got to take the two down a back road or widenough trail to see them both opened up at the same time though. Not trying to rag on you polaris guys I just think there other models are a lot more impressive than the TB.

 

We have tested it many times. With equal weight riders the 250EX (both my old one and my nephew's) will pull away from the 2 stock Trailblazers my brother has ('01 and '02). The PVT tranny drains some of the hp. and the extra weight of the TB doesn't help it any. The 250EX gets the most out of it's engine with perfect gearing. They are a pretty even match on a trail though where the TB's better suspension comes into play. The EX does fly better and is the wheelie king.

 

Hey BK,
Do those two TBs bottom out easy on jumps? Jmoney says his bottoms out fairly easy from very small jumps and I would guarantee he's under 200 pounds. I'm about 205 right now and if I ride SparkyEX's 250ex I can get about 4.5 to 5 feet of air without bottoming.

 

there's this neato thing you can do to the 250ex: you can mount a banshee front shock to replace the stock 250 rear shock. after a quick installation, the 250ex gets 9.1 inches of travel in the back and has a 1in lower ride! i need to get me one of them.

 

I've seen guys put a Banshee shock on a 250EX, but the reason is to soften up the ride for smaller riders. If you are jumping that Banshee shock would bottom easier than stock.

 

Dirt Digger

I've never had trouble bottoming out the TB. It was a little stiffer than the TBoss I had. I weigh 215 or so. I never really cared for the seat on the Blazer (too narrow for my big rear end I guess) or I would have probably owned one. One day at Wayne Natl Forest, my brother's 400 Scrambler X siezed up on him (turns out one of the oil injectors wasn't working, brand new machine too!). I towed him to a parking lot and he and his wife doubled up on my Eiger and I rode his wife's Blazer the rest of the day. I jumped it like crazy and had a great time with it. I had to pay a little more attention to being on the throttle for the jumps but you get used to that real quick. My 250EX was a ball to ride and you could hit any jump at any time without even thinking about it. I did 2 things to it that really helped. I found some springs from Progressive Suspension that were 90/130 progessive rate for the front. they gave it a softer ride without bottoming. Then I got a softer spring for the rear too. I also put a spacer on my handlebar bracket that raised the bars an inch and brought them back an inch as well. This got rid of the uncomfortable forward leaning position. The combination of the 2 made the EX way more comfortable on the trail. I would still be riding it if I hadn't needed a work machine too much.