I want to buy 2 atv's for my boys the are 6and 8. What's the best for the price. Thanks for your suggestions. I thought about giving the oldest my trailboss 325. I think It's a little big for him yet. Maybe I could find two good used ones? That might be the way to go.

 

I went with a Yamaha 125 Breeze for my son when he was 9 and it is still the right size for him but yet it is big enough for adults to ride.

 

look at the artic cat 90 great bike lots of features and a good price

 

I bought my son (6yrs) a Polaris 90 Sportsman. So far I am very happy with it. He has a ball on it and rides it very well. I keep a close eye on him though. Before that he had a Suzuki 50 Trail Bike that he started on. That was a perfect bike for him in the yard to learn on. But it was not very good when we took it to the trails. To many times I had to push him and the bike up the hills. But now with the 90 he goes every where! He is able to go over small logs and take those long hills. Last October we went to Northen Georgia and rode up in the Mountians and is machine did not slow us down at all.

Polaris 90

Advantages
The power is great. The braking is great. Is an automatic. It also has a kick start in the event the battery fails. You can adjust the rear suspesion so for when the rider grows. It is a little bigger machine than other 90's. I like this so that way he has room to grow into it before having to buy a larger model. Greater ground clearance verses other models (90's). It also has a throttle screw adjustment to limit how much gas he can give it. Right now it is set at half of full limit. When bought new it comes with a small washer (restrictor) in the intake or exhaust. We removed it right away it really slow the machine down. Even I can ride this around and will pull me up small hills. Comes with racks. He likes to be able to carry is own bag with water and snacks in it. Has to be like dad!!!

Disadvantages
It has a large turning radius. This can be good and bad, depending on how you look at it. I would guess they do this for safety reasons. So when going fast he don't turn the wheel sharply and wide up high siding. It is heavier than other 90's. How much I do not recall. It would be nice if it came with reverse also. None are made with reverse but you needs reverse more than a beginner rider!!! The color options. I was lucky to get a limited metallic silver. Which I don't think they make any more.

Overall I am very pleased with the Polaris 90. I have not had any problems with it. He has fun on it and is able to get wheel spin
for those cookies and has got some air on the very small jumps. Remember that the law states that no one under the age 12 is suppose to ride anything larger than a 50cc. It would be a long time before I could take him riding if all he could ride was a 50 though. I would get tried of pushing up those hills. Personnally I think a 325 would be way to big for them. I would not recommend anything larger than a 90cc. You want them to enjoy riding and not to get scared or injuried on something to large for them. Let us know what you decide and good luck.

 

Roadking- The suzuki LT80 is a great little quad. Its biggest drayback is the shocks. Kasea little 90cc has better shocks but i am not conviced of the build quaility. I would stay away from the raptor80. I had one for the little guy (1999 badger 80) and did not feel it was a safe quad with the weird front axle. Over some terain it would only have 3 wheels on the ground.

 

I picked up a old suzuki lt125, it works great for my son(7). He cant shift yet, I just put it in third and away he goes. I like it better than those kid quads, it will go through alot more mud and over trees. The kid quads are only good for driving around the house or nice flat trails. Honda made A TRX125 ALSO A GOOD QUAD FOR THE LITTLE ONES.