I am looking to buy my son a quad, I am looking between Polaris 90, LT 80, and the T REX 90, we do almost all of our riding in the sand! Thanks for your opinions!!

 

Whats wrong with the mini Raptor? Would look pretty cool to have the little guy tooling alongside of you on the trail or the sand with the same bike, only scaled down. I bought one last spring for my youngest and have had no problems with it. He rides it almost every day and is a maniac. Just change the oil and replace the plug and thats about it for a four stroke.

 

i bought a eton viper 90 for my 6yr girl,about a mnth ago,good lookin bike automatic,full floorboards,brakelites,headlites..plus a red knightrider lite...fast bike,plus disc brakes in rear,same motor as the predator 90but about 600.00 less paid 1800.00

rodman

 

I bought my 11 year old son a 2002 Scrambler 90 at the same time I bought my 2001 scrambler 500. We get lots of attention when we go somewhere together due to identical looks[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]
If I had it to do over again though I would not buy the Scrambler 90 again. One accidental wheelie over some rocks caused the back bumper to hit the rock he went over and bend the frame. This was very slow speed he just goosed the throttle a bit too hard trying to maneuver over rock. The seat has not fit right since. The plastic has cracked around all of the fasteners. The thumb throttle is stiffer than mine and after only a couple of hours of riding he is miserable never mind when my 8 year old daughter tries it. She starts using her whole hand or switching hands very dangerous. I thought their was a problem with particular machine but all machine in showroom were equally stiff.
I would recommend a more solidly built machine with disc brakes and a more kid friendly thumb throttle. I have seen some nice looking machines on Ebay with solid rear axles instead of the poor excuse for an axle the scrambler has with a pipe over it to make it look like a real axle. Slightly larger engines and more suspension. I also would look for one that already has a head light as well. Not many kid quads come with them but some do and I would highly recomend. I think it makes smaller quad more visible never mind if you are out a little past dark. They are less money on Ebay also but I can not speak to reliability. Hope that helps a bit