z250 is the best choice for her..this way if she (somehow) gets board of it u can put plenty of mods to spice it up and its easy maintence!

 

I know if I was buying for my wife, I'd want full auto. She just doesn't get the concept of gears.

I haven't heard anything bad about the mongoose. Whoever was wanting the pipe, you can buy universal slip-on silencer. See if the Supertrapp will work.

I would also look at the Polaris models. Which one would depend on what type of terrain will you guys be riding on? I would think most females would prefer a 4-stroke to the smoke and strong smell of a 2-stroke. Maybe a Trailboss?

 

A z250 would be best for her. It easy to ride and has great reviews and i would take that over all the 250 out there.

 

I looked at the Mongoose prior to buying our quads. I bought the Polaris trailblazer. What I liked about the Trailblazer over the Kymco was the longer suspension travel (8.2/10 inches versus 5.9/6.7) , wider, longer, taller chassis that I felt translates to a smoother more stable ride. I personally prefer the struts on the Trailblazer versus the double a-arms on the Kymco. The tires on the trailblazer were bigger/wider. The trailblazer was also cheaper (because of 2004 end of year buy) 2800 for the trailblazer versus 3396 for the kymco ( I could not get anything off the Kymco). I was also concerned about the manufacturer; I did not know anything about Kymco. I suspect that many women (there are exceptions) would prefer the automatic on any quad and single handle braking of the Trailblazer.

 

Raptorlegs, I know my wife loves her Polaris 400L Sport[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I think the key, to not having the smoke and strong 2 stroke smell is how modded the bike might be and it's maintenance. Hers is stock, and she hasn't complained[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]And she is a picky person about smells[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]And with it being stock, it gives me more money to put into my Mojave or the kids quads[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

And that was a good suggestion, about the slip-on pipe. Didn't think about that[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

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Originally posted by: rescuediver
If it's water cooled, you might be able to use an ashless oil which will help reduce smoke. But it's not recommended for air cooled machines. I've owned 6 2-strokes and some smoked more than others. Most likely due to jetting. My mini-quad smokes a lot less now, after the mods. But I rejetted it around 7 times with various mains and needle settings trying to get it right!. Pain, but worth it.

 

Raptorlegs, I think you hit it on the head, when you mentioned jetting. If it's off, you blow the top -end (too lean) and when your running to rich, you get the smoke[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] And all that re-jetting is a pain in the azz[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

Rescuediver, you raise an interesting point about your wife's 400. My wife does not notice any smell from our new Trailblazers. I couldn't really smell anything either. However, my wife complains badly about the smell from our Skidoos and Seadoos and the smoke hurts our eyes if it accumulates. One difference I see is that I run Bombardier XPS-II in the other two stokes. I run Polaris Semi-synthetic in the Trailblazers. What oil do you run in your wife's 400?

 

Bryce, right now, I'm using Suzuki CC1 2 stroke oil in it. The only reason I'm running Suzuki is, friend was working at the Suzuki dealer, at the time I bought alot of it, at a great price.

And, Welcome to the Forum[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

One of the other things, that might be an issue on smoke and smell is, pre-mix versus injected. Her 400L is injected. Only have to fill it after about 8 fill ups of fuel[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]