get him a mojave their quite potent little guys i have mine modded quite a bit and it runs with the 400s instead of later on spending lots of money on a bigger quad dump 1 or 2 gran and they rip. check out "mojave addicts" rides.

 

how old is he? my girl is 12 she has a z-250 and loves it. with his expereance just get him a z-400 or something so you don't have to buy another next year.

 

He is nine. The 250 is kind of pushing it as it is, but with his experience he should be able to handle it. I think an auto clutch ATV will be a good step up from his automatic, and will get him to start learning to shift gears. A 400cc ATV is still a few years away.

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i would say the z-250 then, its a great quad,the only thing i don't like is the shocks are a little stiff.

 

I'd go with the z250 it is bullet proof my wife rides hers and my 12 yr old daughter loves it to hell i even bust lose on it every once in awhile

 

if your thinkin z250, dirt wheels did an article about a little clutch conversion kit so he could learn manual after he gets the auto clutch down.

 

z-250 looks like agreat entry level qaud to me

 

My neighbor bought the Honda 250 ex for his daughter and I bought the 250 z for mine. They both great quads but the z is faster! I bought an 04 for $2800 and he paid $3300 for the Honda. I am not a brand fanatic as you can tell by my profile. I did my homework and the Z is the best in this category in my opinion. One upgrade I would suggest for either quad is wheel spacers to widen the track both quads are narrow and tippy when riding aggressively. Good luck!

 

I have two suzuki z250s and we couldnt be happier with them, we ride the ***** off of em all day long and they never miss a beat. The only thing that kept us from picking up a couple of hondas was they where so ugly, I couldnt stand the looks of them. If he ever does get bored with it just throw a pipe, filter, and jets on it and he'll be good for another 2 years or so. Real easy to maintain all we ever do is change oil and wash them and just make sure they're in proper running order and they have never failed on us.

 

250 ex cause it has an auto clutch and i dont know about the z 250