I am looking to buy a new 4-wheeler. I ride on backroads, logging roads, in northwestern pa. There is some mud, and hills. I want the speed but i don't know about not having reverse. Do you think I should pay 1000 more for a 400 or just go with a 300 with reverse and forget about the speed and all that nice stuff a 400 has.

 

Cory,

I run the 300 EX. Most of my riding could be termed as open trails. I do however get into the thick stuff and get along just fine.

The 400 EX seems like one great machine. But since I'm not a young buck anymore a reverse to me is a priority. I don't need or use it much, but when I need it I need it bad!

Having riden some trails in Eastern TN on a borrowed quad, which I term as tight trails and very rough terrian I can say that the manual clutch machine is not well suited for this type of riding. But your trails may be much different.

A grand difference is not generally a deciding factor. You must look at the type of riding that you do and the places where you ride and decide if the smaller frame 300 w/ reverse is better suited for your riding. If you ride smart a reverse may not be such a determining factor for you as it is for me.

Good Luck in your decision! Either way you really won't lose.

 

if u want faster than the 300ex but want a reverse u might look at a Sport400 it's great for trails!

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Wes 1998 Sport400 2000 Trailblzer250

 

thanks topcat. and I will also take a look at the sport. But i don't know about automatic. Maby they will change that in the future.

 

Cory,
I have a '98 300ex that is slightly modified. I am 39 years old and ride the bike like I am a 25 year old. The bike is
very nice and can take all of the punishment
I givere it on the beach and in the wooded forests or Northern California where I ride.
After 11/2 years of riding it i am buying a 2000 400ex in march and am giving the 300ex to the wife. If you w3ant the best 4 stroke
quad for a sport quad get the cadillac get the 400ex. Yes, I have ridden them twice and there is no comparision between the 300ex
that is a little crampy and short of power . Or you get the 400ex and have the superior suspension you want and enough power of that of a 250r.
Get the 400ex. Charles Quadfreak at yahoo.com slightly modified '98 300ex.

 

I always considered the 400EX to be a bigger version of the 300EX with better suspension, handeling, tranny, and engine. I have never really need reverse that bad but I wouldn't mind having it. Having reverse is like having a headlight; sure I've used it, but i never really needed it.

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Evan Johnson 88 LT250R 99 400EX

 

i have a 96 300ex and its almost just as fast as a 400ex...in the woods there just the same my friend has a 400 that i ride with all the time..don't get me wrong the 400 is faster but not by much with a modded 300.
Ryan

 

The 300EX is plusher on trailrides, but the 400EX has the definite edge when jumping. The 400EX has more power, but not so much as to totally lose a 300EX when riding together. Also, the reverse is nice on the 300, but if you don't need it then that won't matter to you. The 400EX has less ground clearance, but is longer and wider than the 300. This makes it's cornering real good and stable. It's all up to what you want in a machine and what you need it to do, the terrain you ride on, and how big you are. The 400EX would suit a bigger ridder whereas the 300 would suit a smaller one. Enough said.

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Maxrules...at sucking.

 

hey trx400exitiment are you and maxrules against each other because every time you have a post it always ends with soething against him

 

That is his signature, Max told me once that he likes it that everybody is advertising the Max ATV's. Looks like TRX400EXitement is doing that for him.