bubble dubble,

getting a trailer is not really necessary. We just pick up the front of my 08 Suzuki LTR450 and put the front in the back, then go to the back and lift the rear of the quad up. A pickup is fine, a trailer is only really necessary if the pickup has a small rear box or if you want to tow two quads at once.

reconranger,

You haven't taken into consideration that buying the Blaster and fixing it up would put him over his price limit.

 

Why are we assuming that a Blaster will need to be "fixed up", vs any other used machine out there? I would rather rebuild a simple 2-stroke, than a more complicated 4-stroke any time!

 

Thank you for the replies.

Reconranger,

Thanks for the advice but I have about no experience with ATV's and I heard 2 stroke's bog down a lot and are more trouble. I also Can not spen any more than 1.5k on a quad so I will have absolutely no money to spend messing with the blaster. Besides the warrior is actually a 350cc and blaster is 200cc...

Since that blue warrior on the classifieds will most likely be sold in 2 months any way I will have to hope something like it will be being sold by then.

 

Another common misconception about 2 strokes. Don't take a 2 stroke off your list. Treat a 2 stroke right, run good oil, jet it properly and it will last a very long time. Many Blasters can be found right in your price range. Blasters are so simple and easy to work on you could change out a piston trail side!

 

One cannot equate displacement of a 2-stroke with a 4-stroke!!! Remember, a 2-stroke fires twice as often as a 4-stroke does, so it makes considerably more power per cc. 2-strokes do tend to be more "pipey". That is, they tend to make their power in the middle of the RPM range, and most have a "hit" somewhere in the powerband...which is often great fun!

I have owned both the Warroir and the Blaster, and the Blaster is a way way better machine in every way! But, if you want to go 4-stroke, get a Honda 300EX or 250EX. Should be lots of these around used in your price range. Get the Warrior notion out of your head though...it will be a big mistake! It isn't big or heavy on paper, but it handlies like it is and will be no fun for a smaller person like you!

 

You haven't mentioned what kind of riding you will be doing. Rocky, muddy, trails, racing, ranch work? If trails, I think the 250EX, 300EX, or Raptor 250 would be hard to beat. Of these, the 250EX is probably going to be the cheapest and the Raptor the most expensive. I think a Warrior is too much of a tank. It just feels much bigger than it is. If mud is your game, then you might want more protection like a Recon has. But you also might want 4wd which might get a little big for you.

 

I am not even sure what i will be doing to tell you the truth! I guess I will be doing mostly trail riding and a lot of just messin around and having fun. How difficult will it be for me to use and get used to the clutch manual that the warrior has? (I am just going to go with the warrior because it seems a lot cheaper and fits more what i will be doing) I am not even positive I will make enough money for the quad. My only experience with atvs is I drove an arctic cat 400 4x4 utility quad a lot.

 

If you are instructed properly on a manual, and you take it easy, you should have no trouble picking it up. After 2 or 3 days of riding on my LT-R I was really comfortable on the manual transmission.

Look up "how to ride a motorcycle" or stuff like that on youtube, hopefully there should be some vids to help you (atv manual transmissions are the same as motorcycle manual transmissions).

 

Go with the 300ex/250x (250x is kick start, 300ex is electric) or even a Mojave (kick start) or 250ex (electric). You can find some good stock 300ex's on ebay thats right in your price range, sometimes even lower. DO NOT GO WITH THE WARRIOR!!!!! I rode my friends stock Warrior and it had theee worst handling a quad could have, it wore me out in 15 mins just tryin to keep it from tipping over around each corner. The 300ex is the best choise for you, my dad is about 6'0, 210lbs and fits on a 300ex just fine.

 

Ok thanks but I couldnt find any in the classifieds but if I find one ill look into it.