I just thought of something else roost, Most people I know finance their quads. It's easier to get a $5000 loan on a quad that costs $5000 than it is to get a $5000 loan for a $3000 quad to use the extra $2000 that you're saving to put mods on it. The z250 is a good, reliable quad that can be modded along the way to do whatever someone needs it to do. Everyone keeps talkin about racing quads for money, but the bottom line is unless you have been racing quads your entire life, their isn't really a need to buy a race quad as your first machine because your not going to be able to compete with the riders who have the experience and fully modded quads to get enough prize money to justify how much you just spent on your tricked out race quad with $2000 worth of mods. So, to conclude, who cares what is faster in a straight line, (unless you're in the dunes dragracing), just get what you can afford that suits you're purpose and not anyone else's.

 

Ok, the Blaster is faster by quite a bit, has chain drive, and a manual clutch. It's a full sport machine. The Z-250 is doing pretty good for itself to be keeping up with something that is completely geared towards going fast when the Z is a utility with sport plastics. The Z deserves a whole lot of credit. And this is coming from a Yamaha guy. I would take the Z-250 over the Blaster any day, but only because it is more reliable. If I had the money and the time and I wasn't too lazy to fix it every time I rode it, I would get a Blaster. Just my $0.02

 

u beat the crap out of a Blaster on ur Z250? where they fallin off a cliff? the Z's heavier therefore it would win in that case. but since ur talkin flat ground why dont u come up to talkin rock one day and we will see which will win.

 

a Blaster a p.o.s.? why dont u put ur money where ur mouth is

 

Wow there are more Georgia riders on here all the time. Where is jackknife from?

 

trailbreaker u ever go ridin anywhere in northeast ga

 

ok u kno what some on throw me a freekin bone here. i hearing soo much stuff its not even funny. im gettin a four wheeler this fall. ok i need a four stroke couse ill prob riddin more in the winter than any toher season, i read soo much stufff about a z and i loved it, ok i have a litttle ds 80 right now trying to get rid of it, im hearin the z is like a utility wit sport fenders, ok i need some replys, i have two sandpits and 12 achers of lane prob 5 achers of woods, i live right across the street from a lake, ive always wanted to go ridin on the lake wit a fourwheeeler i always go wit my friends, thats why i want a four stroke for the cold, tell me if im doing the right thing here

 

The Z250 isnt a utility quad with sport plastic, thats just roosthrower for ya. It is BASED on the Ozark, but there is more to it than just different plastic. The Z250 has a different exhaust, something in the engines inner workings is different (forget what it was) and there is more suspension travel. The only thing that wasn't changed was the frame, shaft drive and maybe a few minor things, but the Z250 is a good quad. Its definately alot better than a tiny DS80.

 

ZBlaster, the only place I've been to ride besides at my house is Durhamtown. That's in Union Point I believe. And chrisz250, if you want something where you'll be happy with the power and speed for a while, you might want to look at a 300EX or Warrior.