my dad is considering buying a lightly used 04-05 Ozark 250 for my sister to ride. she has never ridden a quad on trails only through fields, in the yard etc. I say it would be a good fit for a rookie rider, but he seems to think it is a little much for her! maybe its just because I am used to a Raptor, Banshee, and Zilla, but is it possible for a 250 four stroke utility quad to be too much for a 20 year old? Also what is a fair price, it is like new.

 

Or maybe she could just learn to ride tight woods trails on a 520cc Quadzilla!

 

Ozarks are lots of fun. My friend has one. Its not overpowering but even an experienced rider can have some fun on it.

 

I don't think it would be too much quad for her, I rode with a guy at "Rumble on the Ridge" that had one and I was surprised at how he was able to scoot down the trail with out a lot of effort, not a ball of fire, but the guy had a good time no doubt. As far as a fair price your best bet would be to look on cycletrader.com there you'll find the lowest, highest, and average price of any machine that you're looking at. I was also pretty surprised to see that there are quite a few aftermarket parts available for it, so she really shouldn't get bored with it.

 

Bought 2 new Ozarks two years ago. Havent rode many other quads so i cant really compare it to others but my wife and i have a blast on the Ozarks. I know they arnt as fast as most but you can go down trails very easy and are peppy for a 250. One of mine does 49 mph and the other will go 53. Not sure why one is faster than the other. My cousin got a honda 350 4x4 last year and they are pretty close in acceleration and top speed. Although i can pull ahead of him most of the time. I would recomend a Ozark to someone who wants a good quad that doesnt cost alot and wants to just have fun out there.

 

Hi!
I am new to this forum and was wondering if a Ozark could keep up with a Sportsman 700 4x4 auto?

 

for the most part unless the trail is open and top speed commes int play, also dont expect to got through the same mud.on my ozark i kept up with a blaster and 300ex idk if that last bit helped at all

 

As far as the Ozark being "too much for her" I think it has a lot to do with her riding experience and personality. Has she ridden a lot before on dirt bikes or quads? How fast does she like to go? Is she very aggressive or is she a timid type of person?

So it's hard for us to judge this. We don't know her. You do.

I put my mother on my Ozark and she was scared to death! But she is a rookie and has a timid personality. I know someone else who jumped on a Banshee and rode it like a pro and they had never been on a quad before.

Different experience and different personality types.

 

if your sister is fairly athletic, the ozark should be fine. i had mine for about a couple of months before i felt that i needed more power and speed and moved up to the kfx400. the ozark was my first introduction to the atv-world. i think it's the best for a newbie. it doesn't have a clutch so she wouldn't need any clutch playing. it's also relatively light and nimble. and the power will not intimidate her. i loved it and will always have fond memories of it. as for price, you can a brand new one for $3,499. and if you don't mind shelling out about $100/month in payment, you could finance it for less than 40 months.