Hello i'm new here, im an athletic kid and around 5'6" and 130lbs or so, and athletic. I've been riding mainly for 4/5 years, i rode a sportsman 500s, a sportsman 700, a BRP Outlander 400, and a '87 Honda trx 125. The only one i felt a little too powerful was the 700, but i want to change over to the sport class. My 125 you shift with an auto clutch so i'm good at that. I'm not sure if a z400 should have too much power for me or not, mainly i do trail riding, no racing or anything of that nature. I was also thinking of a z250 with a few mods. The other thing about the z400 is the manual clutch, i dont think i'd be too good at it, but i can pick up on things pretty well.

Thanks for anything.

 

it should be perfect for you. You just need to get used to the clutch and realize the power is alot different than the utility quads, different type of powerband.

 

how old are you?...I'm about the same size as you...5'8" 150, and the Z fit's me perfect, don't worry about the clutch...you'll learn fast

 

Based on my experience with one you can use it for a good trail bike and minor racing but if you ever decide to do serious racing get the new DLR450. A friend is a serious rider and I have spent many a night welding the z400 frame due to cracking. We have read other sites that say this was a problem as well and with the 450 they redesigned the areas the 400 was cracking. The rider is 5'9" at 145.

Good thing is the performance and reliabilty of the motor and drive train. The bike has a ton of low end torque with me on it and I am 6'3" and 225. Just my $0.02

 

im 5' 6" AND 135 LBS...i handle it fine. ( Im pretty small)

 

i'm turning 15 in July.

 

it should be no problem for you....just remember...if a wheelie gets to high..hit the back brake...that'll set it down nice and gently

BTW Mybuddy...what is a DLR 450?!?

 

Yeah just dont get a 250 youll get bored with the lack of *****...dont worry, you could get hurt on that 125 eaiser because it has crappy shocks...im going to ride my Z now

 

you have never heard of them??

Their made by Volvo and run off of a mixture of 3 parts ketchup and 1 part crisco for fuel[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

lol...Next question....Why in the sam hell doesn't mine do that? (run off the ketchup and crisco)