Anyone have one of these quadsport 250's ?? I found a used 2005 model I want to look and was wondering if there is anything to watch for with these little machines.

 

Kinda in reference to your other post as well, but this is what I was talking about finding on craigslist here.

The guy that is selling this sells used bikes, so you might be able to find better pricing from an individual.

 

Hey thanks for the link!

 

As far as I know, they're essentially a Suzuki Ozark with different plastics. I think the only difference is that this one doesn't have the weight of the racks.

We've had an Ozark since they came out in 02, and we've sent that thing to he|| and back multiple times! Its absolutely bulletproof. No real glaring issues that we've had with ours that I can think of, and my entire family has learned how to shift on it, which, you can imagine would take a toll! But just now after all these years is the clutch showing a little sign of wear. I can't even fathom how many miles are on it. We have over 4000 miles on our 2005 Outlander. The Ozark is a 2002 and has been ridden almost every time the Outlander has, plus the three years before!

Also, with the shaft drive, they're about as easy as can be to maintain and they also have one of the best motors in my opinion.

If you're looking for a casual trail-cruiser, this is one of your best bets.

 

A neighbor of mine has had a z250 for several years now....... it gets used and abused by his two teenage kids and so far it has been bulletproof. As far as I know the only thing he replaced were the tires, and front rims after one of his kids pancaked the rim hitting a boulder....... they have a good reputation for being reliable.....

 

I have had 15 of them. They are one hell of a good quad.

 

I have a 2008 Suzuki Ozark 250. I have already beaten the crap out of it. I've ridden it almost every day since i got it in may of 2008. It's gotten water in the engine through the muffler and airbox but still started back up (of course i changed the oil once i got home xD). Within 30 minutes, it was running normally again. I've had the quad at full throttle through rivers and swamps. I've ran into trees (new driver xP) and rocks with it. Ive pulled and pushed other atvs out of my swamp with it. Ive raced with it, jumped with it (small jumps of course), wheelied it, flipped it, rolled it, you name it, my Ozark has been through it and survived with no problems.

Hope this helps!

 

Thanks for the replies guys, the 2005 Suzuki I was going to look at sold before I got there. It looked like a nice machine. I planned on getting good used one of them or a Honda 250EX. I ended up getting a 2005 Honda 250 EX instead as thats what what I could find used at the time for a good price.