ok my 15 year old brother wants to get a new bike and he wants either a warrior or 300x. hes 5"11 and 164lbs if that helps

 

Warrior

 

Warrior = 348ccs 6 speed

300ex = 282ccs 5 speed

you make the call...

 

he'll be more comfortable on a warrior. i felt better on the warrior. it feels more stable and the seat is more comfortable to me

 

well he sed he wants one that will keep up with his buddies and wants to have it decked out for raceing.
i think he sed all of his buddies have 400ex and 300ex and warriors

 

people say warriors cant keep up with 400exs...but mainly thats just stupid because they can.....go yamaha....go with the number one selling quad ever.....go with the warrior

 

thats what im saying ive ridden both and the 300ex i think might be a lil to small for him and he might grow to big for it so i think ill try and talk him into the warrior cause you can do lot of stuff with it

 

Ask him if hed rather have an 80s mustang 5.0, or a mid 90s mazda miata. If he said mustang he needs a warrior, if he says miata he needs a 300ex.

 

The Warrior might have higher top speed, but the 300EX has a LOT better suspension and general handling. When I had my 300EX and would swap rides with my Warrior riding friends, even they commented on how much smoother and more neutral the ride was on the 300EX. When you get into some tight woods trails, the 300EX outshines the Warrior. If you're doing a lot of high speed running, the Warrior would be better....just my opinion, but I HAVE ridden both. I'm 6', 170 lbs. and didn't feel like the 300EX was too small, but the Warrior is better suited, riding position-wise, for taller riders.
Just another opinion to help muddy the waters.

 

IMO, the 300ex is underrated to some of the people who own warriors. some people(not spincycle esspecially) might say "warrior- 6 speed, 300ex-5 speed/ warrior 349ccs, 300ex- 282 ccs" well, if a 282 cc quad can keep up with a 349 cc quad with +1 gear, then i think thats pretty dam good, I rode my buddies warrior and i wanted off of it, no its not a bad quad, but it has its own good points, but i think the 300ex has more strong points, like handling/trails, suspension/track, weight, wheelies [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]. the warrior has better top speed, acceleration, fits bigger riders(even though i dont feel to cramped on my 300ex @ 6').plus if you want a load of extra power, throw a WB E-series pipe/silencer on. but anyway thats just my .02 so take it or leave it.