I had trouble with my blaster being so small in width. I got a set of durablue wheel spacers which gave it a extra 5'' in the back and 3'' in the front. Now i find it hard to tip even If i try.
They might be somthing to think about for your daughter on the blaster. It defently gives you alot more control. Most people use there weight to handle there quad and control it around tight turns. I don't think that your daughter would be able to do that! lol so you could consider the spacers.

Good luck with whatever you choose!

 

the 250ex would be a great quad for her to start with because of the auto clutch and is a nice starting out sport quad

 

Shav0,

Widening is definately in the cards.

wanaply21,

I considered that, just have to draw the limit on the size somewhere. I'm still deciding though, I could change my mind. I think I'll have her try them both out first. I know guys that have both.

Thanks

 

We just got a Blaster for my son. It's a white '04 and it looks real nice. He's 12 and it's the perfect size for him. He also cut his teeth on an Lt80 and was ready for something bigger. I was considering the Z-250, but it's based on the Ozark frame and chassis. Not really a sport machine in my opinoin. Plus, the Blaster has been around forever and has tons of aftermaket stuff available. He likes drag racing, so it will be easy to mod the 2 stroke engine if (when) we need more power.

 

Ya i think A blaster is a great learing quad, They arent very snappy stock, its not like she is gonna have her arms ripped of or anything, But if she wants more power she can get it later. A good starter quad i think

 

READ MY POST AGAIN! I JUST EXPLANIED THAT IT HAD A LIMITER!!!!!

 

The Blaster is 2x as fast as a 250x, z250 or a 300ex... The blaster will be plenty to grow into and, mine ran forever w/ severe beatings daily (when i was younger and, 100 pounds ago) lol. make sure the rider knows the oil injector tank must be filled at all times and, just ride it!

 

so your saying the blaster goes about 110mph if its 2x as fast as the others. we dont need more jack osbournes lol.

 

If they have experience, can operate the controls, reach the pegs and the shifter than there shouldn't be a problem. I have a 10 year old son, who like other posters kids started smaller and worked his way up. (ATC70 @ 3 yrs old, moved to an LT80, to a Blaster and now to a 250R). On the ATC70, LT80 & Blaster the throttle limiter screw helped him learn power gradually. As he got better we increased the throttle. Based on our application (sand only) the larger ATV's work out well as good horse power is needed in the sand as it tends to robs power away. On the "few" ocasions when we ("might") ride dirt, I put my son back on his LT80. The worst part of the larger quads is probably the kids having to use the larger levers with their small hands. If you buy a used Blaster, put a new clutch cable on it so there's less resistance.

Rude Dog

 

I have a very similar dillema with my boys. They will be 10 years old this May and have been riding their LT80s for 5 years. They are great little riders and listen to my long list of instructions etc... and quadding for them has been an injury free experience so far. What I am having a hard time with is this scenario. If they crashed, could a 10 year old push a larger quad off of themselves to get out from underneath it. They never ride alone but I think they should be able to do this just in case. The LT80 is over 200 lbs and I question if they could push it off of them. I just had my raptor on top of me from a crash and was thankful I wasnt riding the Polaris 700.

The power can be managed as discussed previously. As far as ergonomics goes, the blaster is a great next-step-up quad, and it has the power to thrill for many years before they come begging for the yfz or who knows what years from now.