Thanks, right now im leaning towards a 06 blaster being the last year. As everyone mentioned Price, Performance and Power make it pretty hard to beat. Ill let you know!

 

The Blaster is your best choice for a few reasons.

1 Price, obvious

2 Weight. It's much lighter than a 250EX or Suzuki Z250. In the sand weight is everything. For safety, weight is extremely important. It can be made lighter yet with aftermarket pipe, aluminum bumper & handlebars etc. You can get it close to 300 pounds whereas the 4 strokers are stuck at 350-370 or so.

3 Easy to learn on, kid-like ergonomics, easy to keep the power down with the throttle limiter screw as she learns, and you can make a Blaster run like a big boy quad without spending much money at all as she gains experience and wants more power. A 4 stroke 250 can't be modded horse for horse compared to a Blaster without spending big bucks.

My son's Blaster climbs any hill at the St Anthony dunes see my picture page, and no 250EX on earth can claim that.
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