Chris07
04-28-2004, 01:04 PM
A few days ago I rode my cousins 1996 300ex. I rode it for a good 10 miles of rough riding or so. I own a 2003 250ex. One of the first things I notice was how much softer the 300 was. It went over the bumps better with out jarring you. As for power I honestly couldn’t tell a huge difference. The 300 didn’t seem to have the low end punch the 250 did, but the 300 made better power in the higher revs. It didn’t fall on its face at higher RPMS like the 250. The 300 has maybe 30 hours on it so the motor should still be in good shape. We are both very extreme riders and on and off the trails the 250 didn’t have any troubles keeping pace.
The one thing that the 250ex did have in its favor was the off trail riding. We have over 1000+ acres to ride on that have steep valleys with very few trails. The hand clutch got kind of annoying when truckin slowly up steep hills or climbing over big trees that were down. But when flying down a smooth trail I really wished I would have purchased a 300 or 400 because of the hand clutch, but I knew a lot of my riding would involve slow dangerous maneuvers where a hand clutch would get in the way ;) Over all I like the 300 a lot especially the handling. I didn’t see a lot of power difference on the trails, but they may have updated the 300 motor in the last 8 years LOL. I just want to make other 250ex owners feel better about there purchase because I see a lot 250ex bashing around. I have riding 3-wheelers since I was 6 years old and it seemed like a backwards step to get a beginners quad, but for trail riding its one of the better purchases.
The one thing that the 250ex did have in its favor was the off trail riding. We have over 1000+ acres to ride on that have steep valleys with very few trails. The hand clutch got kind of annoying when truckin slowly up steep hills or climbing over big trees that were down. But when flying down a smooth trail I really wished I would have purchased a 300 or 400 because of the hand clutch, but I knew a lot of my riding would involve slow dangerous maneuvers where a hand clutch would get in the way ;) Over all I like the 300 a lot especially the handling. I didn’t see a lot of power difference on the trails, but they may have updated the 300 motor in the last 8 years LOL. I just want to make other 250ex owners feel better about there purchase because I see a lot 250ex bashing around. I have riding 3-wheelers since I was 6 years old and it seemed like a backwards step to get a beginners quad, but for trail riding its one of the better purchases.