250ex thouhts and coments.

[super_man37366]

Hello people. I was wondering what your thoughts were on the 250ex? I really want one ,but I dont want it for racing really I just want it to race my friend on down the road and ride up in the moutains and stuff. I just want it to at least do 55 or faster than my dads rancher at least. Thankz for your comments....
SUPER MAN

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[optikid123]

well they are better on trails then on jumps being that the shaft drive limits their suspension travel if you want to jump get a 400 or at least a 300 but some people do jumps on a 250ex if you are eventually going to want to modit out get a 300 cause u still have reverse but a whole ton of mods for it

[K400EX&A250EX]

Even as a BIG fan of the 250EX (ours has been a GREAT starter bike for my boys...13 and 9), I would say if you want 55mph, you better plan on some mods right away. Depending on how old you are, you may "outgrow" a 250EX pretty quickly.

just get the 250, but if you are one of these youts that must be changing everything all the time get the 300, but if you just want to ride and have fun the 250 will do it for you

[PDunes300ex]

If money and age are not a factor...i'd say get a 300ex at least. Reverse comes in handy on trails...the clutch is easy to learn and can actually help in some situations over an auto...They have more travel...a chain drive...and are perfect for learning as well as having the potential for alot more mods in the future as you get better acustom to the machine. The 250ex's are fun little machines but do not offer much in the way of progressing farther once you have mastered it stock. There are also very little aftermarket parts compared to 400's and 300's

[TRX250EXER]

The 250 is fun but doesnt do 55. The only things aftermarket for performance you can do is exhaust, airfilter, jetting, and I found a 11:1 comp piston. and you cant gear them down unless you put on smaller tires. they are really fun and ride wheelies better then any quad I have ever rode. If I had enough open space I could probably ride a wheelie for a half mile on mine. No Bull. I love it. But I now want something much bigger and badder. Like a DS650 or something. Hopefully honda will comeout with something big. But even when I do get a new quad the 250 will still be in my garage for having fun and screwing around on.

[super_man37366]

Will it out run my dads Honda Rancher ( stock ) or even my neighbors 300 2wd drive honda ( stock but fast ) I mean I really like the 250ex b/c of the gears and manual I am not a big racing guy I just want something my size and sporty that looks good and hows some power to get up and go ( torque )? does it haave some of that? I am wanting something faster than the 300hondas and the foremans around here. If it cant beat them than I am more than likely not going to mess with it. I am 15 and money is a critical thing that another reason why I want the 250ex. Please keep posting comments please. Thkz alot .
Super_Man:blah

[Ben]

A 250ex will not beat a 450 Foreman, nor a 350 Rancher. You can find a very nice used 300ex for less than a new 250ex. If you want something new you might try a Blaster. It doesn't have reverse but it is a fun little bike and much faster than a 250ex. I would recommend a LT250r which you could pick up cheap and is much faster than any of the bikes you are looking at. It does have a lot of power and is not even in the same league as the 250ex or 300ex.

[Z-King]

i have a 250ex and i think it sucks balls it goes mabey 50 i allways am bottoming out the shocks and it is allways in the shop

I own a 250ex, and love it! I did jet it and mod the exhaust which really helped the performance. I ride with 300ex and 400ex ATVs all the time and under normally riding conditions stay fine.

i rode my freinds lil bros 250ex, and it is awsome. I can put it in 2nd and just pull back and wheelie until i run out of space. i say if you just ride around get a 250

[True rider]

Originally posted by maoz
A 250ex will not beat a 450 Foreman, nor a 350 Rancher. You can find a very nice used 300ex for less than a new 250ex. If you want something new you might try a Blaster. It doesn't have reverse but it is a fun little bike and much faster than a 250ex. I would recommend a LT250r which you could pick up cheap and is much faster than any of the bikes you are looking at. It does have a lot of power and is not even in the same league as the 250ex or 300ex.
My stock 250ex blew away a honda foreman 400, 450 and keeps up with the two wheel drive ranchers.

check into an lt, they are cheap sorta, and very fast, i think the 250ex is way to exepnsive for what u get out of it, imo

[Lil90man!!]

well all i gotta say is that if ya 250 can't outrun a stock rancher then something is totally screwed up cuz our 250 will blow past a rancher its got pry 5mph on it even up hill or something it will out accelerate it and then it will outrun it on the top end, and yea it does wheelie pretty easy(not as easy as my 300 or a 400ex) but for no clutch and all it does come up pretty good:P

[Sparkles]

how fast do 250ex's go compared to 300's or 400's

[$$$moneyex]

i gotta 250ex and i love it. it will keep up with 300s on the trails but get smoke on a race my neighbors ride it and wont stop and they have 400s and stuff. its very light and will soar over jumps but land hard. it has a good amount of tourque for its size i climb hills that my dads 300 has trouble on. it will smoke ranchers. dont get a blaster they just make me sick.

[kxrider]

i have a 2001 250ex, with all the stuff on my profile, and on when i go and drag race the 400ex blow me out the water, but the{mostly stock] 300ex, i have beat a few of them, and but they don't out run me at all , but in racing most of it is all in the driver, cause when my brother rides my 250 he sucks at driving he can't even beat a recon

[TRX250EXER]

The 250EX will beat just about any small utility quad. Except the big cc ones. It will smoke a rancher no problem 4 wheel or 2 wheel drive. One of our riding buddies had a 2 wheel drive rancher and I was beating him in 4th gear and he was topped out. not soon after that he got rid of it and got an lt250r. And whats with wanting a quad that tops out really high. I want a quad that just gets me there in a hurry. when I go riding i probably never even use 4th or 5th gear. unless im in a wide open area or riding down country roads. I think quickness is more important. And the 250ex has that advantage over those utility's too because its so much lighter.

[250EXrider2533]

250ex and z250 are very much alike..both semi autos, auto clutch ...ect...i own both (2005)but the z250 is for sale..they both very easily get up on good wheelies and the 250 is quick for only 229cc..

[250xridamatt]

This thread is like 3 years old... Just thought you should know...

[ZeroLogic]

Thats why I didn't reconize this thread!:p