what should be my fist quad?

[Tito=PBL]

the subject pretty much says it all.
my friend took my riding and now i love it. i want to buy a quad but i dont know what i should get. something easy to maintain, but that still has speed.
any suggestion?

[ZeroLogic]

Well, what kind of riding do you do? How much you looking to spend?

[chris46250r]

How old are you? How tall are you? I'd hate to tell you to get a 450 when you are 12 years old or a LT 80 when you are 40.

[Tito=PBL]

i do alot of riding in the woods. but their are some open track now and then. it is also pretty ruff and i mean ruff for long stretches. as to price. something reasonably inexpensive. 5000 or below i guess

[Tito=PBL]

Originally posted by chris46250r
How old are you? How tall are you? I'd hate to tell you to get a 450 when you are 12 years old or a LT 80 when you are 40.

im 16 im 5'8" ish. and i weigh about 150

[ZeroLogic]

Age? Height? Weight?

I'd look into a nice 400ex.

[400exfan19]

yes, the 400ex would be the best for a first, powerful, but not enuf for an experienced rider

[Ghost-Rider]

Get a 400EX, if you go with a 2005 or newer it will have reverse.

[Mc. Muffin]

400EX- fast, reliable, easy to ride, low maintenance.

[killroy]

Originally posted by Mc. Muffin
400EX- fast, reliable, easy to ride, low maintenance. yep...excellent first bike!!!

[bwamos]

Agree 100% get a good used 400ex. ;)

[mod440ex]

i started out on a 440ex and its a great starter bike, you will fall in love with it

[Tito=PBL]

yea i really like the 400 ex. my friend has one. its really nice. but i would have to wait longer on buying it cause it cost a little more than i had in mind. (i guess i can ride my friends 300 for now). but i guess its worth it too wait?

[chris46250r]

Originally posted by Tito=PBL
yea i really like the 400 ex. my friend has one. its really nice. but i would have to wait longer on buying it cause it cost a little more than i had in mind. (i guess i can ride my friends 300 for now). but i guess its worth it too wait?

You said 5000 or below. I just bought a new '07 400ex for 4954 out the door.

dude get a 450 ur never going to get bored of it. A used 450 is much less than a new 400 and yea their great quads but 450's are better.

[chris46250r]

Originally posted by Polak1035
dude get a 450 ur never going to get bored of it. A used 450 is much less than a new 400 and yea their great quads but 450's are better.

Would you have suggested a 400ex if thats what you had for sale instead of a 450r?

[xtullyx16]

buy a 250r or raptor 700 lol or maybe if u want sum speed get a bansheet thats bored out! easy maintenance i swear

Originally posted by chris46250r
Would you have suggested a 400ex if thats what you had for sale instead of a 450r?

no i would not because I started out on a 450 and im glad i did. 450 has enough power for anyone. You cant really grow out of a 450 I have 2 of em and im selling one because i wanna try a dirtbike but I will never sell both. Their all around great quads.

[Tito=PBL]

Originally posted by Polak1035
no i would not because I started out on a 450 and im glad i did. 450 has enough power for anyone. You cant really grow out of a 450 I have 2 of em and im selling one because i wanna try a dirtbike but I will never sell both. Their all around great quads.

mabey ill buy yours. u live in west milford nj and your selling it for 4000. i live in vernon nj. but i want to look around first.

[BlaineKaiser450]

300ex or 400ex. both great quads

[derekhonda]

Originally posted by xtullyx16
buy a 250r or raptor 700 lol or maybe if u want sum speed get a bansheet thats bored out! easy maintenance i swear

no

[Xater]

buy a 400ex then next year sell it and buy a 450.

y waste money just save up a little more and get a 450 there are 6 diffrent 450's to choose from im sure you can find something that will be for your kind of ridding.

Originally posted by Polak1035
y waste money just save up a little more and get a 450 there are 6 diffrent 450's to choose from im sure you can find something that will be for your kind of ridding.

Because not everyone is a die hard 450 fan.

Any of the 400s would be nice to start out on.

[Joe400ex]

Listen don't get a 400ex. Get a banshee, throw a set of pipes on it and just practice clutching it in the woods. I have a 400ex and there good in the woods but the banshee just rips like no other quad. They can be very quick with some work.