whats the worst sport atv of all time

[zmoe400ex]

what do you think the worst sport/racing atv to ever be produced why do you think it is the worst?:D :D

the suzuki quad sport 230 or the 85 lt 250r or the quad zilla becuase they are all crappy built, ugly and suck! the zilla can be fast but to me its a pos plus thier very unreliable unless your constantly ontop of your maintenence

[kwatts400]

How about the old polaris cyclone. I think they were only made for about a year.

[FourFiftyFour]

Originally posted by freeride132
the suzuki quad sport 230 or the 85 lt 250r or the quad zilla becuase they are all crappy built, ugly and suck! the zilla can be fast but to me its a pos plus thier very unreliable unless your constantly ontop of your maintenence

i agree..someone on my race team has one and has probs with it at EVERY race.... he wants to get rid of it so bad but no one has wanted to buy it...

[zmoe400ex]

polaris problem with all of there atvs is that they free wheel down hills that sucks

[flyin#5]

aaaaaaa....... scrambler without a doubt. :mad:

[JUSTINcredible]

Originally posted by flyin#5
aaaaaaa....... scrambler without a doubt. :mad:

i agree:o

[zmoe400ex]

ya kinda got to cut polaris out there all auto no challenge to ride that makes it no fun

polaris dont count, the only sport quad theyve made is the predator the others are sport utility if u ask me

[killed300ex]

i would have to say the 230 my freind has it and it always breaks ect and its not really "sporty"
killed

[zmoe400ex]

what you think of the majave is it sport its really slow

[honda350r]

YAMAHA BANSHEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zmoe400ex]

how can you say that it helped revolutionize the industry as we know it today it is also one of the best duners ever:eek2:

[TRX300X]

I've got a cyclone sitting in my garage right now that I'm fixing for a local here. The only good thing I can say about them is they will powerslide like you wouldnt believe. Other then that the powerband, suspension, and handling sucks. Oh they're also easy to ride on 2 wheels going in circles, the auto tranny makes that really easy.

[honda350r]

Have you ever worked on one, or rode one ? I work on them all the time and even build them...

I just think they are garbage compared to a Honda !!


:eek2:

[CHAUNCY]

Originally posted by honda350r
Have you ever worked on one, or rode one ? I work on them all the time and even build them...

I just think they are garbage compared to a Honda !!


:eek2:

I ride banshee's. My bro has 2 and my dad has one. They fly. I love it. I got used to the handling and once you are on the powerband they take off.

[lil400exman]

Originally posted by kwatts400
How about the old polaris cyclone. I think they were only made for about a year.
hey man i have one its built up just a little and out runs 400ex's all day so how crappy is your 400 then pal?:rolleyes: dont flame about a machine you dont have/owned man.............

[toby400ex]

I know whats gonna happen here, i personally cant stand bayou 220's, those things are funky, i rode one and it scared me.

[CHAUNCY]

Originally posted by toby400ex
I know whats gonna happen here, i personally cant stand bayou 220's, those things are funky, i rode one and it scared me.

I used to have one. Kinda scary to ride at times. Felt unstable.

[kwatts400]

I'm pretty confident that the cyclone never won any of the shootouts that it was in back in 1987. I would hope that if you put a 100+ cc big bore kit on a 2-stroke that it would make it faster. I have no doubts about that. If I made my 400ex into a 500ex, what then? That wouldn't even be close.

[zzbudzz]

what does the cyclone look like? i've never heard of it....:confused:

[sweet300ex]

i thhnk it looks kinda like a trailblazer

[250x#93]

Anything thats not a HONDA!!!!!:devil

[lil400exman]

Originally posted by kwatts400
I'm pretty confident that the cyclone never won any of the shootouts that it was in back in 1987. I would hope that if you put a 100+ cc big bore kit on a 2-stroke that it would make it faster. I have no doubts about that. If I made my 400ex into a 500ex, what then? That wouldn't even be close.
no its bored .100 over and a pipe and it smoke my stock ex and sure its not as good as jumper but as a drag and fast trail quad you can beat it and I bought it off a guy that didnt run oil in the engine or the tranny ( there 2 seperate cases) and it still ran just fine until i checked my oil after my first day of riding it................right now it has a k&n filter a pipe bored .100 over and tuned really mean with a oil blockoff kit no floor baords but footpegs and a cyclone look like a over grown blaster with the oil kit on there same headlight and mount and front end but its much much bigger and rides very nice and fast..........................:eek: i can tell you more if you want...................

[speedy400]

2 things-1, scramblers arn't that bad, my dad put a pipe and some stuff on his before he sold it, man did that thing rip, it killed ANY piped 400ex, dont rip on it till you've rode one. and 2. banshee's kick @ss:devil

[erac4019]

Originally posted by zmoe400ex
what you think of the majave is it sport its really slow

It's faster than a 300ex, it just doesnt handle as well ;)

[Striker49]

250ex. I personally cant stand the SOB. Its a Honda, but its the slowest dam* quad in production...only to be rivaled in the past by the 230 quadsport. :huh

It would be fine for anyone under the age of 13, but even 13-14 years olds want something faster. :confused2

Check this... :huh

1. Suzuki Quadzilla LT500 ---------> 51srwhp / 390lbs = 0.1308 horsepower per pound
2. Polaris Predator 500---------------> 45srwhp / 415lbs = 0.1084 horsepower per pound
3. Cannondale Cannibal -------------> 38srwhp / 375lbs = 0.1013 horsepower per pound
4. Yamaha Banshee ------------------> 37srwhp / 386lbs = 0.0959 horsepower per pound
5. Suzuki QuadRacer 250R --------> 31srwhp / 327lbs = 0.0948 horsepower per pound
6. Kawasaki Tecate 4 ----------------> 33srwhp / 339lbs = 0.0944 horsepower per pound
7. Honda 250R --------------------------> 31srwhp / 329lbs = 0.0942 horsepower per pound
8. Bombardier DS650 ----------------> 42srwhp / 465lbs = 0.0903 horsepower per pound
9. Yamaha Raptor 660R -------------> 35srwhp / 399lbs = 0.0877 horsepower per pound
10. Suzuki Z400 / Kawasaki X400 -> 32srwhp / 370lbs = 0.0865 horsepower per pound
11. Honda 400EX -----------------------> 29srwhp / 374lbs = 0.0775 horsepower per pound
12. Polaris Sport 400 ------------------> 31srwhp / 481lbs = 0.0644 horsepower per pound
13. Yamaha Blaster --------------------> 19srwhp / 320lbs = 0.0594 horsepower per pound
14. Yamaha Warrior -------------------> 22srwhp / 397lbs = 0.0554 horsepower per pound
15. Polaris Scrambler 500 2WD ---> 29srwhp / 525lbs = 0.0552 horsepower per pound
16. Honda 300EX -----------------------> 17srwhp / 377lbs = 0.0451 horsepower per pound
17. Kawasaki Mojave -----------------> 17srwhp / 379lbs = 0.0449 horsepower per pound
18. Honda 250X -------------------------> 15srwhp / 351lbs = 0.0427 horsepower per pound
19. Honda 250EX -----------------------> 13srwhp / 349lbs = 0.0372 horsepower per pound
20. Suzuki QuadSport 230 ----------> 11srwhp / 309lbs = 0.0356 horsepower per pound

man i hate those quadsports

[kukerdan]

Worst sport quad of all time?

First let me defend some of the entrants on to this list.

Quadsport 230

I owned an 86, when i was 14-16

And man that little thing was a good machine. It is a great tight trail machine, Sure its not too powerfull or big, but its a classic, and My uncle still has his to this day. I never was on it and was thinking, oh man this is horrible. Very straight foward machine, nothing wrong with it.

Bayou 220

my best friend and riding buddy has one of these. This is a TOUGH TOUGH machine, it has been rolled and flipped many times, and just shakes the dust off and keeps going, nothing stops it.
It is very peppy, it handles great, it can get in all the tight spots and you can jump it. you Can throw it around easily ... IMO this mini-ute is a better sport quad than the 250 EX

Polaris 2 stroke beasts.

First of all, Nobody *****es that a snomobile isnt fun and takes no skill to ride because its an auto, do they?
ITS THE SAME ****ING thing thats in the polaris atv;s you fools.

400 scrambler.sport 400L
they will all eat your 350-500CC Manual 4 stroke quads for breakfast, and they handle good too.

I cant believe all the polaris dissing, you guys have either never ridden on OR with one, or you all got your asses spanked hard, and cant live with it.

Worst sport quad ever?

Ds650 / Raptors
what a bunch big top heavy overweight POS's with all kinds of crazy problems.
I hear that honda 700 XX is a big load of **** too.

If you are dragging, or in the dunes, Than I love ds650/raptors, but damn dude, they wont even hang with a polaris 400 thru the twisty trails

I think I could loose both of these on a bayou 220 and a quadsport 230 thru the woods

I dont ride those groomed trails half you sissies do

[bwamos]

Almost any sport quad "Made in Taiwan". ;)

[fastredrider44]

I have a feeling this thread is going to get closed. Oh well, I'll join in the fun. I'm not a fan of raptor 660s. I don't like blasters. Polaris Cyclones suck. Bayou 220s are not sport machines. 250ex- no thanks.

How about best of all time? We all have had those machines that just would not give up over the years.

I'd say mine would have to be 400ex's.

[coryatver]

raptor 660R

tranny problems, starter gear problems, carb boots were junk and not one warrantee from yamaha. really low on power for a 660cc bike. Swing arm way to short, and Really high center of gravity, too narrow making it tippy and handle like crap. The 700 is sweet though they fixed everything that was bad about the old one.

[gncc025]

if i had to choose from the mainstream quads made today id have to say the raptor as well. ive known 2 or 3 people that have owned them and they seemed just like a poor quality quad. i gotta say though my yfz hasnt been the best these past 3months:ermm: may be going back to honda before its over with

[deathman53]

I have to say, the worst I even ridden was a 01 raptor, too high, narrow and short. The power was something else(atleast the worked one I rode). I rank a honda 250ex high in the list also, little power, bad handling and that auto clutch!!!!! I had a warrior, very stable, but heavy everywhere and not enough power. I killed a warrior, 250ex and left a bunch of guys on in the dust(on various bikes, warrior, 400ex, 300ex, raptor and some polaris) on my 86 atc200x, that bike is awesome in the woods. I hear a 350x is like a slaughter house, as it makes alot of torque. I left a ds650, raptor, 400ex, warrior and mohave in the dust on my 85 atc250r, flew past them in the open and had an edge on them in the woods. Trikes are much more nimble in the woods(when setup right). I saw a polaris cyclone 250, it took 3 people to pick it up, PRE stone age suspension and I was told, handling was subpar.

The best/worst atv is all in the hands of the user and he/she sets it up. I love trikes, I'll take one an day over a quad, 86 atc250r and 200x especially. My trx250r and 250r hybrid rank very close to my friends walsh components 05 trx450r, if it had a twist throttle, I'd like the trx450r maybe better.

I've owned a 97 warrior, 85 tecate 3 and 85 and 86 atc250r. I now own a trx250r, trx250r/crf450r hybrid, HRE framed atc250r, 86 atc200x, building HRE framed 2- 86 atc250r clone with crf450r motor and worked 200x motor.

Ridden 250ex, 01 raptor, banshees, 85 atc200x, 300ex, 400ex, blaster, mohave, trx450r, yfz450, ds650 and trx250x.

I have not rode the new ones, but the older warriors, holy crap, I think a 250ex dragging a couple of anvils would be faster, and probably jump better at that.

i havnt read all the way threw but has anyone mentioned a gas gas? :eek2:

[kwatts400]

Good post Deathman53.

[ZeroLogic]

This is an old thread!

[RaptorRacer45]

Well im gonna just ahead and only compare to whats racing right now, and outta what ive seen this Season so far, i think the Can Am dnf(DS) 450 is rapidly making its way to the top of this list




holy Crap i didnt even look at the post dates.....lol O Well its still a topic to discuss

[Kickstarts-suck]

Originally posted by ZeroLogic
This is an old thread!


yea 5 years old :p

i'm going with mojave, scrambler, and I cant think of the other one but it look ssismilar to the mojave lol.

[krt400ex]

i dont like anything polaris, so i will say right away that the predator or outlaw are two of the worst.

the other one that i dont care for as much is the older raptor. my uncle has one and its fun, but i cant pound it like i can my ex. the tippy sensation is there, but i find that being hard on the gas and throttle steering it helps lessen the sensation.

the other one i HATE is th warrior/raptor 350.

polaris scramble is also another POS...ill list more as i think of them

[greenblood01]

I can't understand how people could say the Mojave is one of the worst sport quads of all time. For a machine introduced in 87, liquid cooling, dual overhead cams, four valve head, 11:1 compression, decent handling, and reverse, it basically was ahead of its time.

Mine seemed pretty indestructable in stock form but as soon as pumped some CWR juice to it, I had a few usual problems.

Sure, they had some downsides like kickstart and an oddball airbox system, but overall, they seemed like a good quad.

Now the Lakota on the otherhand was somewhat ridiculous.. it was a Mojave frame with a deeper engine cradle to fit the Bayou 300 motor, and the earlier ones even had racks on them.. I could understand some votes for that one I suppose.

[400exrider707]

01 raptor 660 just because of how many problems they've had...

What is the criteria here for worst quad?

[Scro]

You guys can claim the Mojave was the worst, but I would take Lurch's old Mojave over most of the 450's on this site:D

[Hondamaster5505]

Originally posted by FoxHondaRider
i'm going with mojave, scrambler, and I cant think of the other one but it look ssismilar to the mojave lol.

the lakota, lol.



My list.

Raptor 660
Bayou 220 (what a hunk of junk)
Suzuki 230
Polaris trailboss/cyclone

[RideRed84]

Uhhhh Yamaha Breeze?

[MX MaNiAc 06]

First of all the Bayou isnt a sport quad. I think its one of the greatest quads of all time. lmao i had one n beat the living piss out of it. It took a hell of a beating and anyone whos owned one can back me up on that.

[coryatver]

im with him. couple guys around here had the bayou 220s. the suspension was crazy handled a little squirly but they were cheap and took a beating and kept going

[kawiefan]

Originally posted by Scro
You guys can claim the Mojave was the worst, but I would take Lurch's old Mojave over most of the 450's on this site:D I'll second that.

The mojave was pretty advanced for its time. Like stated above it had a DOHC 4 valve head, 11:1 comp, liquid cooling

[ZeroLogic]

Originally posted by coryatver
im with him. couple guys around here had the bayou 220s. the suspension was crazy handled a little squirly but they were cheap and took a beating and kept going

Yessir, my buddy has one and he can't ride a quad for his life. Put water in the gas tank and ran it, his dad cleaned out the carb and what not and it ran. Leaves it outside everyday under a tarp. Use to switch gears without lettin up on the gas until I yelled at him. Still ran! Beats the living hell out of it and it always ran better than my old 300ex.:ermm:

[kukerdan]

Im with you on the bayou220, awesome machine.

the people who bash polaris all go like this

I dont like polaris, so they are the worst.

dont diis scrambers without backing it up with any facts

they will

****

your

****

up

[fastredrider44]

Originally posted by kukerdan
Im with you on the bayou220, awesome machine.

the people who bash polaris all go like this

I dont like polaris, so they are the worst.

dont diis scrambers without backing it up with any facts

they will

****

your

****

up

I had a cyclone, so I can say what I want about them. But as far as all the polaris' go, it takes credibilty away from what you have to say when your sig says "smoke weed everyday". So I guess you probably think your scrambler is awesome. Ok.

[kukerdan]

yeaah duuude

woooooah

[jesseweaver]

Originally posted by kukerdan
Worst sport quad of all time?

First let me defend some of the entrants on to this list.

Quadsport 230

I owned an 86, when i was 14-16

And man that little thing was a good machine. It is a great tight trail machine, Sure its not too powerfull or big, but its a classic, and My uncle still has his to this day. I never was on it and was thinking, oh man this is horrible. Very straight foward machine, nothing wrong with it.

Bayou 220

my best friend and riding buddy has one of these. This is a TOUGH TOUGH machine, it has been rolled and flipped many times, and just shakes the dust off and keeps going, nothing stops it.
It is very peppy, it handles great, it can get in all the tight spots and you can jump it. you Can throw it around easily ... IMO this mini-ute is a better sport quad than the 250 EX

Polaris 2 stroke beasts.

First of all, Nobody *****es that a snomobile isnt fun and takes no skill to ride because its an auto, do they?
ITS THE SAME ****ING thing thats in the polaris atv;s you fools.

400 scrambler.sport 400L
they will all eat your 350-500CC Manual 4 stroke quads for breakfast, and they handle good too.

I cant believe all the polaris dissing, you guys have either never ridden on OR with one, or you all got your asses spanked hard, and cant live with it.

Worst sport quad ever?

Ds650 / Raptors
what a bunch big top heavy overweight POS's with all kinds of crazy problems.
I hear that honda 700 XX is a big load of **** too.

If you are dragging, or in the dunes, Than I love ds650/raptors, but damn dude, they wont even hang with a polaris 400 thru the twisty trails

I think I could loose both of these on a bayou 220 and a quadsport 230 thru the woods

I dont ride those groomed trails half you sissies do

...says the man with the scrambler :D totally unbiased post right lol. scramblers were the best quad of all time right?


btw we dont need to ride them to know how great they are. their through the roof sales say it all lmao:D

[powermadd400ex]

the worst? the OLDER predators. the 2001 rappys. they both had significant problems.
i dont kno how yall can say that the 250ex is a "horrible quad" mine was bulletproof. sure it was slower than midsized quads(as with every other 250) but atleast it ran. i sunk it in mud pits. all we had to do was put it up on it end and drain the water out and she ran.
i went end over end on a track. all we had to do was replace the handlebars.
i shifted gears without letting off the gas. she still ran
all we had to do was change the oil reguaraly and she was good to go. only fault i could find with that machine was its speed. but its perfect for younger kids who are to big for 90's
this was my learning quad and if it wasnt for this quad. i wouldnt be as good a rider as i am today
This is jus my honest opinion

Originally posted by powermadd400ex
i dont kno how yall can say that the 250ex is a "horrible quad" mine was bulletproof. sure it was slower than midsized quads(as with every other 250) but atleast it ran. i sunk it in mud pits. all we had to do was put it up on it end and drain the water out and she ran.
i went end over end on a track. all we had to do was replace the handlebars.
i shifted gears without letting off the gas. she still ran
all we had to do was change the oil reguaraly and she was good to go. only fault i could find with that machine was its speed. but its perfect for younger kids who are to big for 90's
this was my learning quad and if it wasnt for this quad. i wouldnt be as good a rider as i am today
This is jus my honest opinion

i didnt read the whole thread so I dont know how it went down but how in te world could anyone say the 250ex is a bad quad? I had one, my friend and cousin has em. They are bullet proff, you dont need valve adjustments often, it always runs and starts, it doesnt run super hot or anyhing. Its a great quad to start riding on. Learn all the basics and ride it till you can ride as fast as bigger quads on it then move up and you are great at riding.

[bossman525]

worst quad of all time

2003 predator
2001 raptor
had the 2003 predator, ran great but rode like a broke back horse

and to defend the dope smokin dude at top of page.....my wife has a 400 scrambler that has been mildly reworked and that thing gives fits to all the 4 stroke 400's all day draggin. now the suspension department isnt up to snuff but that thing has never broke down in the 3 years that she has ridden it and it is good enough for her.

[Ruby Soho]

Originally posted by FoxHondaRider
i didnt read the whole thread so I dont know how it went down but how in te world could anyone say the 250ex is a bad quad? I had one, my friend and cousin has em. They are bullet proff, you dont need valve adjustments often, it always runs and starts, it doesnt run super hot or anyhing. Its a great quad to start riding on. Learn all the basics and ride it till you can ride as fast as bigger quads on it then move up and you are great at riding.

Thats just the immature kids talking out of their ***. See, they compare the 250ex to 450r's, and obviously the 450r is a better quad if you were to compare them equally but you can't. The 250ex is a good quad for what it was made for hands down.

[XtremeSkier]

all this thread is doing is bashing quads, you know some people love there machines no matter what there on

if everyone is out having a great time on there quad then who gives a *****

it's not about how fast or good your damm suspension is, i know people that go out and have kickass times on 250EX's and trailblazers

everyone has there own opinion on which quad they think is the worst but at the end of the day it doesnt really matter:rolleyes:

[Flyin-Low]

Originally posted by XtremeSkier
all this thread is doing is bashing quads, you know some people love there machines no matter what there on

if everyone is out having a great time on there quad then who gives a *****

it's not about how fast or good your damm suspension is, i know people that go out and have kickass times on 250EX's and trailblazers

everyone has there own opinion on which quad they think is the worst but at the end of the day it doesnt really matter:rolleyes:

Then leave, problem solved!

[hawood]

The answer is simple, YOUR BIKE SUCKS

[54warrior]

Here's a pic of the Polaris Cyclone:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qY7IQ4-qCPc/R--nSZRfBBI/AAAAAAAAA7E/tnDFZaFu1Os/PICT1889.JPG

my neighbor had one, it was a major POS

[prepracing]

every sport quad polaris made from 96' to 04' was and is junk, anything 2000 and older they have already discontinued parts so if it breaks your screwed....great company...LOL :devil: