Get him a Honda 400ex. Air cooled runs forever and not too much power. That is what I got my 10 yo for his second quad. First quad was a 90 raptor. My older son has a 400z. Stay away from every company but the big 4. My 12yo weighs 90 pounds he rides the Honda with no issues. Best thing about the Honda is it is light, if the thing lands on him he will get bumps and bruises but he will get up.

 

Not sure of the rules and regs in Pennsyltucky but I ran into an issue when my kid was young over her age vs age requirement listed on atv. Just some food for thought.

 

Correct^^^^


We get away with it in So California. If we can do it here then you should be good anywhere

 

Forget those GayTV 's. Buy him a dirt bike, a lot more fun and a lot safer too, you don't have a 500lb machine rolling on top of you down a hill climb you did not make.

 

That was my line of thinking... but as far as I can tell, I have to drive 1.5 hours to ride the fucking things, lol. Not sure why everyone hates dirt bikes around here. Shit, even the fucking state games lands will let an ATV ride their roads, but bikes are banned. Fuckers.

 

Dont buy a Chinese pos. You will regret it later when you have to wrench on it just to start riding. For $4000 you could buy a nice honda that will last a long time. If he is that big he will outgrow the smaller bikes really fast. He should be able to handle atleast a 300 honda without killing himself and keep up with everyone else.
All three of my boys started on a 300 honda. My 9 year old will ride my 750 brute force like he stole it.

 

Polaris Phoenix 200

 

I was gonna say a Polaris trail boss because the kids 6 ft tall, lot less than 4k and easy to work on and parts are easy to get...it's what my son started on.

 

Buy a used Honda, Kalasaki or Yamaha for the boy....... He will outgrow it very fast and you can sell it for almost what you paid for it.
I highly suggest you check Parts availability for any of those Chinese brands you are thinking of.

BTW! As far as you go..... Honda’s are the best and a Yamaha Grizzley is a great Machine for the money.

 

Dealerships are required by law to ask if it's for a person under 16 years of age. Anything other than no, and the salesman must discontinue the sale..

 

Thats a fact

 

If you go to a Polaris dealer in texas to buy any 90cc atv and tell them its for a 6 year old they aren't supposed to sell it to you. I found out the hard way when they refused to sell me one. Yes, they said they couldn't sell it to me due to liability issues. It had a sticker that said no one under 10.
I went up the street and bought another brand.

 

400ex. Years of fun

 

Quick search found two

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Yep on the EX400. Too bad you're so far away, I have one for sale right now. It was the wife's, she rode it maybe 4 times the first year and once a year or so afterwards. looks like brand new. They are bulletproof and pretty fast, but not like the 450's. Can't go wrong.

 

P/M me if your interested , I know of a Yamaha 350 4wd that was ridden only by a Grandma and is in like new condition .

I know it's an older model but it seems pristine for only $ 1500 and I think that's negotiable ?

 

You would spend 8 grand on Chinese ATVs?

 

ATC 250r
No reason to raise your son as a daughter on a quad.

With a 250r he will be getting more pussy than dad!

 

I would love to have another one of those. I also has a mint 350X at the same time.

 

I would put him on a banshee before that ^^^ lol. All kidding aside a 2X4 Polaris is a great starter. Trail Boss or trail blazer 325-350

 

I would put him on a banshee before that ^^^ lol.

That's just because most guys raise their sons as daughter's nowadays. LOL

 

Turbo 1000, go big or go home

 

I would go with a Sport style quad stay away from the old man 4x4 quads. Too heavy and they are just not fun.

 

lol. I started on a Yamaha Tri-Zinger shortly before my 2nd birthday, graduated to a 185s by 5, then a 250sx by 8-9 and rode dad's built 250R 10-16. Every kid is different in what they can handle, 90% of which is having a proper respect for it.


I got my 8 & 3 yo one of the knock-off mini RzR's. Done many small upgrades to it, but they enjoy the heck out of it and them having harnesses and a cage makes me worry a bit less about them. - Some of the China machines are decent enough for what you pay, just do your research on them. As for the mini RzR's, the Polaris one is actually the same Chinese machine as some others, but has less features at twice the cost.


Kymco has actually been around for several years now and is a decently rated machine for the $. As with most brands, maintenance is the biggest difference between a good and bad experience.





I take it you haven't been around a Can-Am Renegade or Outlander? - The 800 Renegade 4wd is the reason most of the race organizations have put the 4wd's in the separate class; the sports can't keep up. Got even worse with the 1000 and now the 1000R.

Way more fun on my big heavy 4wd than I ever had on a sport quad.

 

IMO it depends on the type of riding you'll do. I have a rancher for the woods, hunting and around the house. I also have a TRX300 for busting ass and open areas. For his size I'd look at 300's and up, most bikes you can control the speed.

For the guys saying the dealer has to ask for age, I just purchased two at the same time and wasn't asked anything about who was going to ride them. Is this a state thing?

 

IMO it depends on the type of riding you'll do. I have a rancher for the woods, hunting and around the house. I also have a TRX300 for busting ass and open areas. For his size I'd look at 300's and up, most bikes you can control the speed.

For the guys saying the dealer has to ask for age, I just purchased two at the same time and wasn't asked anything about who was going to ride them. Is this a state thing?

very much so

 

I would stay from anything but the big 4! I put both of my boys on Yamaha BLASTER 200cc 2 strokes. They were 10 and 12 at the time and we lived in northern Nevada. We have been on bikes a lot also since then but I am back on SPORT QUADS and 1 YZ 250. We have a Yamaha Raptor 250 (Wife’s) Raptor 350 (spare) and a Raptor 700R for me. The Blaster and the Raptor 250 are great because they are smaller framed and fit small bodies up to 6’ pretty well.
We have had a lot of GREAT TIMES over the last 15 years and keep on riding, just out 2 weeeks in Childress Texas!

 

Honda Recon. two wheel drive and strong, and inexpense even when new. I am 51 and 225lbs and have had mine since 2000. Ride the Outlaw trails in WV every year with no issues.

 

I've bought my Recon new in 2001. Great machine and fun. I rode a neighbors 2 older 250 cc (Kawi or Yami?) before I bought mine one, was 4wd and one was 2wd. The 4wd was geared low and not fun. The 2wd you could slide sideways and had good top speed.

 

We had a Honda rancher 420. 2wd foot shift fuel injected. My kid started riding it when he was 12 or 13. Never any problems

 

I had a banshee at 12 and 90#’s, sooooo if he can ride, that will do nicely. A 250r before that that was built was a better ride but slower.

Later in life i got a trx 450r and it was nuts, cams, head work, titanium yoshimira exhaust, long travel up front(seriously needed a 4-6” swing arm badly) and it had so much torque that i couldnt be on the gas and steer it. I hated it, sold it and got a banshee again and built it a little, but dold that and bought a land cruiser. Ha!

 

I had an '04 Kaw 250 Bayou 2wd I bought new. Good little machine a fairly indestructable. 3 years ago I sold it to my brother for his kid for $1K. He sold it last week for the same $1K. I think the only thing either of us put in it was oil changes and batteries.

 

People keep mentioning things like a 300ex and 400ex. This is ignorant for a 13 year old. People riding machines above their capabilities is normal and it's how people get ruined on riding. A machine of appropriate size is way more fun, because you can actually push the machine to its limits, and it's safer. 98% of 13 year olds can't ride a 300ex to its capabilities. Get the right size and upgrade as needed.

My 13 year old daughter has a Raptor 125 and it's just about right for her.

 

Their. Not sport bikes bro it's not that serious

A 400ex is not powerful at all. The bottom and top end are very mild. They are perfectly fine for the average young rider. Remember all age limits are made for the dumbest kid of that age 9.

 

Here is an idea, show him how to rebuild the worn out one he is using now.