If your riding is rough trail with boggy or sandy terrain, you are going to get stuck. In hilly and tough country, the 250 stayed right with the 700 no matter where we went. On one trail ride we used it to accompany a Yamaha Raptor 700. This is a remarkably capable machine, but not for folks low on will-power. So fun you want to slide corners everywhere and all the time-even if it is on your dad’s perfectly groomed dirt driveway and you know it is bad idea. For sheer fun factor, there are few wheeled machines in history that offer the outright giggle factor of the baby Raptor. At the opposite end of the spectrum is the Yamaha.
Plus, there is nothing to concentrate on but riding. The bottom of the machine is protected, the tires are tall and aggressive, and the suspension has the goods. The Polaris is literally a lot of machine for the money, and for rough and tumble trail use, it would be our choice.
It was the only machine with full floorboards, and all of the riders appreciated that comfort factor.Īll of these bikes offer great value for the money. A brake lever on the left side of the bar controls all three brakes, and the foot brake controls only the rear brake. You use a lever on the tank to select reverse, neutral or drive. Ajay looked most at home on it, but Casey, the least experienced rider, spent the most time on it thanks to the transmission. As large as the Polaris is, 5-foot-2 Kylee Wolf could still pilot it easily, and the suspension worked for flyweight Casey Kramer, just as it did for 6-foot Ajay Hateley. It also has the most suspension travel by a fair margin. It has a full, 100cc-more displacement than the Honda, is physically much bigger than the other quads here and at least 130 pounds heavier. It has a fully automatic CVT transmission, with drive, neutral and reverse, and the hand brake stops all four tires. The Polaris Trail Blazer is a full-size quad in every sense.