90cc 2 stoke polaris quad?

[plio7]

I'm looking to buy the boy a small quad and wondering how the 2 strokes are for reliability and maintenance? top ends need to be done often?

I like the idea of the extra pep for him but leaning to 4 stroke just for the reliability end. any info would help.

thanks all!

 

[TylerG]

Are they oil injected or do you have to mix the fuel?

 

[plio7]

Are they oil injected or do you have to mix the fuel?

they're oil injected. they have mixed reviews but so does everything these days. just wondering on the maintenance schedule as far as top end etc. goes

 

[gedakbx]

What brand? These are not high performance 2 strokes so I would bet the top end interval would be 100 plus hrs. probably 200 hrs.

 

[plio7]

the main ones ive been looking at are the Polaris predators....around 2005 ish.

 

[Rhodesie]

the main ones ive been looking at are the Polaris predators....around 2005 ish.

they were peppy little machines. top end rebuild is easy and really quite inexpensive. you pretty much have to run them out of oil to cabbage that engine. between the exhaust and the head was a little restrictor plate that would cake off with carbon. throw that in the scrap pail. the exhaust itself would goo up with oily sludge also. tub of carb cleaner and a good soak fixes that. the 4 stroke 110 efi is a good machine but you will not find one reasonably cheap unless its totally wore out.

 

[Bnorth]

Air cooled? I would think top end life would be very good.
For a kid I would probably go with a 4 stroke though just because the torque band is easier to manage.

 

[plio7]

they were peppy little machines. top end rebuild is easy and really quite inexpensive. you pretty much have to run them out of oil to cabbage that engine. between the exhaust and the head was a little restrictor plate that would cake off with carbon. throw that in the scrap pail. the exhaust itself would goo up with oily sludge also. tub of carb cleaner and a good soak fixes that. the 4 stroke 110 efi is a good machine but you will not find one reasonably cheap unless its totally wore out.

I've seen the 110's and the pricing. that's why I'm leaning to the 90 2 stroke. especially as my kid will probably be done with it and want to move on in 2 years. he's 7 now and it jumping over form an old Honda 70 4 speed so not worried about him handling it.

 

[Rhodesie]

I've seen the 110's and the pricing. that's why I'm leaning to the 90 2 stroke. especially as my kid will probably be done with it and want to move on in 2 years. he's 7 now and it jumping over form an old Honda 70 4 speed so not worried about him handling it.

he'll have fun on a two stroke. they rip pretty good.

 

[sirkdev]

Do you have neighbors ?... My new neighbors have 2 kids that lap their acreage round and round agh...

 

[plio7]

Do you have neighbors ?... My new neighbors have 2 kids that lap their acreage round and round agh...

I live in town so yeah but I don't ch!t where I eat. we fire up and leave right away. I have heard their pretty snappy sounding