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[nightmagic]

had 2 gio quads for 3 years with no problems other than loose bolts. you can buy at least 4 gio quads for the price of 1 brand name, and at the rate kids grow up you'll need a new 1 every 2-3 years anyway. best bang for your buck. just upgraded to 2 gio beasts, $700 each new with warranty.

just cuiours of where you picked your's gio's up at

 

[higher n you]

eBay.

 

[szprod]

My first quad was a QIO and I also bought a dirt bike. The dirt bikes are solid and are very fun and easy for anyone even kids to do maintenance on. The quads however are not built very well and have no suspension. The quads will be fine if you ride packed groomed trails but definitely will not be any good on trails that have ruts left by the big quads. My girlfriend ended up breaking her arm when going over a little bump on the trail because the GIO has no suspension she got bucked off. I still have the 140cc dirt bike and have a great time and I have rode the hell out of it and it still goes strong. You can buy GIO from Anton at atvedmonton.com he is a great guy.

 

[damebb75]

I bought a Gio 110 cc quad for my kids, I do nothing but fix it, I should have bought a 20 year old honda or any other name brand. I also own a Honda xr 50 for the kids, bought brand new in 01, have never touched it other than routine maintenance, and its been the learning bike for family and friends. Run wide open for 11 summers now.

 

[arcticdodge]

I bought both my kids the Gio 50"s when they were 4-5 years old. They ran good never really did too much to them. The boy has driven his all over and beat it pretty hard. The girls is in somewhat better shape. My mother in law bought them a 110 last year and it was nothing but a pile of crap. It ran good for two days then he bent an exhaust valve so it was done for. This year I bought both of them new Arctic Cats. The girl got a new 2008 90 pink in color while the boy got a 2011 150. They got name brand this time for the reason of two days riding and a hooped motor not make me happy when we are out trying to camp/quad. And I had the extra cash to put into a good quad. Both my kids who are 7 and 9 have years riding 50"s and my 400 and have driven it by themselves. But there is no way in H@ll they are going to be riding a full size quad (full time on the trails) until they are big enough to handle it properly. Accidents happen very quickly quadboy even with seat experience. What you do with your kids is your business but I would rather buy 3 or 4 or 5 quads if need be to try and make the sport safer for my kids. Helmets are always a must when riding with me adult or child and chest protectors are on he list for when we go out this year. Sorry for the rant, but some people don't consider safety anymore.

 

[quadboy55]

I bought both my kids the Gio 50"s when they were 4-5 years old. They ran good never really did too much to them. The boy has driven his all over and beat it pretty hard. The girls is in somewhat better shape. My mother in law bought them a 110 last year and it was nothing but a pile of crap. It ran good for two days then he bent an exhaust valve so it was done for. This year I bought both of them new Arctic Cats. The girl got a new 2008 90 pink in color while the boy got a 2011 150. They got name brand this time for the reason of two days riding and a hooped motor not make me happy when we are out trying to camp/quad. And I had the extra cash to put into a good quad. Both my kids who are 7 and 9 have years riding 50"s and my 400 and have driven it by themselves. But there is no way in H@ll they are going to be riding a full size quad (full time on the trails) until they are big enough to handle it properly. Accidents happen very quickly quadboy even with seat experience. What you do with your kids is your business but I would rather buy 3 or 4 or 5 quads if need be to try and make the sport safer for my kids. Helmets are always a must when riding with me adult or child and chest protectors are on he list for when we go out this year. Sorry for the rant, but some people don't consider safety anymore.

Everyone has there morals, and I agree fully about brand name. I know it probably wasn't the wisest thing for my dad to put me on a 350 when I was 8. I had a blast on it though, and I managed to roll it on its first day. I was fairly aggressive on it!

Though I've said it time and time again, I'll gladly buy my kid brand name, and not 500 dollar crap. When it breaks he can hurt himself from some knock off poor quality POS. When it breaks (they always do) where are replacement parts?????

But before I sound completely unsafe, I will say that when I was 8 I was only allowed to ride under parental supervision. I only rode with my dad incase anything did happen. My dad could also lift the quad like it was nothing. And he proved it a few times.