Yamaha TT-R225

Advantages: easy to operate, good second hand value
Disadvantages: key in wrong position

...Yamaha Grizzly 125 ATV. Firstly a bit of history to show how opinions are formed. We operate a company in Scotland offering Quad Bike Treks for anybody over the age of sixteen, in other words the bikes are used a lot and by anybody from beginners to more experienced riders. Whatever bikes we use have to be mechanically reliable and be able to withstand some abuse. Up until the beginning of this year we used the Breeze model, mostly because its small and light, not too small but still light enough that one person can lift the bike – pretty useful when you are on your own with a bogged down bike! Another reason for the choice being they are Semi-Automatic put it in forward gear push throttle and it goes, no gear changes to worry about. Anyway back to the review if you are thinking about buying a quad, you can’t go far wrong... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, powerful 200cc two-stroke motor, proven over time
Disadvantages: Wheel base and width cause instability in some situations.

...The Yamaha Blaster is a legend in its own right. It has been in production for many a year now and has sold in large numbers worldwide. Its success has mainly been down to the large spread of potential buyers that it caters for. Although its main target is the rookie rider, it has sufficient power to thrill most users while providing good value for money and great reliability. I have had my Blaster now for 5 years and never had to do anything other than change tyres and top up fuel and oil levels. I do as a matter of good maintenance, keep the chain and other moving parts oiled and greased, but this level of maintenance is expected on all such machines. The powerhouse of this quad is a potent, quick-revving 195cc air-cooled two-stroke engine with a six-speed gearbox and manual clutch. This enables you to keep changing gear to find... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight great fuel economy fun cheap to run cheap insurance
Disadvantages: exhaust front brakes

...have 1 inch freeplay up and down roughly) The main issue to be honest with these bikes are that the exhausts rot through at the join from the rear cans and the front downpipes , this is annoying and sometimes fiddly work but should only take an hour to replace without too much agro. I did mine in an hour whilst keeping the bike on its centre stand in my garage. if you look on ebay you can actually get the new downpipes for a little over £100 for stainless steel replacements so when people say its expensive i dont really tend to agree. i admit it can be f you go to your yamaha / local bike dealer and get them to do it for you but if you can afford a few tools and an hour or 2 then doing it yourself saves the £40 or so per hour labour charges. you can also 9/10 weld the exhaust where it had rotted and this is usually good for another... Read review

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