Day 1: Buying the 250ex

Birth Announcement: Bean and Sweetheart would like to introduce the newest member of the quad family!

 

Made a seven hour round trip to purchase the new quad. It's a 2006 Honda 250ex. 

Loaded up, ready for the ride home.

A little background that lead me to the 250ex:

After rebuilding and riding a 2006 Honda 450ER for the last year, I decided I needed a smaller bike with less power that I could control better. We installed a Rekluse (semi-auto clutch) in the 450ER and I really loved that for the trail riding. I also liked the electric start but it kept having issues so we installed a kick start conversion kit (really liked). When we got the bike the suspension was on point.. couldn't complain one bit. Elka front and rear shocks and extended a arms (set for cross country racing).

So when I was looking for a smaller bike, the only bike that had a clutch similar to the Rekluse was the 250EX with a Sport Clutch (and with a bonus, it has reverse). And although the Rekluse is an aftermarket product, they don't make them for anything smaller than a 450.