250sx vs. Sportsman 400

[toyota200x]

I have two neighbors that have sportsman 400's. The neighbor kid tried racing one of them on a atc 200 and got wooped. The the 200 was not runing right, so that was a gimmie. I have a 1985 250sx with 22" mudbusters and I was wondering if I could take him. Both of our machine are stock motor wise. Let me know what you think. THANKS

[smokinwrench]

I think you are wasting your time. A 250cc 4 stroke against a 400cc 2 stroke. If I was you I would be wearing goggles, so your eyes are protected from his dust.

$0.02
Josh

[bayougrizz]

toyota200x you are thinking of the older explorers and older sportsman maybe, the current model (has been for years) is a 400cc 4 stroke. If it is the 4 stroke model and not modded I think you have a very good shot, but it will probably be close. Those mosters are notoriously heavy and underpowered for their weight. Don't even think about a 500ho or higher though. if you race him on loose terain he may have the advantage of all four wheels grabbing the ground so think about that too.

[200x Basket]

this 650 4x4 quad was killing modded 400ex's and banshees. my 250r killed it though :D some of those big utility quads are getting pretty fast.

http://www.3wheeler.org/rides/Mar03duneride/drag3.jpg

BTW: that is 250sx on my 250r

[atcmatt]

some of those big utility quads are getting pretty fast.

Hell yeah! This farmer i know has a 600 Grizzly yammy and that flys on acceleration but the top end is slow as crap!

[ATC crazy]

Yes...you got that right. The new Praire 700 has a top speed of 68 according to Dirtwheels (for comparison...the Raptor is only 3-4 MPH faster at 71-72) And the utilities are some of the fastest accelerating machines out there too. :twisted:

[toyota200x]

Yes I am talking about the 400 sportsman. It is a 400 four stroke. I don't think I mentioned anything about it being a two stroke. Well keep the comments comming.

[250SX_rider]

Mmm...i'm wondering if the sportsman 400 has the same acceleration than a honda fourtrax 300...cuz I raced against my dad's fourtrax 300 (I have a stock 250SX ) and i won all the way on the acceleration...but he was a lil faster than me on top speed...he won by about one trike length on a 500m track...so if the sportsman has a better acceleration than the fourtrax, it's gonna be pretty close on the acceleration...if you try it out, good luck ! :)

[ATC crazy]

If you two aint bettin any money on it then I say go ahead and race him. I think it would be pretty close, but you will never know until you try. Good luck...and don't let the trikers down ;)

[yater]

It would have to be a pretty short race for that polaris 400 to win. Otherwise that POS would break down before the finish line. Those things are turds!

[Timbo1]

Shoot I think 250SX_rider needs a new sx cause mine whoops the crap out of fourtrax 300's all the time. Do u mean 300ex? Go for it the sx is my favorite atc.....so far