I can't speak for the Raptor, but I can speak about the Honda 90. I bought one for my son a couple of years ago. I used the throttle control for the first year until he developed a decent skill set.
The 90 has taken a beating and never complained. It has been completely submerged in a muddy creek on two ocassions. All I did to start it back up was to clean the airbox and filter each time. He rolled it down a hill, it rolled side over side twice and end over end once, landed on the wheels and kept running after it rolled to a stop. The only thing that was hurt was that it creaed one of the plastic fenders.
I like the fact that he started out with w recoil starter and manual transmission. It made him respect electric start and taught him some of the basics about dring a straight shift car.
He learned to ride on the 90 and has since moved up to a 250EX. My daughter is learing to ride now, so she has the 90. Besides basic maintenace, I have not ever had to do anything but change the front brake pads a couple of months ago.
The 90 is very reliable.
James
The 90 has taken a beating and never complained. It has been completely submerged in a muddy creek on two ocassions. All I did to start it back up was to clean the airbox and filter each time. He rolled it down a hill, it rolled side over side twice and end over end once, landed on the wheels and kept running after it rolled to a stop. The only thing that was hurt was that it creaed one of the plastic fenders.
I like the fact that he started out with w recoil starter and manual transmission. It made him respect electric start and taught him some of the basics about dring a straight shift car.
He learned to ride on the 90 and has since moved up to a 250EX. My daughter is learing to ride now, so she has the 90. Besides basic maintenace, I have not ever had to do anything but change the front brake pads a couple of months ago.
The 90 is very reliable.
James