| Most parents who let their kids ride for leisure or go | | | | This is a machine made for small riders (kids)so |
| to the rigors of competition on an ATV(4 | | | | parental concerns have to be part of the mix also. A |
| wheeler)are concerned first about their kids' safety. | | | | parent buying this machine today won't likely have to |
| A new breed of mini ATVs is on the market and kids | | | | trade it in on a bigger one in six months. The Yamaha |
| are salivating over them as they come out in ever | | | | Raptor MINI is roomy and manufactured so a kid has |
| cooler designs and configurations. The Yamaha | | | | room to grow and not have to abandon the machine |
| Raptor 90 Mini ATV is one such machine that has | | | | to a little brother or sister. Engine noise is about usual |
| taken the "kid's version" ATV market by storm. This | | | | without being particularly loud or soft. |
| is not a race mini out of the box, but has enough | | | | As to safety, the Yamaha Raptor has adequate |
| power and performance to thrill all but the more | | | | power to not be disappointing to young riders, but |
| jaded competitors who have ridden in mud slinging | | | | not so much that it becomes unmanageable for |
| races on high performance machines. | | | | those just learning to ride. A speed limiter is available |
| Independent performance tests on the machine have | | | | for the machine that can simply be plugged in to the |
| been very positive with few downsides to the | | | | CDI for the learning stage. After the parents are |
| machine's handling, performance and power. The | | | | comfortable that their kid can handle the machine, |
| Yamaha Raptor Mini will fit a wide range of kids sizes | | | | the limiter can simply be unplugged providing full |
| and will last a while with any entry to intermediate | | | | power for their young rider. |
| rider before having to go to anything bigger and | | | | The Yamaha Raptor 90 MINI ATV is a great machine |
| more powerful. Testing on courses that include flat, | | | | to teach young, inexperienced riders how to handle |
| hard turns, sand, gravel, creek beds and mud have | | | | an ATV and is a dependable machine that parents |
| put the machine to every test imaginable with the | | | | can have confidence in. A learning rider should be able |
| little powerhouse coming out shining in every case. | | | | to use this ATV for several years before an upgrade |
| Kids will find the Yamaha easy to handle and | | | | will be required. |
| maneuver over and around any terrain it's suitable | | | | MINI in this Yamaha means the smallest in this line. It |
| for, with performance of the machine rated very | | | | is powered by an 88cc, four stroke air cooled engine. |
| highly by most dependable testers who have run it | | | | It has a constantly variable (automatic in ATV terms) |
| through its paces. Most testers rated the Yamaha | | | | that automatically adjusts as the rider throttles, |
| Mini as more powerful than comparable models, with | | | | brakes, slows to turn, etc. This makes it ideal for |
| handling exceeding expectations. Some testers rated | | | | learning riders. Power to the rear wheels is supplied |
| the machine as a bit "too soft" in the suspension, but | | | | by an adjustable chain system. Excellent traction is |
| that can be taken care of with some minor tweaking | | | | supplied by the big Maxxis tires. |
| of the machine. | | | | |