A good used fourtrax 300 is hard to beat. I got two, one's for my wife. We have a 96 and a 98 and they have been indestructible. My wife jumped a railroad track with hers, went 20 feet through the air and landed upright with no problems except that I wanted to kill her for trying it, scared the hell out of me. I put a lift kit on the 96 model and I like the clearance but it hurt the cornering characteristics of the 300. Another thing about the honda's, especially the 300, parts are a hell of alot cheaper than yamaha's or any other brand. You can buy a whole rebuild kit for a 300 motor for about $100. Except for gas, oil, and filters, I've never spent a penny on mine.