Hey whats up i bought 2003 Blaster about two months ago and i traded it for my 2004 honda recon es. Definatley a great quad although i had engine problems within the first two weeks of buying it so i am currently rebuilding the whole bike. Look at the mods I put in below. Anyways yea greast quad and no regrets(the engine trouble was my fault) Hell yes they a upgradable i am putting in a stoker crank and all wiseco performance parts in my engine and its gonna be a hell lot faster and gonna have alot more torque. My input in this forum topic is hell yea go woth the blaster but def. at least an 03 the hood looks beeter and the brakes are better and easier to maintain bro.