lol...listen, im not gonna argue or sit here and have the "will a blaster beat this machine" argument, cause that discusion has grown dull in these forums !!! but i will tell ya the truth, i have two best friends that i ride with everyday. my one buddy is named bill ,and he has a raptor 660, i believe its an 01 or 02. my other buddy is gabe, he rides an 07 trx 250. I live in upstate ny on a pretty large area of farm land .where i live i have a little two acre track that we used a dozer a few years back and made. my blaster and gabe's new trx run exactly the SAME, my blaster has a little bit more pull off the line and his honda 250 has a little bit more top end but not much, out of the gate i always..ALWAYS get the hole shot, on the street he has a little more top end, but i have smaller tires on the rear of mine. and that isnt a lie. the only thing he has done to his is a mild port and a few other little things, just like i have done to mine. but in no way does his bike smoke mine and it never will. and further more, im not a kid, im 31 years old, the engine work i have done cost a bit more than a couple hundred bucks also..lol... i also own a skidoo mxz 800, I ride a kx250...i been riding my whole life. my first bike i was 12 years old and my pops bought me a kx80. ...