2003 Suzuki LTZ400

Suzuki’s LTZ400 Page Two.

    Suzuki Has hit the market ready to run. For the first time, you can buy a sport quad and totally out fit the unit from your local dealers stock. Weather you will be doing some weekend racing or fast and furious trail riding, Suzuki has the necessary items needed to boost your performance and looks. We have had the opportunity to ride a fully accessorized LTZ400 and from experience we can attest to the quality and difference these accessories make. Suzuki already offers close to thirty Genuine and exclusive accessories, possibly the most interesting of the offered accessories would be the performance exhaust systems. Team Suzuki by Yoshimura has produced three performance exhaust systems, the Titanium full system which offers a significant weight loss and a considerable power gain. Next is the Stainless Steel full system, this is a bit cheaper than the Titanium pipe system but offers the same power gain. Lastly the most economical, the Stainless slip on. This is a high performance tail section that slips on to replace your stock muffler, the most economical of the high performance exhaust systems Suzuki offers. Yoshimura worked with 8-time champion Gary Denton for the last three years to help develop these systems, Gary states ” They took a great quad and made it run even harder. Most guys won�t need the extra power but for those who always want more� these pipes deliver!” Suzuki also offers their full Genuine Accessory line-up including, a trick billet aluminum 35-watt light kit, rear rack, nerf bars, full aluminum skid plate, front bumpers and a full line-up of No Fear� Suzuki riding apparel.

Test Rider Impressions:

    The Z400 is the biggest addition to the sport segment since the introduction of the Raptor with it�s 660 engine! To be honest, we loved the Z400 with the first ride! The ergonomics are superior, a just right feel embraces the rider at each point of contact. Seating, handlebar positioning, foot resting position and overall feel put the Quadracer at the top of our favorites list. Since we are being honest, we�ve had the Z400 article done several times and after each ride our test riders felt we needed to add more depicting just how perfect this sport ATV is. The Z400 has better handling than any other sport ATV we have ridden, could be the most forgiving ATV available. It handles jumps, whoops, and high speed cornering like a champ, smooth, hard hitting acceleration puts the Z400 in front of the pack.     Since we have to complain about something, we felt the front suspension had some bounce after a larger jump. Nothing drastic, but worth looking into. If we had to describe the new LTZ400 in three ways they would be, superior handling, assume power and class leading comfort. Take one for a test ride, just be prepared to have less room in the garage!

Specifications:

Lenth                                   72.0in

Width                                  45.9in

Height                                  45.7in

Ground Clearance                    10.4in

Seat hight                              31.9in

Dry Mass                                372lbs 

Engine                                   Four-Stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC

Drive Train                              5-foreward and 1 reverse Gearshift Pattern                     1down 4up, foot operated

Front Suspension                      Independent, double wishbone, coilspring,                                             Oildampanded.

Rear Suspension                       Swingarm type, coil spring, oil damped.

Turning Radius                           3.1m (10.2ft)

Front Tire size                           AT22x7R10

Rear Tire size                            AT20x10R9 Capacities

Fuel                                             2.6 gal

Engine Oil                                  1.9 qt

Coolant                                        1.3 qt