hey, Im truely thinking about buying the DS 650. I have a few questions to clarify though. How fast does the regular DS 650 go COMPLETELY STOCK? How is it on power, wheelies, handling, smoothness, etc. please reply to me those that have any info. Thanks alot!!

 

completly stock. has a hard mid hit and continues all the way to top, low is a little lacking but not bad. 70-75 MPH , handles great one of the best trannys around. It is a little heavy but I cant tell any diffrent when Im riding it even agenst my old 400EX untill I gota move it by hand then she will show her girth. best hop ups is a end cap w/ jetting and 15t front sprocket. this will wake the beast. you cant go wrong w/ the DS, its been the best quad (out of many) that Ive owned.
Sam

 

I thought the DS 650's when about 80 when they were stock after they're broke in. Is that true you DS riders

 

yes 75 is what the sugguested mph speed is set at for law reasons

 

I don't think a regular stock DS will do 80. I agree with Sam that 70-75 is probably tops. But with a simple gearing change, 85-89 is easy. In a article in Dirt Wheels last year, the manufacturer even said that it was geared down to meet the CPSC guidelines of 75. Then they recommended changing to 17/38 (I believe) to get around 89mph out of her.

 

So would the 2004 regular ds 650 with the stock gearing beat the stock raptor and predator. How hard is it to change gears? How expensive are the gears? Thanks and i weigh about 120 lbs.

 

Man your a light weight thats a good thing you will smoke many a people. gearing is EZ to change lossen chain bend tabs on nut and take nut off and reverse this order to put back on. the 15t I got from rocky mt atv

Sam