the review is great of course but a few things shocked me!

1- 05 X is 13lbs heavier than 04 X
2- 05 X is 1/2 wider and 1 inch shorter than 04X, which means it is 2 inches shorter than 03 or earlier

can it really be another inch shorter than 04 and why is it heavier? i thought the colors were the only change

the review can be found at www.off-road.com/atv

 

1) Hmmm. Different scales maybe. 13lbs is roughly what a 1/2 tank of gas would also weigh. They did go back to the steel upper A-arms so if the 04 they weighed had the aluminum this could account for a few pounds (3-4 maybe).

2) Dimensions should be exactly the same. The 05 swingarm is the same exact one used on the 04.

 

that was my thoughts also, did you read the review cause that was what it said..

 

there are no difference in the 05 models from the 04 except the steel upper a arms and the color

 

doesnt the 05 have arm skid plates but not the 04

 

i have arm skid plates on my 04, so basically this review is terribly invalid