Hi, I rode my brand new Prairie this week. I never had a 4x4 Quad before, my last Quad was a Banshee 2000 and it was an amazing Quad. I can only compare my Prairie to this banshee... so the Prairie is amazing for wood riding, and very good in mud... But it dont have the power of my Banshee, on start and on speed racing.

When i bought this quad i ask the dealer to change the original tire for the Kenda Bear Claw. This tire is very amazing in mud...

I notice something that i dont appreciate from the Prairie. The suspension is hard, when i drive at hy speed I notice every rock and hole... I dont know why it's like that.
Did anyone notice that?
I think this is because of new tire, they are harder than the stock one. Do you thing that's a possible reason?
I notice a little bottle of gaz on the rear shock, can I loose gaz from that too smoot the rear shock? What will be the consequence?
I can see any ajustement on the front syspension, do they have any?

For everyting else this is a reely good Quad,it's built for ruff terran and it's goes on ruff terran... I only got stuck in mud, when I got in mud over front light... The whole motor was under mud, so I got stock.
After that mud hole I'll drove for about 6 hours. when i finally stop the Quad I notice smoke comming from the engine. When I'll check out what's going on, I found a piece of mud completly dry and in fire on the engine, I was with my uncle and both of us have never seen semething like that... I could burn the entire forest around... So guys if you notice smoke comming from your engine you just check that maybe you will find something burning on your engine... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I don't think you should mess with the gas canister on the rear shock. The owners manual says that the rear suspension can be softened up or made firmer by adjusting the spanner nuts on the rear shock. It does say that this is a dealer adjustment, but there is a spanner wrench in the tool kit that comes with the 650. My guess is that the tires you put on your ATV is the main contributor to the rough ride. Mine rides very well with the factory tires and factory setting of the spanner nuts. And I only weigh 140 pounds.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]