If there is anyone that ownes the DS650? do you like it? is it worth 7000 bucks to you?

 

I dont know if it is worth it! But last weekend we to to a dirt drag and the 650 got ate up by a BANSHEE in 300 FT.!!! The 650 did not impress me at all.

2000 KODIAK 4X4

 

It depends on your body size and riding style. If you are under 5'-9" and 180lbs, you might want to go with the 400EX. I am 5'-11" and over 200lbs. I can bounce the 400EX off the ground when rocking it side to side. It just seemed too light duty for me. I have been riding 350X's for years, and the 400EX seems smaller than that even. I just feel more comfortable on the DS.

As far as performance goes, you would need to put wider A-arms ($400), longer trailing arm ($350), longer shocks ($1000-1500 for all three) and big bore kit ($500+)and the stator re-wound ($250) on a 400EX to even start matching the DS. That would put you well over the cost of the DS. These are approximations estimated from magazine articles and advertisements.

The DS has aftermarket tires, wheels, shocks, heavy duty steel frame, heavy duty ball joints, aftermarket brakes, 230 Watts of auxilary power available and a proven engine.

I am a firm Honda supporter, but the DS is the first really new quad with modern styling and it just has better ergonomics than anything out there for myself. It all depends on what feels right for yourself. Let that be the deciding factor, not just the stats and specs sheets. I was going to buy the 400EX for the longest time. I was waiting for over a year to buy one. When I got into a financial situation where I could afford it, the DS came out, I test rode it in the parking lot and took it home an hour later.