Best Sport ATV for a Big rider
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Best Sport ATV for a Big rider
the DS650 sucks in tight trails.and with no reverse it is a royal pain in the @$$ at times. but it is great for running around on,powerfull and big.just not a woods bike at all.
At 6'3 250-300 you are not exactly a giant, you can ride just about anything. you are muscular ,not some giant fat blob of crap. i would get a yamaha banshee or a honda TRX 250R . they are made for duning and cross-country racing. no reverse on those two ether but theye are lots lighter and much more manuverable that and you can set up the shocks to how much you wiegh on any bike. these are older bikes but thats no big deal there tons of them in good shape at at good prices used.
for big bad boy sport quads there is the suzuki LT500 quadzilla and the DS650.
the raptor 700 is a cool bike to. but the seat was hard and the bike did not fit me right ,it was uncomfartable.
At 6'3 250-300 you are not exactly a giant, you can ride just about anything. you are muscular ,not some giant fat blob of crap. i would get a yamaha banshee or a honda TRX 250R . they are made for duning and cross-country racing. no reverse on those two ether but theye are lots lighter and much more manuverable that and you can set up the shocks to how much you wiegh on any bike. these are older bikes but thats no big deal there tons of them in good shape at at good prices used.
for big bad boy sport quads there is the suzuki LT500 quadzilla and the DS650.
the raptor 700 is a cool bike to. but the seat was hard and the bike did not fit me right ,it was uncomfartable.
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Best Sport ATV for a Big rider
One of the magazines has a shootout in the current issue between the Raptor 700 and the Kawi. Might want to check it out???? (Do be sure to avoid the old Raptor 660!)
Both the Kawi and DS are HEAVY compared to the Raptor, and the Raptor is 50 pounds heavier than the 450's. Go light, this is riding not weight training! Especially in the dunes, you want to be as light as absolutely possible.........
The 450's are faster than the big bores........that may not make sense to you, but in the modern scheme of things displacement doesn't mean much (except when comparing engines of identical design). And keep in mind that a 450 is 150 pounds lighter, so it has a huge power to weight advantage. The 450's are all rev, and make their power at very high rpm. The Raptor on the other hand, has a lot of torquey low end grunt.
Both the Kawi and DS are HEAVY compared to the Raptor, and the Raptor is 50 pounds heavier than the 450's. Go light, this is riding not weight training! Especially in the dunes, you want to be as light as absolutely possible.........
The 450's are faster than the big bores........that may not make sense to you, but in the modern scheme of things displacement doesn't mean much (except when comparing engines of identical design). And keep in mind that a 450 is 150 pounds lighter, so it has a huge power to weight advantage. The 450's are all rev, and make their power at very high rpm. The Raptor on the other hand, has a lot of torquey low end grunt.
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Best Sport ATV for a Big rider
And, you mentioned DUNES. Where exactly will you be riding????? A place like Oregon Dunes for example has lots of trails, so you absolutely don't want to be on a huge wide pig when riding there! There a "trail" quad is your best bet.
Glamis on the other hand is more open and has way taller stuff, so the ability to really spin those paddles is important.
Glamis on the other hand is more open and has way taller stuff, so the ability to really spin those paddles is important.
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Best Sport ATV for a Big rider
My 400EX is older, and doesn't have reverse (they added reverse in 05, as I recall???). My 450R doesn't have it either. And, I had a Z400 previously that did have it.
I consider reverse a NICE option in a sport quad, but NOT a necessity. These things are light enough, that you can turn one around by hand pretty easily.
I consider reverse a NICE option in a sport quad, but NOT a necessity. These things are light enough, that you can turn one around by hand pretty easily.
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