im wantin a 400. the z has rev. nice feture and 10.4 ground clearence. the 400ex only has 4.3 which sux. the z has suspensin w/out shocks but the 400ex has showa shocks. Im wonderin which one is better. im mainly gonna be trailin and jumpin mayabe a race or two and somethin that aint gonna get stuck cause of ground clearence(400ex).

 

id go with the 400ex but maybe thats cuz i already have one, i never have ne problems with ground clearence and the suspension is really good

 

do you really think the z has 6 more inches of ground clearance?? for real the ex was pry measured at the sproket skidplate and the z measured at the motor to the ground.
wtf are you talkin about?

 

do you really think the z has 6 more inches of ground clearance?? for real the ex was pry measured at the sproket skidplate and the z measured at the motor to the ground.

for real bcuz my 400ex has a lot of ground clearance and if the z was 6 inches higher then it would have like a foot

 

Fastbansheekid is right. Suzuki gets it's ground clearance numbers from under the engine cradle and not the lowest point of the ATV.

Honda lowered the MSRP of the 400EX to $5299 this year, so you really do get what you pay for now.

It's just a matter of spending a few hundred dollars more for more power, liquid cooling, and reverse.......and a different color ofcourse...LOL

 

the shocks on the Z and 400ex are made by the same company

 

On the Z the clearance at the rear of the swingarm sucks!!! My buddies wifes Warrior has better clearance than mine. I do alot of desert riding and believe me, you better get an aftermarket skid plate unless you like replacing the rotor after every trip. I'm constantly banging rocks that the other quads clear pretty easily..........

 

Get the Z400...
More power
Liquid cooled
same great handling as the EX
Reverse
Does Great wheelies like the EX

jarsong

 

i really hate when ppl ask these questoins because i want to tell you what i think but i dotn want you to think its because i own it... i origanlly set out to buy a 400ex in the process of shopping around i ran into a kfx looked into and ... man... i dont understand why someone would want a 400ex when there is an uprgaded one already..? and i got my 03 kfx NEW cheaper than i could find any 400ex.

 

Well, I own both, so I have no reason to BS you!!! Both are excellent bikes! Jarsong covered it all pretty well. Suzuki copied the EX and made it just a little better! But, if money is an issue, go with the cheaper EX. Actually, for trail riding, I prefer the great low end power of the EX.