if honda built a 650ex with reverse would you trade your 400ex in on it?I am looking for a new quad,i like the fact the raptor has reverse.I think over the long haul the 400 would cost less to own,maintance repairs etc.I plan on buying 1 or the other soon. I am afraid if i buy the 400 within 6 months i will want to start modded it.Next thing you know i will have as much money in it as the stock Raptor.I plan on keeping this bike 5 to 7 years. Any ideas or suggestions?

 

No the 650 motor sucks. They need to come out with a new engine instead of the xr junk

 

Oh that woudl be awesome. I'm a ds owner and i'm still die hard honda man. I love every thing about there quads..always top notch. It would HAVE to cross my mind to trade in the ds if honda really did step up and send out a 650cc 4stoke machine...wait what the hell am i saying...i love my ds , never trade off

00' ds

 

If I could afford to,You bet! was cruising auctions yesterday looking for the "good deal" on a 650 engine for my 250X,when I'm done it will be a blast to ride.

D.Roberts
87 250X

 

Oh yes, of course. A 650cc 4-stroke engine in any chassis would be awsome and hard core. I was considering a XR650 engine in my 250X but decided not to because it was to expensive since I just busted my bike and all the money is going into repairs. A stock 400 compared to a 650 is...well...it doesn't compare at all to the perfomance you get. Good luck!

 

If it had reverse, I would definetly trade.

 

can u really stick a 650 into a 250x? what would that cost and modifications would be?

 

hey syko,xr motors are junk?what do you think is powering your 400ex?

 

I'm not sure about the 650, I was looking for a xr500, xr600 or a 350x motor to put in my 250x. After some research I concluded it was not worth it. The 350x motor would work fine, I beleive all you have to do is modify one motor mount but the xr's are harder. You would have to relocate the motor mounts and have a custom exhaust made. So I decided to just doing everything that I can to the 250x motor. If someone can prove me wrong about the motors let me know! Anyways back to the subject, I would definitly by a 650ex w/reverse if they came out.

 

if it had reverse i might, but otherwise, why bother buying something that goes only 7-10 mph faster then the 400 ex when you can take the 2,000 and buy some mods