On paper, these machines have lots of similarities and also a few significant differences.

...................Suz KQ 700 / Kaw BF 750 / Kaw. P700 / Kaw. P650
motor size......695cc............749cc..........697cc... ......633cc
bore X stroke..102x85...........85x66.........82x66...... ....80x63
motor design...single-banger..v-twin.........v-twin.........v-twin
cam design.....DOHC.............SOHC..........SOHC.... ......SOHC
compression...10 to 1...........8.8 to 1.......9.9 to 1.......9.9 to 1
HP................?...................51.......... .....46.6............42
Torque..........?...................44.7 ft lbs.....44.3 ft lbs....38?
overall length..83.5".............86.3"...........?....... .........?
overall width...47.6".............46.3"...........46.5"... ........46.1"
overall height..48"................49.2"...........?...... ..........?
seat height.....33.9".............36.8"...........34.3" ...........33.7"
ground clear....10.2".............10.6"...........7.6"... .........7.6"
wheelbase.......50.4".............50.5"........... 51".............51"
dry weight.......602...............604.............602 ............604
gas tank cap....4.6 gal..........5.4 gal.........4.5 gal........4.5 gal.
ft. susp...........7.1"..............6.7"............. 6.7"............6.7"
rr. susp...........8.1"..............7.8"............. 7.2"............7.2"
ft. br. calipers..single-piston...dual-pist......dual-pist.....dual-pist.
fuel system......EFI...............34mm carbs..32mm carbs..32mm carbs

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Are you sure about the BF compression number???

 

Yep, I got the BF compression ratio off the Kaw. website (for australia). That surprised me that they dropped the compression on the BF 750 motor (as compared to the P700/P650 motor).

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Well now I wonder if the Australian models have lower compression due to gasoline availablity or emissions.......

Did you get those other stats off the Austrailian site as well???

 

Yep, I got all of the BF 750 specs off the australia Kaw. website (its the only place I've found with that info). I got the KQ700 specs off the USA Suz. website and the P700 & P650 specs off the USA Kaw. website. Of course, the BF750 and KQ700 specs may change a little before they actually hit the showroom floor, but these are all we have right now. Hope that helps.

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Did you happen to see what the Compression is on the P700 (AUstrailian model)??

 

Mikey,
Thanks for the post.

I think that for the 2006 model year, it is possible that Suzuki is going to give Kawasaki it's EFI, and Kawasaki will give Suzuki the BF 750 with EFI.

Just my .02

Mark

 

budxxx,
The AU version of the P700 is called the "Workhorse 700" and the compression is 9.9:1 (same as the USA version P700). So judging from that, it does not appear that that the compression ration for the AU version of the BF 750 is reduced as compared to the USA version. You can find the AU Kaw. website here.

markdf,
I was interested in seeing this info put together and thought others might be interested as well. Your guess about Suz and Kaw. sharing EFI and the BF 750 is an interesting one, but I was under the impression that these 2 companies were not going to share their flagship quads with each other (of course, anything is possible).

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can I put a BF gastank on my 700?

 

One of those $80 Flat Pak gas tanks on your rear rack will do just as good a job, and give you more gas.