I am torn between the 2.....

Whichever i choose will be getting raced in GNCC, and ridden on the trails.....

I went to my Norwalk Dealership to give a good look down on both of them, I was WAY more comfortable on the VForce, and it really just felt at home for me, the TwinPeaks just feels almost to big, i cant grip the upper part (where the gas tank should be) with my knees as well on it as i can with the V. I can move around much easier on the V.... Problem is i REALLY cannot make up my mind. The trails are rough and there are quite a few muddy spots, usually a way around them, if i got the Peaks i could just walk right through them with pretty much ease, HOW is the V in MUD???? Wouldnt i just be set if i got a 1.5 Warn winch on the front of it, then i would never be stranded and it only weighs 11 lbs....not even enough to phase it on a 500lb machine....


I have way to many pros and cons for both of them i would like some advice here.....
I will be getting the beast out in the winter also, so i need to consider the good pipeline run in snow, and which will be the most fun/performance.....

any suggestions or comments would be GREATLY appreciated!

Such different machines yet i have trouble with this, one of them has got to be a no brainer!

-bLuRRRR27-

 

I'm curious as to which one you chose?

 

Speaking from personal experience, the V-Force is NOT a good trail machine. After 1 year of riding in the unforgiving woods of New England, these are the issues that I have had...

Radiator plugs with mud VERY quickly, stock tie-rods are beyond weak, and there is absolutely no protection between the mud-slinging front wheels, and your body. The motor is mint, as is the CVT and frame. Power is ok--not super fast stock, but that can easily be changed for short money. I love the shaft drive, e-start, enclosed rear brake (one less issue...) and the handlebar mounted mountian-bike style shift ring. Suspension, in my opinion is the WORST I have ever experienced--feels like a rigid-frame Harley in the woods.

In my opinion, this machine is better suited to sand or desert riding. But, if you don't mind spending $6,000 for the machine, then sinking another $1,200 into it for better tie-rods, some high-end suspension, a mud guard for the radiator, and some decent rubber, then it would be an excellent machine all-around.

Oh, and GET THAT WINCH!! You WILL get stuck!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

well by looking in his gallery...he has a twinpeaks in his backyard...I would say the twinpeaks

 

I just have nothing to say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

Well I have had few quads & the V rocks period, My ltz400 was fun & light , My scrambler was sweet in the mud & muck But there is no way I would go back after riding my piped and clutched V for the past 6 months, I got mine for $5800 new and added the usual suspects dual exhaust & clutch mods and all the bling b.s. like bumpers & bars etc. If you want to cruise and do the 4x4 thing go with the ute, If you want to raise hell & go fast the V is the ticket, I dont have a problem with the suspension myself but I dont race, But I dont know anyone who races with factory shocks and suspension either[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Its like no ther quad in my book and I have has about 5, from a mojave & trailblazer to the ones above, Ride one then ride a 4x4 and pick I was between the V & a brute and couldnt make myself go with the 4x4, To me it would be like trading a R6 for a goldwing. But I love sport bikes period. dirt & street

 

Ok Smitty, you've pretty much talked me out of the KFX. How do you like your Sportsman 800? Did you compare it to the KQ?

 

Retic,You are going to listen to someone with 43 post.Have you looked at the Brute Force?

 

My 2 cents.

I love the Vforce, it feels light and is nimble. I can wheelie the thing over anything......it is a great bike in the sand and the dirt and the rocky desert. But in the mud....it has no protection, it will sling mud all over your ***...(face...chest....etc). The small fenders don't protect you from anything the wheels and tires kick up......

I've not ridden a Twinpeaks, but I love my Prairie, and that's about the same thing as the twin peaks......the fenders on it protect you from virtually all the mud you may experience......and it is very sporty to throw around...for a 602 lb 4x4........but the most usefull feature on the 4x4 is the racks,,,,,they will carry over 285 lbs..of beer, guns, anything.....

I recently rode a muddy ride at Hollister, CA. My kid was on the Raptor, my buddy was on the VForce, and I was on my Prairie....after a 20 minute trail, those two were totally covered in mud...half of which I probably roosted them with, but when we got back to the trailer, after only 20 minutes, they both said screw that s..t, they were done.....and I barely had mud on my boots.....Mud......4x4!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love both bikes....they are both fun,...both go everywhere......but if I was to buy only one.....I have to go with the machine with 4x4 and racks,...it is ready to do anything.....and go anywhere..... it's way too useful.....oh yeah, the 4x4 has low range....the VForce don't....but it would be a tough choice cause that V really is a fun bike....just point the nose and stab the throttle.....


By the way....I hardly ever have to use 4wheel drive....if the rear wheels won't get you there, you probably shouldn't be there....and that's true of the VForce, a Raptor, a TwinPeaks, a Warrior,...whatever.....The single biggest use of 4wheel drive I have expereineced is using it at the sand drags where I can get a two to four bike length advantage, by jumping out in 4wheel drive.....hehehehehe.

 

Twin Peaks ??? Isn't that a polaris???? Isn't it a 4x4??? Thats like comparing Apples to Oranges.....