Let me start by saying I hate those guys who brag about people they beat in a drag race, but I have to share my tale. I rode my pop's new KFX700 this weekend for the 1st time at a motorcycle park in NE Georgia. There was a drag strip there so I lined the 700 up to see what it could do. I beat everything from Predators to YFZs to 450Rs to Raptor 660s. Don't get me wrong, they were close wins and I did get beat by the Predator and YFZ a few times, but I would say that out of about 25 races I only lost about 6 or 7 of them. The only machine that beat me every time was a new Raptor 700 with an exhaust. My dad's KFX700 is stock mind you! The point of this thread is that I never respected the KFX700 becasue it is auto, but now I know they haul!

 

Yep! I have found that people just don't realize how much fun a quad with an Auto transmission and a little bit of power can be. You just have to throw a leg over one to really understand.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

the thing most of the population doesent realise is the V comes very clogged up from the factory, with a simple timeing key change, primary spring and exust a raptor would be a walk for the V. the new 450rs and raptors are already pushing there limit stock but the V was made not to scare off beginners, with a few hundred bucks you can be almost unbeatalble, I love my V [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Can hang with the best of them,,,

 

My brother and I just ordered a brand new HMF exhaust system for my Pop's KFX700 today for Father's Day. The silencer is powdercoated Kawi Orange and it comes with a jet kit and all. I did a little research and most people say you get more power out of a single silencer rather than the duals, so we got the single. Hopefully I can take that Raptor 700 next time!

 

They are fast, loads of torque and usable power.

I just wish they didn't feel so strange. The handling bothers me, it feels to tall or something, almost too utility feeling. I mean it feels stable, but it also feels heavy. Of course I like light quick handling machines that's why I bought a KFX400. My Father loves his KFX700 and hates my 400, he says its too small. So I guess to each his own.

But they are a fun and comfortable machine for the most part.

 

Very, very well said. I cut the can open on mine and could not believe what was in there. Man was that thing clogged up!!!!

 

Yeah the kfx 700's are pretty fast, but when we just got my brute 750 i raced a kfx 700 and it was a pretty good race because the whole time we were side-by-side. Once we started hitting top speeds the kfx would pull away by like half a bike or so.

 

1Bad250R..I would change the primary spring your going to need more stall and shiftout to hang with that Raptor,, and u can do that for about 20$

 

i have a few video of them with pipes and they're no joke,motor have a short stroke for it big size
and really rev out strong with dual exhaust,the auto shifting with a good clutch to match seem really strong
out if the hole,they're underestimed quad i think.