STAAK over on highlifter posted this:

numbers from kaw MSO's are.....
750= 50.2
650i= 48.7
650= 42
700 Pra.=47
700 V-force=49


monty

 

so you guys like the 750 over the 650?? Cause I am in serious debate with myself now as to jsut go ofr it and get 750 or 650 my "smarter buy"?

 

Thanks, I forgot about going to highlifter for the numbers. One thing to remember is each machine will be slightly different. Once bf750 might be reading 54hp and another might be reading 48hp. Maybe not that far off, but each machine will vary from the other same type of machine.

As far as liking the 750i over the 650i, here are my thoughts. The slight hp advantage will be the 750i. But, I have heard that kawie changed some of the front end geometry on the 650i and it handles a little better than the 750i. Personally, if I were chosing between the two, it would come down to price difference and what could I do with that savings for add-on's.

 

the only real difference between the '07 650i and 750 is the 650i makes it's horsepower at higher rpms than the 750. so what you get used to first will be your favorite. they will run with each other all day, but like 700 says above, the factory tuning will also have a bearing on whose is faster.

but i could have bought a 750 for the same price as i paid for my camo 650i, and i would get the 650i again. the next guy may feel this way about his 750. so unless you can ride both, it's a coin toss.

monty

 

great help from all...leaning toward 650i.

Gonna ride them both and make a decision...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

Good luck deciding. That is the best way to make up your mind after getting opinions is to go ride both quads. Remember this, no matter which one you choose, you can't go wrong. They are in the top class of the big bores.

 

save the $500 you get on the 650i for a set of elka shocks.
if you want raw wheelie power it kills the polaris 700. my friend has one and we went riding and it's basicly a great bike and i didn't want to trade back at that particular time. my brute force was wearing me out. the ride is harsh, it's harder to steer, and it twists the handlebars when i hit tree branches. not to mention it has body roll due to high center of gravity and poor 2 ply dunlop tires.

however, it's so much less than polaris that we can just buy shocks, offset rims, tires, steering damper, and yes we may have more invested, but you can flat out haul.
all this stuff is on the way for me.

i am a little bitter that our quad is not setup a little better from the factory. but with a little bit of money it can be better than any quad out there.

if you want a nice ride and don't care about a wheelie riding machine, get the po 700. if there is still a kid in you, the brute force 650i will be just fine.

 

thanks, there is a lot of kid left, so no popo
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well, over 1 year later and almost 50 hours on the BF650i, I can tell you I made a great decision. I still love this machine. It is fun!

Amongst the group, we all have one of the machine's in the big bore catagory. We all have our day if you will, so it keeps the trail rides fun.

Thanks again all!

 

I also upgraded to a new 2007 Brute Force 650I back in Aug of this year. I have well over a hundred miles on it and still love it. it seems to be a great quad.