would i be better off getting the 650i or the 750 brute force? (pound for pound) i like to mud ride about 30% of the time and ride alot of hills and trails. very little black top. ive heard thes things are power houses, but all ive ever owned is hondas. im wanting the locker, the power, and the irs, but ive never had an auto, or a belt drive. do you always have to switch to low when hill climbig, if so does it allow you descent speed. im used to gears so i have no idea. also how well do the kawis hold up? (truth please) the soundlike a quad i want just never been on one. also i heard the suspention is rough on em. im used to sra quads so its not like im used to riding on a cadilac. any opinions are welcome. please help.

 

Ok, first off watch the video on the test on atvscene.com

If i were you, i would get the 650i. Probally allot of peeps will get on here and say get the 750 but there is really no power difference. Just a little sticker difference. Take the 650i and use the extra 500 dollers for mods. For the belt drive, it is as reliable as you want it. It may take some tinkering every once and awhile but its not bad. Basically, LOW gear is the best gear to be in when going slow (under 20), climbin, mudding, pulling, pushing, etc. Using low greatly increases the belt life and keeps it in the tension spec. If you use low gear allot, you wont have to do adjusting much. If you do though, go to nyrocatv.com under the tech tips section in the prairie spot(same belt set up). that wil give you all the info you need to know about belts and everything else. Great site. Good luck man.

 

im new to the quad world again it has been years since i have ridden one or owned one but i recently bought a kfx700 sport it is fully auto and is plent powerful i am happy with the performance with the way it handles the hills and mud i dont think this is one of your options but i dont know much about the two you asked about but you might want to see if this will do what you are wanting to do it is a nice ride