ny,

not bored at all. I understood what you were saying. Makes sense!

I enjoy the often times deeply tech stuff. I'm one of those analretentive <sp?> buyers that wants to know EVERYTHING about something before making a purchase.

 

My brother's 87 suzuki lt300 makes your hands numb. His prairie 400 is not very bad at all, simply because of water cooling and crankcase mass.

I like to ask why my friend's handlebars shake so bad on is 660. Although it is stupid for me to ask, it bothers him when I point it out.

Oh yeah, buy good gloves. Whether the engine vibrates or not, the handlebars will due to trail (or motor). The gel padded ones make life easier.

Anyone wanting to see a graphical representation of the balancing stuff, can look at http://www.mecc.unipd.it/~cos/DINAMO...tors/twin.html

Although it is for v-twins, it gives an idea. Note that the ones with a constant primary shake force (2,3, and 5th), can be completely cancelled by a counterweight.

Also, the last one lookes like a single cylinder (or a 2 cyl inline like the sp700) and it is the worst shaker on the page. The problem is that you have to use a rotating weight to nullify an inline force. It is better than nothing, but does not work as well as a counterbalance shaft, or another piston at 90 degrees.

 

You should try a Ribicon , you want to a machine that vibrates , I had a rubicon and before it I had a 400 prairie , The Kawasaki's don't vibrate at idle nearly as bad as the Rubicon. My wifes Kodiak is a lot better than the honda was but nothing on the market is a smooth as the v-twin in the 650's bacause one cylinder balances the other.

 

<< for me, it MUST be 4x4 and have a low range!

I'm not kidding when I'm talking about STEEP rocky hills.

literally, ones you can not physically walk up! >>



Cer0f,
Others may disagree but from my own experience if you cannot walk up a hill or if it requires a sidestep action to get up then it is WAY past too steep to ride up! Loose rocks make it even less rideable.
I hate it when people get hurt!

 

lol Wolley!

I understand! I've been hurt before on them! Trying to WALK up them!! rofl


I have EXTENSIVE knowledge about off-roading and Jeeps in general. I figure most translates over to quads. Again, I won't ride beyond my limits, but I DO know a quad's limits are well beyond human limits! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

My prarie 400 is super smooth at idle. Try a 325 trail boss, now there is a vibrator. Looks like a harley at idle.

If anyone has a vibration issue with thier quad I highly recommend foam grips. The best $8.00 you'll spend on a utility quad. Some of the old guys I ride with call them &quot;tiddy grips&quot;

 

I love the 360. In fact my cousin just bought a Rancher. He was gonna look at the Prairie, but they didn't have one on hand. He went ahead and bought the Rancher since he was ready to ride. Big mistake. I rode the 360 later and felt sorry for him. 2x4 button, rode really good with good power. The one I rode had nominal vibration. Nothing no other wheeler doesn't do. Oh, yeah, the cool rear bakes on the Prairie dominate those stupid old drums. His Rancher is two months old and the rear brakes are gone. The Prairie is head and shoulders above the Rancher. I haven't seen an Eiger up close yet, but I am impressed with what I have heard about it.

 

I have a 400 Prairie. I ran into a rider with a 360. He wanted to ride mine for comparision so we swapped bikes for a few miles. long story short, the 400 blew his away in every way. Power,speed,handling and especially the vibration factor. needless to say ,he was upset he didn't go with the 400.

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If it's vibrating more than others the gear driven counter balancer could be out of time with the crank, rare , but it has happened from the factory before.

 

We have sold 3 360's(this last week) and have contacted them and have had NO negative feedback on vibration or anything. I have ridden 5 different 360's and I dont notice any major vibration problems at all. It is a superior machine! I love it!