Well guys I did it this weekend. Went riding with three other guys on dirtbikes, two of whom ride pro circuit. And as I expected followed them down one to many trails and lost the big 650.

She rolled twice and I rode it for 1 1/2 rolls. I didn't even get beat up to bad. It would've definitely gone the rest of the way down the hill if I hadn't wedged it on it's last turn.

Nothing to bad, only damage was pushed my sidehill bar and front brake down a little and cracked the front black mudflaps where they were mounted to the footboards. Several medium scratches on the plastic.

I'm wondering if they is any negative repercussions of the engine being turned over. It fired back up as if nothing happened, and no smoke. I did notice a trickle of antifreeze dripping when we rolled it back over. It hasn't leaked any since.

 

The 650 turns off when upside down. From past, rolling goes cosmetic not internal damage

 

The roll didn't damage the steering stem???? Very expensive item!
I almost flipped mine, going up a steep, rutted hill in 2WD and got cross-rutted. I gassed it, wrong thing to do! It did a GREAT wheelie, got me puckered! Got lucky, and didn't go over, though my buddies thought for sure, I would!

 

trx450, compare the Prairie tp the 450 since you've had both. PS, I know the Prairie is a lot faster but how about everything else?

 

I rolled mine the other day, it rolled 3 times (without me I might add, I bailed). I had a sever shimmy in the front as I was going home. Turns out that the front left wheel was bent, and the handlebars are very slightly twisted. Nyroc stated that the wheels are lightweight to keep more expensive items from bending/breaking. I talked to the guys at the shop and they said the same thing about the handle bars. They are made to bend way before the steering column does. To me, this is a good thing. After nyroc and I spoke, I decided to keep the stock wheels because of this reason.

 

Make sure you check the front knuckle and its' lower balljoint post. When I rolled mine, the wheel bent in and the balljoint post "stretched" the round hole into to a small oval. You can tell by jacking up the quad and pushing on the tire sideways, back and forth. If the hole is "oval", the wheel hub and tire will have some slack in it where the bottom A-arm balljoint is. I think Kawasaki made the wheels lightweight for the same reason everything else is, to keep the quad under 604lbs. Wheels are usually not designed as crumple zones.

 

450-S Honda Foreman--- You have a PM. I sent you my comparison of the two bikes.