Hey Guys

How much concrete information do we know about the KFX700. it looks to have great Potential.
the big questions i have is:
Weight?Is dual exaust standard or extra?

I do want to gather all facts not fiction so please post any solid info on this bike.
it looks to be a great bike and maybe one for me.

 

Go to the magazine area of this site and punch in v-force 700 in the search.That should answer most of your q's

 

Thanks for the info

That article could have been written from the Kawasaki web site with exception of weight 506lbs. I wasn’t sure if there was 2 articles I could only get one link to work the other error out for me.

 

What else did you need to know?I should be able to answer all of your q's,I did buy one.

 

Cool mudboger. Congrats

when do you get it ?
How much did It cost?
Is it coming with dual exaust?
what color did you order?
How does the auto trans work?
did they disable the engine breaking system?
can you start it in any gear?
Were there any options when odering?
Do they offer any special Editions ?
What kind of horsepower will the rear wheels get?
does it have a speedo?
did you have any concerns about the gastank being so close to the exaust?
.................ohell just post the invoice...........lol.

 

ArcheryGuy,

The most detailed, acurate info can be found on this website: KFX700 Info All of the particulars are in metric. But the HP & Torque figures translate to about 47 hp and 43 ft lbs Torgue. It however still doesn't list the weight.

There is talk that the Dual Exhaust will be offered as an option, but I wasn't able to get that option on mine. There is no engine braking other than the normal engine compression. It has split Braking (Seperate front and rear brake levers), 2 piston calipers front and Kawi's sealed wet multi-plate rear. There are a few Threads on this forum that have addition info, just go to the Kawasaki Forum.

The Fuel tank is similar to the Prarie650 tank (I Think?) and I have never heard of them having any troubles.

Mine is suposed to be delivered some time around the end of Feb to the begining of March.

 

Thanks rpm

I have been reading the post for hours. and iam even more anxious then before. if im not carefull i might get a kawaski card and get me one. Followed by a dirty letter to kawaski from my wife. the weight i got was 506lbs off of atv connection magazine

 

Several of the articals list it as 506lbs, but that is Dry. One can figure that with all of the fluids (Oil, Water, Fuel) full, it will come in a little heavier.

The Service Manager and the owner of the local dealership, have both ridden the KFX700. They told me that it is going to Impress the H**L out of a lot of people. The Service Manager is a 2 Stroke guy and he told me that it is the first 4 Stroke quad that has ever gotten him excited. He also said that the Kawasaki reps told him that the HP sould be somewhere in the 47 to 50 HP area. The amazing part is that it is producing those numbers at only 6500 rpm's. From what he was told, they feel that they have made all of the nessesary improvements to the CVT Trany and that they feel confident that it will hold up to the abuse that can be associated with a Performance machine.

A word of Warning, the first go around on deliveries of the 700 may be limited (Depending on demand), so it might not be a bad idea to go to your local dealer and put your name on one. My dealer ordered 8 of each (Green & Orange), he only expects to get 1 or 2 of them in the first shipment.

 

RPM,did u get any options besides color?and thanks for helping on some q's that is quite a list.ArcheryGuy the dealer told me feb 15 this is an early and limited release im sure most dealers are sold out.the next batch wont be til arount sept.Mine was $7100OTD and its green.there is no engine brake,the tranny works like a snowmobile,and i have no idea if there is a spedo or not i dont think there is.if you want one get to the dealers like yesterday you might have to do some work to find one......later

 

I have a dealer spec. sheet. The dry weight is listed as 506 pounds. The exhaust is 2 to1 or single, though there are hard point mounts for another muffler. I can only guess that cost was an issue for duals, as they wanted to target the Raptor list price. I heard duals were put on a preproduction model (and I assume the intake was opened up) and resulted in a 95 MPH run. BS? Who knows.

Email me with any other spec questions.