make sure dealer put mobil 424 (kawichem) in rear braking housing and if they did your just paranoid cauz the 650 has best braking of any big bore utility quad and that is a fact

 

You should check and see if your state has a lemon law. If you have good documentation of these problems you might have something there.

If so I would try and get another new 650 first, I just bought a used one, it looked well taken care of I took it to my dealer just to let him look it over real good anyway.

He said on the whole he had very few probems with the Prairie 650 line. I was a little worried about the belt. We were chatting in the garage area There was a red 650 with faded fenders in there. He told me to turn the key on and check it out. 794 hrs and 7,xxx miles.

He said this was the second time, the guy had broght the bike in. Since he bought it from them. He said they had replaced one belt, and he had the guy black spring. He said the bike is now having a problem with his rear diff, the dealer said the owner had NEVER changed the fluid in it.

If you can't get another 650 through the lemon law or something, get a Grizzly. I think that you have had so many problems with this bike that even if you that bike fixed right it will leave a bad taste in your mouth and you won't be happy with it, and if you have problems with it in a year or two you might feel like the original problems your having now contributed to it.

with any type, or brand of vechile, you buy at least 1 or 2 percent or more will have problems thats just the way it is. I think unforuanately for you, you got one of those bikes.

 

I call BS!!! Chet, can you tell us who Yama really is??


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Originally posted by: yamaguy
I've never like Kawasaki

And sure enough you were right. Get the Grizz, you'll be happier and so will we!

 

If all your dealer does is uncrate the four wheeler and sell it, then it is time for a new dealer. I would never buy from a dealer like that.

 

I LOVE MY QUAD!

Sorry, I got a little carried away there. It's just that today was the first time I've had a chance to ride in over two weeks, conditions were prime and this machine is awesome!

I have to go take my valium now so that I can calm down.

 

Scotia: OTFLOL you I see you can now get extra stenght valium and it says on the bottle "just for P650 owners" ![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I'm back!

Seriously, yamaguy, if you did buy the P650 and your having trouble with it, I'm sorry to hear it.

However, don't judge the whole basket by one bad apple ( bike or dealer). You should take the bike back to your dealer, tell them of your troubles and I'm sure they will be more than willing to either repair the problems or replace the machine. If your dealer can't (or won't) help you then contact Kawasaki directly. Kawaski would have a customer service department which I'm sure would be glad to help you. Customer satisfaction is very important to companies these days and the last thing that they want is bad pr and dissatisfied owners.

Most of the people here love their 650's and will tell you that problems are few and usually self induced.
Me personally, I have never returned from a ride without being totally satisfied and wearing a grin from ear to ear. I wouldn't own any other machine on the planet!

Just my two cents worth!

 

The only thing I can say to this is that I have seen several P650's still in the crate, and if all your dealer is doing is taking them out of the crate, then you need to find a new dealership.

I'm not real sure how you are stearing your Prarie650? All of the P650's that I have seen in the shipping crate, Don't come with the Handle Bars mounted to the Stearing Stem. That is just ONE of the MANY things that need to be done before the customer takes ownership.

 

As far as the rear brake goes, there's a little wingnut on the brake cable that you can easily reach from squatting behind the quad. That was one of the first things the dealer showed me when I bought mine. My rear brake wasn't adjusted good and wouldn't slow me down, so I squatted behind my quad and turned the wingnut a few times and tightened the brake up, in all about 20 to 30 seconds. I can now leave two ruts from my tires sliding. Adjusting the rear brake is so easy that it's ridiculous. But one thing about that sealed rear brake on the P650, I never have to worry about it wearing out. Of course, when you buy that Grizzly, educate yourself on that obsolete drum brake. Because if braking is that important to you, you will be doing brake jobs often on it.

 

PDI or Pre Delivery Inspection for a Kawasaki consists of this

Uncrate the unit/check crate for signs of fluids or other foreign material
Visually INSPECT the unit
Check the unit's fluids/inspect unit for leak(s)
Check the tire air pressure/ check tires for damage during shipping/ wheel torque and tire direction
Check the torque of ALL fasteners on the body and chassis
Check cable adjustments of ALL controls
Check the lighting systems
Check the Information Centers operation and set the clock
and the list continues as Kawasaki has a requirement that all the machines be PDI and certified before being placed for sale/ this inspection is essential to a smart dealer as he can claim warranty status before the unit is ever floored and does not have to pay flooring for a damaged unit until the warranty item is recieved and the problem scheduled and corrected then the unit is considered delivered for sale after it passes this inspection. However a lot of dealers do not do this inspection until it is uncrated and placed on the floor for sale. You can usually tell a dealer who does this as he has a battery pack that he uses to test the instrumentation and other electric equipment.

Now for PostSale PreDelivery Inspection

Ensure PDI has been completed
Service the Battery
Place fuel into tank
ReCheck Fluids
Recheck Control Cables
Start Unit and Verify Proper Operation and if possible operate it before delivery
Wash Unit
Yadadadada and this list goes on as well.

Your dealer gets paid by Kawasaki for doing these checks and inspections and most units will have a Repair Order stating this has been done.

The reason there is two checks is to ensure the unit gets checked and I know these checks are valid as I assemble for a dealer around they make you sign off on your inspections by initailing each check item with a witness for each unit.

However if you have a poor dealer he probably uncrated the thing serviced the battery threw in the fuel and sold it.