i went over to a friends house, i rode his 400ex damn..... what a shame. i thought it would have been a lot faster. but,..... i think it would have felt a lot faster if i hadnt ridden the raptor already lol. im thinking that a 400 is just a little too low powered for me. maybe too heavy to pull my weight

 

The raptor seems like a good choice to me [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

well the other 400's do have more power and speed than the 400ex...

 

thats for sure,,,,the 400ex is the weakest of the bunch

 

i third that...the kawisukicat will smoke a 400ex

 

Get the z, and if you need more power, pipe it for $500. Rappy's are nice if you can get used to the tippy things. Wider a-arms and axle on a rappy though, and your good to go. And whoever said you don't need reverse has obviously never ridden a trail that suddenly ends with a 30+ foot drop that suddenly appears from a spring rain wash out. When your front tires are hangin over the edge, and you care about your quad, you'll wish you had reverse. And when your dug in half way up a dune or gravel pile, it's kinda hard to just spin it arond. If you aren't mxing get reverse, then you'll never have the IwishIwoulda's. I wouldn't trade my z for a fully modded anything without reverse, except to sell it and buy a fully modded z.

 

but if u told everyone that... u wouldnt be able to sell the quad for the fully modded z, lol

 

I READ UP ON THE RAPTOR 660 AND THATS THE ONE IM GOING WITH I JUST WONT A TRAIL BIKE.

 

lol, that last one was my dad, you can tell by the typo and the CAPS. ya, we ended up getting a raptor, gonna either get another one soon, or i was thinkin maybe the suzuki.... we will see... next one will be used so i can take it for a test ride. thanks for the help guys......

 

Enjoy it! First thing I'd do if I were you, though, is get an extra oneway. It sucks being a mile or more out when that thing decides to shoot craps. They'll work intermittently for awhile, but when it goes out, your stuck.