your ex doesnt like being bogged down?? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

mine LOVES it! my bros ds650 doesnt like being lugged down as much as my ex and it's got 250cc's on me!

 

No, but I have seen one on the side of the road because it overheated!

You are right, liquid cooling does mean more parts, which equals higher probablility of some sort of failure, but these kinds of problems are few and far between. I am on a z400 board with thosands of members, and know of 1, yes 1, person who has had a stick driven into their radiator. Yes, it can happen, but odds are very slim.

 

Thanks reconranger -

I've been leaning towards the Z but Honda does make a great 4-wheeler, and I don't understand why both quads have the same MSRP when the Honda's technology seems lights years behind the Suzuki. I just don't want to buy a quad that's wrong for me like I did in the past. Now I'm stuck trying to sell it after only owning it for a few months. I would like to buy something I can enjoy for a few years.

Thanks everyone who replied to my post.

Echo -

 

Get the Z400! they both handle as well, but the Z400 has a much more powerfull/ advanced engine!

 

Echo, I would go with the new Z unless you can get an absolutely smokin' deal on a 400ex. The method of engine cooling should have a lot less to do with your selection than power, handling, suspension, comfort, etc. The z is the better bike of the two for most people most of the time, although there is no shame in riding red.

 

Much more powerful engine?? You obviously don't have a clue.

 

Yes i do have a clue. The Z400 has a more powerfull and advanced engine then the 400ex.

 

yessir, i'd have to agree

 

I never ran my stock 400EX against a stock Z but I beat a stock Z with my piped EX quite easily and my piped EX ran equal to my brothers piped KFX. Believe me, I raced him many times and it was ALL about who got the better start.

 

BTW(while I'm on my soapbox) the only time I've ever had a problem with my 416EX overheating was when I was climbing a steep, long hill in the dunes(Sandmountain) back to back times, the power just faded off and I had to shift down. I was also running really lean at the time and was running a hotter plug than is recommended by Honda.

I'm not saying that one is better than the other, I'm just saying don't buy into all the crap you read on these forums about 400EX's overheating by people that have probably never even owned one.