i know that the spedometer on the kingquad says 60. but can it really hit that ?????????

 

Not if I'm on it!

 

I maxed my 93KQ out at about 50mph. Just did it out of curiosity, I like trails that require low and super-lo ranges. I occasionally hit 30mph when I'm on my way to those spots.

 

Well, I have hit 50+ mph on my 00 Suzy KQ going uphill (maybe 20 degrees) on a hard dirt road. I was in high range and hadn't wound it out, but It was plennnnnty fast for me! A friend of mine in a modified Polaris Scrambler 500 was pulling away from me, but I didn't mind! At that speed, looking at the speedometer isn't a good idea. I saw the needle cross 50 mph and decided I better pay more attention to where I was going.

Usually speed isn't an issue. I ride my Suzy KQ in rough terrain. Probably 10 mph is going fast in a lot of it.

 

My 87 KQ would top out around 43mph.The 97 did around 46.

 

A friend of mine used to have an 89 Suzuki 300 2wd. This was back in 1990. It was different than a king quad of course, but we could get that things speedometer to hit 60mph on a big paved hill. It would fly. Probably about 3-5 mph faster than my 89 honda 300 at the time. It seems like it was chain driven also, but I can't remember for sure. All I know is that it was ugly and fast.

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Andy Bassham *(1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4, 1989 Honda 300)*

 

I think a lot of it has to do with the surface. On a hard dirt road, you can get more speed than on a loose, rocky trail, for instance.

 

Rode my Suzy KQ in North Myrtle Beach on a long, flat,firm,sandy road. Could not go faster than 47 mph. That was much less than at Tasker's gap two weeks before. Steve Thompson suggested that the difference in top end may have been from altitude difference.

 

Our '87 Suzuki 250 4x4 would do 47 on a smooth road when it had stock tires, and would do 50 if it was slightly downhill. It could pass a stock '94 Honda 300 4x4 on top end, but when he added 26" tires the Honda was faster.

The 250 is about the same as the King Quad, with less motor, shorter front tires, and little less weight.

 

thank's everyone that helped me