The King is new and with every new atv there are bugs to work out and the only major thing that i have heard is the reverse has gone out on some of the Kings but there are a lot that this has not happened to also. But in my opinion the King is still worth it, and if someone is worried bout the reverse they could either wait till they fix that problem or just buy another atv if they are eager to get one right away.

 

I have heard about the tie-rods and ends being weak...

 

You should buy a brute force, they go real fast, in between all the probs, i.e. carb rejet, tie rods, a arm bolts, air box, belts, and oh yeah if your lucky you wont blow your front diff ! and if your feeling real froggie you can spend and extra 1000.00 on tires, wheels and, spacers so you can go around corners without tipping over.

 

WOW! scrappy look what you started with just one little question. i have an early 05 kq with a few mods. we ride the mtns of ky,tenn and wva which offers some pretty extreme challenges. in my group we have kq,brute grizz and a sp700. all of these quads have taken whatever the mtns have put in our way with ease. any difficulties weve had is most always due to operator error. after adding mudlites and hl springs i would put my kq up against anything mother nature has to offer me. the mtn gives me more competition than a guy on another quad could ever try to do. so far its been a safe dependable ride that has always took me back to the truck. good luck and safe riding.