Hey guys- Ive been looking for sometime now and came to these 3 awsome quads. I like the looks
and feel of all of them, but have never actually driven any. All of them are right around 7k, which
is in the price range. Which has the best engine power, smoothness. If anyone could
give me some facts about these 3 quads and help me out that would be great.

 

Bump

 

The V-twins are going to have the King beat in smoothness because that's just how the cookie crumbles: 2 cylinders are smoother-running than 1. In the power department, both the Kawis have the Suzuki beat off the line, but the KingQuad will eventually catch and pass both of the others as it has a higher top speed.

 

MuddyMess,

I would be EXTREMELY hesitant to take advice from a Cardinals fan. Just kidding (Go Cubs!). I just sold my P700, and I am having serious seller's remorse. I have already visited the dealer to start the process of replacing it. I took a test ride on the BF650, to try to save a few bucks. I could tell no power difference between the 2. I will also take a look at the KQ, but I think I would miss the SRA too much. Good luck.

 

King Quad is better IMO because of it's many features like EFI and great handling for an IRS.

 

Ive been re thinking all of this. Where i ride is mostly fields and wooded trails. The biggest obstacle is probly small river.
I dont think i need to go spend the extra $$ and buy a 600cc+ quad. I think i could settle for a 500. My brother
has an eiger and i wanted something with more power.Maybe a 500 will do, or spend an extra few hundred more and buy
a 650 just for kicks. But i think the vinson looks pretty snazzy!

 

I know I am a rookie but for what it's worth...the 04/05 AtvAction magazine did a shootout between the top big bores from 5 companies...I realize that you didn't say the BF 750 (that is the Kaw in that particular test) but the others are in their in the KQ barely lost to the Polaris 800, but beat the Rincon, Grizzly, & the BF 750...and like I said it barely lost to the Pol 800, in fact many of the pro's liked the KQ better and if price would have been an issue, it would have won hand's down. I would read it.

Again, I know I am a rookie, and I would never base my decision soley on what a magazine said, I would rely more on what ALL of you say with my own test rides and what fits me....but I believe that more info, not less, makes a better informed decision.

Again the results of this particular shootout was:

1.Pol 800
2.KQ
3.Rincon
4.Grizz
5.BF750

 

BF 650 same price range for the 500s

 

All three are good, but the v-twins have more torque and hp. They will be the KQ off the line but the KQ will catch up due to it having EFI. If the v-twins had EFI, there would be no comparision. However, all three have awesome power. It really comes down to your butt. You need to ride them and then decide for yourself. The KQ will have better ground clearance and a smoother ride while the kawies will feel slightly more like utility sport quads. Either way, you can go wrong with any of them. As far as the 700prairie and 650BF, they are the same except the plastic and 64cc advantage to the 700prairie.

 

If the price between a Vinson and BF 650 are only a few hundred dollars then the BF650 would certainly be my choice just because it has a V-Twin with lot's of low-end torque, if it really does beat the KQ off the line you'd be getting a very quick quad for the money since most of your accelerating is done in low rpms aways so it would be like your getting a real competitor to the more expensive big-bores plus you could wheelie real easy with it and just have more power to play with, but if you don't want to spend the little bit of extra money on the BF650 then the Vinson would be just fine for riding in fields and small rivers.