Hi all, this is my first post so bear with me!


I am looking into replacing my 1988 moto4 (only 1600 miles!), and I'm not sure what I want to get. I like the new eigers, especially the price. I was curious about the stock top speed, as well as the top speed of the machines some of you guys have that are jetted and piped and whatnot.

Thanks in advance,
swamp

 

hello the top speed should be between 47-53 i have a 700king it will do 73

 

I can actually get mine to around the 55-58 mph range. Also since you're looking at an Eiger, I love mine, look around on here and everyone else will agree that it is the best machine for the price that is out there.

 

I got mine to just over 90MPH the other day,,In the back of my SuperDuty.. My Eiger is unmodified and the speedo reads about 50mph on flat ground,,no headwind,,and my 225# butt tucked like a sport bike racer. Ive had it faster going downhill,,To many RPM's.. For the $ I also think the eiger is best bang for your buck. I shopped in Jan of "05 and compared it to all the other 400 class machines. That is my .02 cents. JJ

 

This summer I was riding in the Iron River trails area in Wisconsin. For those who have been there, there are some long straight trails south of state road #2. About 2 to 3 miles of hard pack, straight, level and wide trail - just perfect for seeing what your quad will do. I understand from talking to the locals that in winter the smowmobiles get really crazy there.

Stock Eiger 5-speed, 200 pound rider, 20 pounds of gear on back rack, 4.5 to 5 psi all around, temps in the 70's with mid to high humidity, no wind. All stock, no mods, including stock tires. Flat out gave me 56 MPH as recorded on the Suzuki speedometer. It would get to 50-52 pretty quick and then slowly reel in to it's top speed.

Disclaimer: My experience with Suzuki's has shown that a Zuki speedometer is a tad 'optimistic'. I suspect that most Suzuki speedometers read a couple of MPH high at the top end.

The more-information-than-you-need-to-know-and-probable-cause-of-massive-amounts-of-flaming-fact: On this same trip I was riding in company with two King-Quads. Not the new 700's, but the older 282CC versions. A 1995 and a 2002 IIRC. I paced both of these at 53-54 MPH. Granted, it took them a long time to get there and put a slight rise in their way and they'd start slowing down, but they could do it.

I also believe that the Eiger is the best bang-for-the-buck out there.

Jaybee

 

Thanks for the replies.


I was also wondering if there were any power/speed differences between the automatic and the 5 speed models. I heard somewhere that the 5 speed is faster?

Thanks,
swamp

 

I have a Manual and my friend has the Automatic, if he just pins it and i pin it, I absolutely kill him, no contest, the Manual speeds up a lot faster, in my experience any way. My manual also goes faster than his in top speed, same tires (Mudlites), same year only a different color.

 

mine can reach 60 Mph, with me (155 soaking wet) riding it

 

My speedo will say 54 max, but riding next to my friend's Grizzly, he says we're going 59-60. His speedo is digital... does that mean it's more accurate? I dunno, but I'd like to THINK it is!

 

First post to the site, have been lurking and reading for a couple months. About time I posted I guess.

Bought my eiger in may 2005, Speedo is in Kms and have had it buried on a flat. (95-100kms/hr) Im 225lbs and had about 15 pounds of gear in back compartment.