I was going to purchase a new ute and was wondering i know about the efi on the kq and I hear the handling on the brute is horrible but is alot quicker which quad would you recommend?

 

Well what is your riding style? Don't get the bf750 the 650i bf is faster and it has light steering. I read in a magazine that the bf 650 can beat a kq.

 

I posted the same thing in the kawi forum and some were telling me the 750 and the 650 also but I want more power so i'm most likely going with the 750 once my ds650 sells on ebay.

 

bombrider, what types of riding do you do and in what terrain? There is still a debate to be discussed between either of the Kawasakis and the Suzuki, based on different features. Though they are significant attributes to consider, power and handling are not the "be-all, end-all" when it comes to the best sport-utility.

 

I ride mostly trail riding in the woods and sometimes the mud and would still want to be a descent challange for the sport quads

 

Honestly, I consider the King to be the best trail machine available. This really isn't just propoganda because I own one. However, if you're sold on a Kawi, I would get the 650 in hopes that it handles better than the 750.

 

Have you thought about the new Yamaha Grizzly? Yeah, you're going to have to go with a first year machine but it does look to be pretty sweet.

I just can't deal with the handling of the BF. It has a very nice engine (with a finicky carb) but the one I've had seat time on had radials and recently had wheels spacers and shocks of some type (not elkas) added but it still handles like crap. Stock it was utterly hopeless. A wonderful motor slapped in a pitiful chassis. Kawasaki could have had a great quad with the BF but they didn't do the suspension right.

The KQ was nice handling and I really liked riding it. Durability was an issue with the one I get seat time on. It has had nothing but problems. First the reverse, a recall, and now it blows smoke like a mosquito fogging truck. A good all around machine though. Just be aware of it's quirks and issues. Handles really great. An EFI BF engine in a KQ. That would be sweet.

The new Yamaha Grizzly really looks nice. I talked to a dealer who has ridden one at a demo event and he said it was a really something special. Yeah, I know, a dealer, right. He isn't a smoke blower though. He'll call it like he sees it. If something is crap he'll come out and say it. I seen him do exactly that to very big shot Honda rep at his dealership.

I got the chance to ride the new Outlander 800 this afternoon. Not a long ride but some. Sweet maria. I knew the power was going to be pretty good but I had no idea it would be as powerful as it was. What really surprised me was how well it handled. It rode really smooth. It wasn't harsh or rough. Soaked up the bumps and stuff nicely. Got to try the mud capability in a creek and pond and I was impressed. I took particular notice about the lock time of the front differential. It appeared to me to be more or less instantaneous. On wheel would slip a couple of inches before it locked the other. That was a big surprise. I was under the impression that the wheel had to spin around. I know people keep saying this is a "sport utility" but I kept thinking of the work that you could do with this machine. Lots of utility potential I thought. Thing should be a madman on the trails.

 

Just another two cents here, but the Grizzly would frighten me with it's power steering because that just seems like one more really technical thing to go wrong and have to take back to the dealer to repair. CaptainQuint, sorry to hear about your King's problems, but I think we both know what the smoke was from and how it could have been avoided.

 

yea i know what the smoke from and it is very easy to avoid with changing the airfilter once you get the quad

 

The renage is pretty nice and fast