where i live I can think of over 20 Suzuki KQ and Quadrunner.
I have both. We have a yamaha-honda dealership and suzuki-kawasaki-polaris one.
Suzuki is by far the most popular.
The dealers here stick to the MSRP.
Just my .02!!!!!!!!

 

Thank you for the compliment.


On a side note....when I was riding today i happened upon a Sportsman with a shredded belt. I had never seen that before. I gave him a tow back to the parking lot. Kind of funny, and ironic, that after all these posts my little "role player" pulled the Sportsman home. Just one of those fluke things.

 

Archer,
You listed the King Quads independent rear suspension and in a later paragraph refer to it as semi-independent. The King Quad's rear suspension is indeed Fully-independent.
It was several years ahead of the other 4WD utes(Suzuki/arctic cat, Fuji/polaris) with that innovation. Aside from just a selectable full locking diff (which beats limited slips any ole day) as one of the features distinguishing the KQ from other quads, you've also got the much desired Super-low range along with High and Low, the transaxle direct rear drive, and 5 way adjustable suspension.

John

 

I think the KQ will be around for a while. At least in some form. Maybe it's the 250 that stays, but I would bet the 300 stays. From a marketing standpoint a company doesn't want to be just a big quad maker. If dad buys a 500 then they want to be able to sell son or daughter a mid or small size quad. And by not making any changes the production costs are keep down. A little plastic change goes a long way for increased sales but adds little production costs.

Also consider first time quad buyers. A fear of more power and the only need to run up and down a logging road will have them look at mid size quads. Cost of the bigger quads is also a factor. Of course I've seen hunters who are missing house payments go out a finance a big quad for 4 years. Not wise IMO.

Agreed the market is going for bigger and more powerful quads. I still hope there are some responsible parents who will not make their 8yo first quad a sp500ho. But some will. Each rider is different but experience, age should all be considered.

Now that I've said all that they could also scrap the current KQ and implement a new design based on the current bigger bikes. IE auto, wheelbase, etc.
They've gotten a lot of return on a current design. We'll have to wait and see.

Good Luck,
Robbie