never said the kodiak is a speed demon....


isn't the polaris 800 faster than "the king"?


i've heard the king has low end miss and cant pull a wheelie in high gear etc..

 

True, true....

 

I forgot the 800 Sportsman, it may be faster as well but I'm not sure. That low-end "lag" is not nearly as dramatic as most make it seem and I can pull a wheelie in low range by pulling back on the bars and I only weigh 135.

 

Another thing I forgot and certainly something to keep in mind if you're like me, the Kawasaki CVT is high-maintenance in comparison to the Suzuki or a Yamaha. The belt must be adjusted every once in awhile and this is not an easy process if you aren't mechanically-inclined. You can look at the procedure on the Nyroc's website under Prairie 650 tech tips. The Suzuki has no maintenance for at least 2000 miles, but almost always well over that and then you just replace the belt when it's ready. The Honda of course, doesn't use a belt at all but that transmission has it's quirks as well. The belt was a deciding factor for me because I do not really have the time nor the desire to be tinkering with the CVT after being used to an essentially maintenance-free Honda.

 

kawasaki all the way

 

Have you come to a conclusion yet sorit?

 

You mean to tell me that in low range you have to pull on the bars and you only weigh 135? My p700 will wheelie in High Range with me leaning over the bars... and I weigh 180#

 

kq or bf 750

 

I am going to be different here, and say if I had to pic from just those three I think I would lean toward the honda. It has the best suspension of the three and showes in how it handles. I have never cared for that high seating position on the other two. The new BRP 800 has the best features of all three of these rolled up into one awsome quad, but it will and I mean will cost you.

 

I see that you have a module and even a flywheel key. My King is completely stock and just like your Prairie 700, the timing was detuned right from the factory so people who don't know what they're doing do not go out and flip it over on top of themselves. Eventually there will be an ignition module out for the KingQuad, but right now low range is all I can manage. I've ridden a stock Prairie 700 and it was only slightly meaner off the bottom than the King. I could not pull a wheelie any easier on it than I can my King. True story.