What is everyones thoughts on how these two will compare. Power, handeling, reliability, ect, ect, ect.

 

Power: KingQuad
Handling: Rincon
Reliability: Rincon

 

Being the owner of BOTH ATVs,except having a slight edge in comfort on the hard trails,the Rincon has nothing over the new KQ..I cant think of a single person who bought a Rincon first,than later,went out and bought the new KQ,that regrets their purchase of the KQ..And by adding 25cc,EFI,and front disk brakes aint going to be enough IMO for someone to want to go back to the Rincon..The KQ just does everything much better with alot less effort than the Rincon.

Bill

 

RedGoblin, I know you have a KQ and aren't trying to be too brand loyal but I think you should add more like maybe OTHER FEATURES. This post by cc1999 probably represents my 2 choices on my first atv. I appreciate you not trying to be too brand loyal but if the Rincon has a great ride.....people should know......if it has almost NO downhill braking......well, they should know that too.

 

It was my understanding that there were some changes in the trans gearing to improve the engine breaking. That maybe wrong, I was thinking I read that somewhere. I know Honda Motors have historicaly been pretty mild but the King never seemed all that peppy for a 700 to me. I was thinking the Honda might be a pretty close match with the king. I am thinking that if I were in the market for a 700 EFI machine I would have to look real close at the honda, I think the things that makes me favor the Honda is one the gear trans vs the belt, 2. The lower center of gravity for more stabilty and better handeling, and 3. the power of these 700's is not all that important since neither machine will be a class leader in the power department since there are 760's, 750's and 800 twins on the market we already know are faster and more powerful .

 

If you look at cc1999's original post, I just answered his three categories. I do get accused of being brand loyal to Suzuki now by some so if I gave you my honest overall thoughts on these two machines, chances are I'll get my head bitten off just like last time even though I absolutely love Honda just as much or maybe even more than Suzuki.

 

As far as the power, in my honest opinion I will have to say it's still going to be the KingQuad hands down. I do consider the King's powerplant to be pretty impressive for a 700 single, especially in the mid to top-end range of the power delivery. However, you do not so I won't argue with you on that. I do agree with you that Honda has never been known as a class leader in power for a LONG time. That said, the new Rincon is really only a 675. Combine these two points and I still think the Suzuki is going to take the new Honda in the ponies department. Just my 2 cents though and it's no more important that the next guy's.

 

One could probly score a better deal on the KQ too.

 

Goblin I am with you in that the King is likely to be a little more powerfull. But my point was that the typical buyers looking at this catagory are not going for the fastest nor the most powerfull, if they were neither of these two would be there choice with so many other more powerfull and faster machines on the market. Its kind of similar to the way the 500cc class has come to be more feature driven to sway buys from one 500 model and brabd to another. You seldome here fokes chosing a 500cc machine over another because of power and speed. Ithink that is about were the 650 to 700 class machines have come to now. With 800's and 750-760's on the market with kawi working on 800's for 07'. That said that was why my reason #3 was that power was not of ultimate importance, and that if reliability, handeling and ride quality are better on the Honda then I can see the Honda will be taking a chunk of Suki's market share. The king is a great all around quad but this Honda Rincon Seems to be pretty close to the same except for some minor difference. To me those minor differences tilt my preffernce to the Honda.

 

cc1999, I can't wait to test ride a new '06 Rincon but wouldn't you be a little nervous of a first yr model, especially with first time EFI. I kniow it isn't a first year model but with significant changes to the engine (no carb and the addition of the efi) plus the engine braking sounds unsolved. I am not dismissing the Rincon but just asking you if these 2 items make you a little leary. The KQ is going into it's 2nd yr and I have read about very few complaints.

Just asking if it is a concern of yours.....I am still considering both.