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Feb 16, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by: RedGoblin
If you are referring to the comment that I made, let me just ask you this: your V2 has the same engine as the old Kawasaki Prairie 650/ new Brute Force 650, right?
Originally posted by: v2rider
Hard comment to prove as the v2 has a top speed greater than alot of quads, along with a mid range and low range power that is hard to beat. The bom will waste the V2, and the sp800 keeps up with it. The sp700 gets its butt kicked as my buddie already tried with his. This is all referring to Utility quads of course
Originally posted by: RedGoblin
This is kind of a pointless comment because the Arctic Cats weigh so much more than everything else except Polaris.
Originally posted by: cc1999
I would be willing to bet it will beat the ACV2 and the new KQ powered AC.
Originally posted by: CBF2
I have ridden them back to back (the 650 version), there is no comparison power wise. The extra few ccs won't close the gap.
Power: KQ
Suspension: Tie
Handling: Rincon
I have ridden them back to back (the 650 version), there is no comparison power wise. The extra few ccs won't close the gap.
Power: KQ
Suspension: Tie
Handling: Rincon
Feb 16, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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Hard comment to prove as the v2 has a top speed greater than alot of quads, along with a mid range and low range power that is hard to beat. The bom will waste the V2, and the sp800 keeps up with it. The sp700 gets its butt kicked as my buddie already tried with his. This is all referring to Utility quads of course
I have to disagree with you on the comparison of the Sp800 vs the V2. There is no way the V2 is even going to come close to a sp800, and I would be more than surprised if it could beat a sp700. I spent about an hour on a v2 a year or so ago on a 10 acre dirt course with a long straight away, and left with a feeling of disapointment. The weight of the AC just killied that awsome 633 kawi twin. We raced our Sp800 against our 700 prarire/Twin peaks many, many, many times and the Twin peaks had all it wanted staying even with the sp800 on dirt or grass , the sp800 would actualy take the 700s at or about 45-50mph. There is no way as well tuned and modded as our 700 motors are that a machine lacking over 60cc and gaining about a 100 pounds is going to come close to running even with a sp800. Kawi has there 650twins tuned to start topping out in the low to mid 60s. There are allot of machines on the market that clear 70mph pretty easy, so I am not sure what the v2 can out run in that class. I like the features on the AC, I really do, I just think they need to get Kawi to sell them the 750 twin and get that v2 a little more HP to help deal with all that mass.
Feb 16, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Originally posted by: cc1999
I have to disagree with you on the comparison of the Sp800 vs the V2. There is no way the V2 is even going to come close to a sp800, and I would be more than surprised if it could beat a sp700. I spent about an hour on a v2 a year or so ago on a 10 acre dirt course with a long straight away, and left with a feeling of disapointment. The weight of the AC just killied that awsome 633 kawi twin. We raced our Sp800 against our 700 prarire/Twin peaks many, many, many times and the Twin peaks had all it wanted staying even with the sp800 on dirt or grass , the sp800 would actualy take the 700s at or about 45-50mph. There is no way as well tuned and modded as our 700 motors are that a machine lacking over 60cc and gaining about a 100 pounds is going to come close to running even with a sp800. Kawi has there 650twins tuned to start topping out in the low to mid 60s. There are allot of machines on the market that clear 70mph pretty easy, so I am not sure what the v2 can out run in that class. I like the features on the AC, I really do, I just think they need to get Kawi to sell them the 750 twin and get that v2 a little more HP to help deal with all that mass.
I have to disagree with you on the comparison of the Sp800 vs the V2. There is no way the V2 is even going to come close to a sp800, and I would be more than surprised if it could beat a sp700. I spent about an hour on a v2 a year or so ago on a 10 acre dirt course with a long straight away, and left with a feeling of disapointment. The weight of the AC just killied that awsome 633 kawi twin. We raced our Sp800 against our 700 prarire/Twin peaks many, many, many times and the Twin peaks had all it wanted staying even with the sp800 on dirt or grass , the sp800 would actualy take the 700s at or about 45-50mph. There is no way as well tuned and modded as our 700 motors are that a machine lacking over 60cc and gaining about a 100 pounds is going to come close to running even with a sp800. Kawi has there 650twins tuned to start topping out in the low to mid 60s. There are allot of machines on the market that clear 70mph pretty easy, so I am not sure what the v2 can out run in that class. I like the features on the AC, I really do, I just think they need to get Kawi to sell them the 750 twin and get that v2 a little more HP to help deal with all that mass.
Feb 16, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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I just popped in because i saw that people were saying the cat being heavy, made it slow. When in fact being heavier than most, still keeps up with pretty much everything except the bom
Feb 16, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Originally posted by: cc1999
I have to disagree with you on the comparison of the Sp800 vs the V2. There is no way the V2 is even going to come close to a sp800, and I would be more than surprised if it could beat a sp700. I spent about an hour on a v2 a year or so ago on a 10 acre dirt course with a long straight away, and left with a feeling of disapointment. The weight of the AC just killied that awsome 633 kawi twin. We raced our Sp800 against our 700 prarire/Twin peaks many, many, many times and the Twin peaks had all it wanted staying even with the sp800 on dirt or grass , the sp800 would actualy take the 700s at or about 45-50mph. There is no way as well tuned and modded as our 700 motors are that a machine lacking over 60cc and gaining about a 100 pounds is going to come close to running even with a sp800. Kawi has there 650twins tuned to start topping out in the low to mid 60s. There are allot of machines on the market that clear 70mph pretty easy, so I am not sure what the v2 can out run in that class. I like the features on the AC, I really do, I just think they need to get Kawi to sell them the 750 twin and get that v2 a little more HP to help deal with all that mass.
I have to disagree with you on the comparison of the Sp800 vs the V2. There is no way the V2 is even going to come close to a sp800, and I would be more than surprised if it could beat a sp700. I spent about an hour on a v2 a year or so ago on a 10 acre dirt course with a long straight away, and left with a feeling of disapointment. The weight of the AC just killied that awsome 633 kawi twin. We raced our Sp800 against our 700 prarire/Twin peaks many, many, many times and the Twin peaks had all it wanted staying even with the sp800 on dirt or grass , the sp800 would actualy take the 700s at or about 45-50mph. There is no way as well tuned and modded as our 700 motors are that a machine lacking over 60cc and gaining about a 100 pounds is going to come close to running even with a sp800. Kawi has there 650twins tuned to start topping out in the low to mid 60s. There are allot of machines on the market that clear 70mph pretty easy, so I am not sure what the v2 can out run in that class. I like the features on the AC, I really do, I just think they need to get Kawi to sell them the 750 twin and get that v2 a little more HP to help deal with all that mass.
Feb 16, 2006 | 05:32 PM
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With all the accessories on my sp500, along with 26in tires, I still get nearly 60mph, and it prob weighs close to 900lbs without me. My grizz is about prob about 650-700lbs and only goes 65mph, but gets there alot quicker!