I am about to pick up a used Kodiak 450...500 miles. I hear they are good machines...somebody out there fill in the blanks for me?

 

Well I just got mine a little over a week ago. I don't have much to compare it to, but I love it so far. What blanks do you need filled in???

 

The back disk brake is gonna squeek, but no biggie, youll get used to it.
The diff in back may be low on fluid, mine goes thru alot.
Theyre tippy in off camber situautions, or tight corners. Motor is awesome, and runs strong.
You may want to rig up some override switches to cut out the rev limiter in low lock and rev, as the 03 didnt have an override button.

 

Does the 03 have a rear disk brake?
You can expect to be riding the best Mid-size atv out there. 500 miles is great. Mines an 05 with 1000 miles and no problems[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

got 1800 miles on my 03- few problems- first off the factory didnt weld the shaft to the axle and eventually the bolt came loose and the shaft got pulled out and was not the greatest thing to happen to a new machine, rear disk brake does squeak, had a few problems with the gear oil in the rear leaking cuz i broke something, just had the bearings replaced--all in all its not a bad machine, just had some wierd stuff go on with mine

450kodman

 

Yes the 03 does have a rear disk

 

they are great machines. i run all mine 'till 5000 miles (about year and a half) and they are great machines. biggest thing to do is keep up on the maintence. at about 3500 miles or so they will need a set of wheel bearings keep oil changed and air filter clean then they will go 6000 plus before a set of rings. all in all some of the best bikes out there.

 

Captain Kodiak...Wow. Quite an impressive list of bikes there. There is no question that you know what you are talking about. Well, I picked up the bike today. Several observations....I have huge ITP tires and rims on this thing and the ride is rough to say the least. Will putting factory tires back on help me increase a smoother ride and increase speed? Also, the bike seems to vibrate more than the Suzukis that I have owned...whats up with that? All in all...it looks good!