I've pretty much made up my mind to get a Kodiak. The buddies I ride with have a Kawasaki 650 Brute Force and a 700 Polaris Sportsman. Are they going to leave me in the dust, or will the Kodiak hold its own speedwise with these bigger bikes?

 

You would keep up no problem in woods, but what kind riding are you doin' , but no this is not the sport bike 450 engine.

 

the other will leave you in the dust

 

i wouldnt go racing your buddies cuz they will leave you way behind
the kodiak is a pretty nimble machine, so you will probably be able to keep up in the woods

 

We just trail ride in the mountains, fairly rugged terrain actually. There is no racing involved, except to the saloon at the end of the ride. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

well then u will probably be alright with that

 

the Kodiak 450 is an excellent bike. We have one and so far i have 3000 km on it and it's a 2005 and it's been very good. Just regular maintenance is all i do on it. If you are looking for a all around good bike it would be great for you. I have 26" mudbug tires all around and i never lacked power to turn them and I also installed a 1 1\4" lift kit from Kimpex and i also bypassed the reverse limiter and also a k&n filter. DID I MENTION THAT THE BIKE IS AWESOME.

 

i was riding about a year ago with a guy on a Polaris 700 and he was getting stuck all over where I wasn't. also, Kodiak is much lighter than both of those, and a bit narrower, which can make a huge difference on tight trails. straightaways.....ya, they'll blow you away. but what kind of moron would buy a rec/utility bush quad and then wanna be able to race it? nobody. so enjoy, it's probably one of the best all around quads for it's size.

 

yep, thier gonna smoke you in the open, but not on the trials, you made the right choise, you have the better machine and time will tale. and its all in the rider when it comes down to the trails, actualy the smaller machine and better rider combo is the ticket. that 450 is all the power you need

 

Rockandroll---have you done any jetting or cluthing mods when you went with the 26's? I have an '05 and was looking at some different tire/rim combo.