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Should i buy a KFX700??
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Posted by: elijahblake

i've been riding crotch rockets for about 5 years and I'm sick of being harrassed by the cops. I love stunting especially doin some long wheelies. I haven't rode 4 wheelers in quite a while, i grew up riding dirtbikes mostly some quads but i'm really not up on all this now.. So i figured i could get me a quad and do all the stunting, playing and get all my adrenaline rushes i need without having to worry about po po's. I was almost set on getting a Raptor 700, but then i kinda talked myself out because i'll be riding mostly trails and with 4x4's, or slower bikes than mine and it seems like i'd be hitting the clutch non stop, also i get tired of always having to adjust chain and the clutch.. so then i heard about the v force 700.. is this bike what i'm looking for? can you do long wheelies, slow wheelies, high chairs, stoppies on these? I've seen they're about 100lbs. heavier than the raptor and i heard they pop up easy but how hard is it to control the wheelie since it's automatic??? All you guys input is greatly appreciated, I just really want to know which way i should go? Also how long will a tank of fuel last???
sorry this was so damn long.. lol
elijahblake

Posted by: not lappy

SOME DORK VOTED FOR THE KFX 700 BUT COULD NOT POST WHY

Posted by: frotrk

well three have voted for raptor and not posted why. try to ride both and see which fits you and your riding best.
Clark

Posted by: 3exrider23

my dad just bought a kxf700 and ive been riding that alot and love it. the only thing is they are 520lbs. i didnt think i was gonna like it cause the automaticly but i think its a really fun bike. you can do alot of wheelies. also a few of my dirtbikes friends have rode it and said if they were to get a quad right now that would be the quad theyd choose. but i have also never ridden a rapter

Posted by: downeyballz

go with the raptor is much more fun to ride and handels better. it is also faster because theres not as much drivetrain loss. they wheelie easily, even without popping the clutch. you wont need the be on the clutch alot in the woods because it has so much torque you can leave it in any gear.

Posted by: esquared

I have a KFX-700 and really like it . It is a little top heavy . I use it in the dunes a lot and there is not a dune I have not been able to climb with it . It is nice not to have to shift all the time but still have a lot of power . It is heavy but compared to other quads that are around the same weight it beats them . It is fast , I have been clocked at 83 mph but I have made a few minor changes like exhaust , jetting and some tuning work . It likes to get the front wheels off the ground and with a light rider going full throttle off the line count on a wheelie . I have beaten Raptor 700's with this quad that were stock . Just a little minor work on this quad brings it to life . Stock it is slower but it has a lot of potential .

I will be buying another quad in october and keeping this one . I will get a KFX450 to go with it as I would like a lighter bike .

Posted by: yogie

I own a KFX and I love it, but I would love to ride the raptor, but havent had the chance yet. There are days I'd love to have gears again, but then there are a lot more when I'm glad I dont...

Posted by: 98warriorboy

i voted for the raptor for the simple fact that i like the clutch adfvantage. im not sayin i dilike the kfx but id rather have a clutch to play with.

Posted by: TOPDAWG

I voted KFX. I think it's a lot more fun myself. To each his own. Kawiecentral even has one on the front page!

Posted by: wapiti1

I own a v700, I love it. I also came off a ute and it worked for me. I am also a big guy and those 450,s and such feel too crampt. I have few mods wich brings these 700 alive. Bubba has a nice setup, I can only emagine the torque of a 800. People talk about the weight of these quads, You sure don't feel it when your crusing the dunes.

Posted by: esquared

I loaded the KFX-700 into someone else's truck today . I enjoyed it when I first got it but after spending several months on the KFX-450R I couldn't stand the way it felt anymore . The 450 just does everything the 700 did better and faster while being lighter . If I had it to do all over again I would have waited a few months and got the 450R to start with .

Posted by: bubbasoffroad2

If you ask me for a honest opinion i like them both but for the riding i do the V just does it better slow trail rides with the kid's just gas and go no shifting up and down anymore the V was my first auto and love it plus as big as i am what's another 100 pound's

and my bike will hold it's own against the lighter bikes..Boy do they hate getting beat by a fat man on a auto

Posted by: KRAZYK

you talking about the "fat guy on the auto" that passed me in the flats on the back tires when i had the predator pegged in 5th?

i have a yfz, but love riding the vforce, it is a special breed, and i would love to have a modded one in my stable. bubba's is an amazing atv for sure

Posted by: curioues-atv

it looks tame but u put in a spring in the driveline dual exhust big bore kit and u r riding godzilla bareback its not about the looks its about the ride to me