ATV Help please
 

Im looking to get a quad.Mainly for trail,and jumping.I drove many but never a manuel shift one.Is it very hard to learn how to do manuel?(i dont wont to mess up the quad)ive seen automatics such as the Kawasaki kfx 700 but just not sure(makes a funny whinning noise when driven).is there any other automatics(non utility style)?I want to learn how to use a manuel but do not want to buy if its too hard to learn and break it.Any thoguhts or suggestions would be appreciated. Is there any sport quads that have electric shift or anything but with the clutch?I ont think i could do the clutch onesvery well

RE: ATV Help please
 

Manuals aren't that hard to learn how to ride on. So don't let that deter you from getting one. Depending on what brand it won't break that easy, the only difficult part I had when I learned how was getting into first gear, which quickly got easier. For a trail bike, you can look at the Honda 300EX, they are really reliable and a great fourwheeler for beginners. But then I am a HUGE fan of Honda, wouldn't buy or ride anything else...except for the Brute 750i, that thing is a beast...anyway, Kawasaki and Yamaha also make good quads too. They aren't quite as expensive either, at least I think they aren't.

Tobe

RE: ATV Help please
 

Cant go wrong with a Honda!

RE: ATV Help please
 

Thanks for your help everyone.I think im gonna go with the kawasaki kfx 700.I watched a couple youtube videos on the kfx and it looks sweet.The 09's are like $6500 or something like that but the price isnt the issue.I wonder what the weired nosie coming from the kfx on the videos is?Maby cause its belt driven,or automatic?Doesnt bother me now that i got to hear it on the videos.

RE: ATV Help please
 

honda

and i like manuals lot better than autos. manuals IMO are just funner to ride and make you focus on riding

RE: ATV Help please
 

if ur lookin for fun then learn to drive a manual. u can honestly pick it up in a day. if uve ever drove a car thats a manual then u already got it. get urself a honda 400ex u can pick them up cheap and they run forever.

RE: ATV Help please
 

What are the cons about having a automatic?It just seems really hard to learn how to do manual.I think it would be hard to remember what gear your in lol...or when to shift.

RE: ATV Help please
 

slower acceleration and boring and takes no skill to ride them. and lol its easy to know when to shift. u shift when the rpms get high

RE: ATV Help please
 

well im glad i didnt go ahead and buy before coming here.Heres the website of the store I will be buying from.It would be appreciated if you guys could go to it and pick what the best two are (sport ones).I know a little about quads but not much.

go to www.twheels.com look in showroom and go to new/preowned.Thanks for everyones help.

RE: ATV Help please
 

The 08 Honda 300 is pretty good deal, it's also a good, long lasting, reliable quad. The Yamaha Raptor 350 is another good one, the only thing that keeps we away from the Raptors is that they have had problems with the chain in the past. Stay away from the 700s and 450s, that is a lot of power in a quad for a beginner. Hope this helps, let us know which you decide on.

Tobe

RE: ATV Help please
 

the 2009 Kawasaki KFX 450R Monster Energy looks awesome!Im trying to understand speed on diffent cc's.How fast will the 450's go,the 300's and so on?(on average..stock parts)Ive driven maual but it has been 2 years and i pretty much forgot everything I had learned.My neighbor had a banshee and that was the one i drove and it was hard at first if i remember correctly but got easier.My biggest problem was when to shift and shifting smoothly.

RE: ATV Help please
 

Like I said, stay away from that 450 if you are wanting a trail quad. That Kawasaki is freakin amazing, but it is a race ready fourwheeler, which means that there is a chance that it only runs on race fuel, and if thats the case, then it goes through it a lot faster than the 300. But that is something that you'd have to ask the dealer. But race ready and trail ready are too way different things. The 450 is going to accelerate a lot faster and be a lot less friendly when you are trying to take it easy on a trail. The 450 might try to wrap up on you and just take off. I had a blaster that was terrible about that. But the final choice is up to you.

Tobe

RE: ATV Help please
 

As Mossbergman11/Oh said it takes no skills to ride them.Sounds perfect for me since Im not sure I would like a maual.I just want to trail ride and maby a few small jumps...nothing big.I dont want to have to worry about shifting when im on a trail and forget or something.The kfx 700 has more than enough power and it being automatic would make it more fun for me to ride and not worry about shifting.The only thing different from the kfx and all the other ones is its auto right?I dont think it would be boring lol.

RE: ATV Help please
 

i honestly would go with the Yamaha YFZ450. manuals arent that hard to learn to drive. they are alot funner and better than automatics

RE: ATV Help please
 

i made the decision to get the Kawasaki kfx700 after seeing what they are capable of when they have after market parts:D.I know any quad will do that but this one seems like the right choice for me.Ill probably get all the after market goodies(monster exhaust,orange clutch spring,cams,rev box, etc...)Stock they go around 70 but with all the extras they are smokin.