Hi guys.
First post, so please be gentle...
I'm on the market for a new quad, and since I like to research things before I buy them, I started looking into quad foruns searching for information.
I was leaning towards the LTR, but the transmission problems are scary, to say the least. I previously owned a 07 model for a very short period of time, and was aware of the tranny issues at the time. So now I went back to ltr foruns to check out if the 08 changes had really been efective at adressing this issue. To my disbelieve I found out these changes were actually for the worse, and those gearboxes are just falling apart.
Very disturbing.
So, since I don't like the honda and I don't want to buy a yamaha from the local dealer, I decided to check out the KFX.
Well, I was amazed at the amount of problems people are reporting in foruns.
Electrical, electronics, bateries, crackshafts, tie-rods, lights going on and off, quads that just stop working altogether, oil leaks, TPS, boggind under hard aceleration, etc etc.
Scary stuff...
So, since I need a fast AND reliable quad, what is your take on this?
Does the 09 KFX have most of these problems fixed? I know that officially there are no changes apart from "bold new colours", but some "silent updates" must have been carried out. Kawie can't just keep on putting out these models with so many issues.
Is the 09 model any more reliable than the 08?
Am I better off with a KFX than a LTR?
If so, why?
Any help is greatly apreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Luis Fraga
First post, so please be gentle...

I'm on the market for a new quad, and since I like to research things before I buy them, I started looking into quad foruns searching for information.
I was leaning towards the LTR, but the transmission problems are scary, to say the least. I previously owned a 07 model for a very short period of time, and was aware of the tranny issues at the time. So now I went back to ltr foruns to check out if the 08 changes had really been efective at adressing this issue. To my disbelieve I found out these changes were actually for the worse, and those gearboxes are just falling apart.
Very disturbing.
So, since I don't like the honda and I don't want to buy a yamaha from the local dealer, I decided to check out the KFX.
Well, I was amazed at the amount of problems people are reporting in foruns.
Electrical, electronics, bateries, crackshafts, tie-rods, lights going on and off, quads that just stop working altogether, oil leaks, TPS, boggind under hard aceleration, etc etc.
Scary stuff...
So, since I need a fast AND reliable quad, what is your take on this?
Does the 09 KFX have most of these problems fixed? I know that officially there are no changes apart from "bold new colours", but some "silent updates" must have been carried out. Kawie can't just keep on putting out these models with so many issues.
Is the 09 model any more reliable than the 08?
Am I better off with a KFX than a LTR?
If so, why?
Any help is greatly apreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Luis Fraga