I just bought a kfx450 left over (2008) last saturday. I paid $5400 for quad its self - out the door was like $6100 or so.
I have been riding since I was 3-1/2 and know what I am doing. I love the quad but it took me a little while to figure it out. It is a totally different quad than any other. I was actually almost disappointed my first time riding it - You can't even really compare it to a yamaha yfz450 or honda trx450.
Top speed this thing is SLOW... SLOW SLOW. I would say MAYBE 70mph out of the box. - a yfz or trx etc. etc. pushes closer to 80-85 out the box.
It only has 43h.p. from what I have read compared to the others in it's class which are closer to 50 hp then they are to 40hp.
The power in this machine is more in the top end then in the bottum end - It has power every where don't get me wrong but, it is made to rev right up there. The longest gear is 1st and the rest are SHORT. I pedal through the gears into 5th and feel like I need a 6th gear. I can pull the front tires up in a weelie in 5th gear no problem though.
It is SUPER SUPER quiet which is a + in my book considering where I live. It has reverse which works awesome ( I had a small issue with the elbow at the engine side of the cable getting bent from reversing into a stick; which caused it to not work - I had to bend it back - I thought my tranny was wootered)
The fuel injection is AWESOME. There is zero bog any where. It is wierd starting as you can not touch the gas PERIOD for close to a minute or even to start it like say a 2 stroke... you will flood it and it turns into a cold BITCH.
I cracked BOTH heel guards in the same places on my FIRST ride out - AND my rear PLASTIC bash plate for the brakes and chain - One of the screws in the fender also came out FIRST ride out.
So... if your looking for TOP END speed - FORGET ABOUT THIS QUAD... if you are looking for a woods machine that will smoke ANY yfz trx predator etc. etc. - THIS IS YOUR MACHINE...
The quad goes any where if you no how to ride it... I live in a hell hole of a place to ride - rocks mud EVERY WHERE on this mountain side.
What sold me with this quad was the reverse AND fuel injection. -- The honda/yamah were my other candidates as the predator sucks balls as far as I am concerned and most of the others as well.
The KTM was nearly $$ 4 - 5000.00 more out the door!!
It is an all aluminum frame which makes it really light - That was also something I noticed when I was riding it for the first time - It jumps CRAZY smooth. The suspension (I think) out of the box is the best/smoothest of all the quads I have ridden. I thought it was LIGHTER than the rest in the 450 class but come to find out the yamaha any ways is like 40 pounds lighter or something (2008 kfx vs. 2009 yfz) - I did not even check the honda.
Let me know what you guys think...
I have been riding since I was 3-1/2 and know what I am doing. I love the quad but it took me a little while to figure it out. It is a totally different quad than any other. I was actually almost disappointed my first time riding it - You can't even really compare it to a yamaha yfz450 or honda trx450.
Top speed this thing is SLOW... SLOW SLOW. I would say MAYBE 70mph out of the box. - a yfz or trx etc. etc. pushes closer to 80-85 out the box.
It only has 43h.p. from what I have read compared to the others in it's class which are closer to 50 hp then they are to 40hp.
The power in this machine is more in the top end then in the bottum end - It has power every where don't get me wrong but, it is made to rev right up there. The longest gear is 1st and the rest are SHORT. I pedal through the gears into 5th and feel like I need a 6th gear. I can pull the front tires up in a weelie in 5th gear no problem though.
It is SUPER SUPER quiet which is a + in my book considering where I live. It has reverse which works awesome ( I had a small issue with the elbow at the engine side of the cable getting bent from reversing into a stick; which caused it to not work - I had to bend it back - I thought my tranny was wootered)
The fuel injection is AWESOME. There is zero bog any where. It is wierd starting as you can not touch the gas PERIOD for close to a minute or even to start it like say a 2 stroke... you will flood it and it turns into a cold BITCH.
I cracked BOTH heel guards in the same places on my FIRST ride out - AND my rear PLASTIC bash plate for the brakes and chain - One of the screws in the fender also came out FIRST ride out.
So... if your looking for TOP END speed - FORGET ABOUT THIS QUAD... if you are looking for a woods machine that will smoke ANY yfz trx predator etc. etc. - THIS IS YOUR MACHINE...
The quad goes any where if you no how to ride it... I live in a hell hole of a place to ride - rocks mud EVERY WHERE on this mountain side.
What sold me with this quad was the reverse AND fuel injection. -- The honda/yamah were my other candidates as the predator sucks balls as far as I am concerned and most of the others as well.
The KTM was nearly $$ 4 - 5000.00 more out the door!!
It is an all aluminum frame which makes it really light - That was also something I noticed when I was riding it for the first time - It jumps CRAZY smooth. The suspension (I think) out of the box is the best/smoothest of all the quads I have ridden. I thought it was LIGHTER than the rest in the 450 class but come to find out the yamaha any ways is like 40 pounds lighter or something (2008 kfx vs. 2009 yfz) - I did not even check the honda.
Let me know what you guys think...