Titan up Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Needed something to hop on and ride some trails up north. I can't wait till dune season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350power Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 whats the black ride. a raptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyb Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 whats the black ride. a raptor. dunno but it has a kwaka sticker on it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan up Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 whats the black ride. a raptor. No but it looks like it huh. It's a Kawasaki KFX450R. Aluminum frame,fuel injected,and reverse. It's nice to just jump on and push start and go, but it doesn't give me the thrills that the Banshee does. Yea all the new 4 strokes look a lot alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 No but it looks like it huh.It's a Kawasaki KFX450R. Aluminum frame,fuel injected,and reverse. It's nice to just jump on and push start and go, but it doesn't give me the thrills that the Banshee does. Yea all the new 4 strokes look a lot alike. reverse is the best tho come's in handy so many times. how do these go against the yammi yfz450 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan up Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 reverse is the best tho come's in handy so many times. how do these go against the yammi yfz450 ? They hold there own.The Kawi has a lighter front end and a shorter wheel base making it a little more nimble,but IMO all the jap 450's are so close in comparison it's hard to choose one unless your a particular brand loyal person.The Kawi is really, really corked up in stock form, therfore it gets beat up alot in the magazines in the power department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerShee99 Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Very sharp, I've always been partial to the KFX450's for some reason. QUAD really liked the one they tested when they first came out, but other than that I've noticed that a lot of guys aren't huge fans of them. I'd say it's a good choice for somebody who doesn't have a fat enough wallet to go right out and pull a KTM or Can-Am 450 off the showroom floor, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350power Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 No but it looks like it huh.It's a Kawasaki KFX450R. Aluminum frame,fuel injected,and reverse. It's nice to just jump on and push start and go, but it doesn't give me the thrills that the Banshee does. Yea all the new 4 strokes look a lot alike. i would love to have an orange raptor. thats what i want. but i would never sell my banshee for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamebo Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Nice KFX, Titan up. My boss is wanting a special edition one like that. He does alot of trailriding and a few woods races a year. I think it would do awesome in those areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosBanshee44 Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Nice collection right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 lookin good man! hows the kawi ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan up Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 lookin good man! hows the kawi ride? Just got back from a 35 mile desert/mountain trail loop. Here's my review Things I like about the Kawi: -It's a blast in the tight and twisty stuff -Feels light,fun to jump and wheelie -Perfect ergoes for me (5'10'') -Pretty torquey -Very close ratio tranny -Suspension feels a little more plush than the other guys' 450's (YFZ,LTR) -Reverse (I know gay, but I used it so many times) Dislikes: -Front end wanders all over the place (light front end, short wheelbase) -Kept looking for 6th gear (it's got 14-38 gearing but the tranny must have some low gears in there) -Seat feels like a 2x4 (It's worse than the early model YFZ's) -5th gear pinned feels like my Banshee in 3rd Overall I'm happy with it. I wanted to buy a KTM525xc but not for $3500 more The Kawi will do things my Banshee won't do and vise versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansheeb0y5505 Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Nice rides. A couple things to fix some of your problems with the 450. To help with the front wondering, get some new front meats. Dirtwheels did a project kfx and put some radial holeshots on it front and back. Said it got rid of some of the wandering. For the gearing, just jump up a tooth on the front sproket. For the seat, Quad Tech makes a foam kit that add's another 1in of foam to the seat while making it look trick, because of the cover. And for the power, an exhaust and open airbox/filter would do wonders. Piped 450's are pretty darn fun. The banshee will still be faster, but the mods on the 450 still make it pretty potent. With all of that, your set with a real nice ride. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmegill727 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 nice kfx you got there. keep it that way :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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