Well Lucky~
Most PoPo riders are delusional in their lock step alliance to "My Ride Is better Than Yours" and after they have spend so much hard work fixing a broak down PoPo at home and then on their occasional infrequent opportunity's to finally ride and having to continue working on them while on the trail just to get back to the truck,....Well they seem to have a hard time suppressing their anger as they eat the dust of all of those other ATVs,....that are just going on by.

This BOMB should increase the post count in the SUZUKI Forum,...what do you think ??

well,i think you said it all.I dont like to put anyone's atv down .I have two polaris's as well.As of this time I have had no issue's. But from what I have read,the "popo" forum people seem to encounter a lot of issue's like, catching on fire,front diff, tranny ,knocking sound's,platic melting,going threw belt's.But what i think is so funny, , is they pay for the new atv, then spend a crap load of money just so their atv will function.Im not sure, but should an individual have to do that on a new atv?let's see.You pay say$7200.00
for a 500efi,you spend $200.00 on a heel clicker,$200-$300.00 on upgraded spring's ,then
im not so sure that is the best atv for the money any how im just thinking out loud.dont pay me anty never mind.

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I can not think of anything negative about my 07 KingQuad 700. The ride is very smooth, it fits me well and will go anywhere I want to take it. That includes steep areas, rough areas as well as scenic logging trails/roads. I can ride it all day and not suffer aches and pains at the end of the ride. I do not have a lot of upper body strength but find the steering on the KingQuad very accommodating, easy to handle for me. The stock tires have been changed. I have Maxxis Bighorns on it.

I do not have a whole lot of miles on the KingQuad yet but that is about to change with the good weather on the way.

I also really like the "look" of the KingQuad 700.

Good Luck with your purchase TootsVA. Keep us posted as to the final outcome.

Question Annie, did the King have a softer ride than the Vinson you tried out once? Sorry if I hijacked the thread.

hi annie' the comfort was my biggest thing.i would drive 1/2 day on my 06 sp450 or even the short time owned 500efi and my hips and my shoulders would ache. and on the kingquads defence i cant say that has happened yet on the king.polaris would have a more comfortable ride if they brought the tank & seat area in and added more cushion to the seat. that is only my oppinion.also i dont like how the polaris 4 wheel drive dienguagement is. dont like having to back up 100 feet to unlock the 4 wheel drive unit.both of my popo's were that way.and i have almost 1500 hrs on this now and the air filter still looks new. not sure why?

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Question Annie, did the King have a softer ride than the Vinson you tried out once? Sorry if I hijacked the thread.

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In a word - YES. Our neighbor has a nice Vinson 500 that I rode a little prior to purchasing the KQ 700.

What I have noticed on the KingQuad with it's IRS is that I now ride 99% of the time sitting on the seat rather than standing over rough spots. On my old quad (Suzuki 500 Quadmaster) I would stand to absorb the impact of ruts and rocks with my legs rather than with my back. I no longer need to do that. The KingQuad glides through ruts, and fairly large rocks or stumps with little or no shock to your backside. I have been pleasantly surprised more than once how smoothly it took rough areas and how I did not need to stand up to absorb shock - - - there was none.

lucky#7~ 1500 hours? Looks like I better get riding in order to catch up with you. Glad you are enjoying that quad and getting some riding time in.

All quad owners are passionate about their brand of choice...I have never ridden a Zuki.. I have heard they ride great and handle well..

Polaris owners are probably the most passionate of all, me being one of them.. The Polaris is a great machine as is all of the major brands or they would not be producing them..

I am getting a new Outty 800 next week.. and I will be just as passionate about it as I am the Polaris...

Like Cob and myself stated earlier it is all personal preference..

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unlike some other brands that have spring that sag with just a couple hundred miles on them and lose several inches of GC and HAVE TO BE CHANGED.

Wrong, the short ones do sag, usually less then an inch(there are 2 springs on each shock)you do not "have" to change them. Many leave them the way they are for the plush ride. If you want more GC, you change them, just like you did your tires.

Sorry for the hijack guys, if you're going to bash something, get the facts right.
I tried to address the original post with out pushing my favorite brand of quad down your throat.

Lucky #7, the reason I say the Dunflops are a POS is because my riding partner who would never own anything but a KQ (this is his 3rd) said his tires were OK for the first couple hundered miles, they wore fast. They were gone by 1000 miles. During those 1000 miles, I towed him, pushed him and watched him struggle a lot. He put on the BH's and the difference was amazing. I do not have to help him at all anymore. That was the foundation of my opinion.
So the post stating that the terrain dictates peoples experience was spot on. I know the terrain and conditions we ride in are different then yours, so I should have qualified my statement. Sorry bout that.
I have generally used stock tires too, I thought highly of the Carlise radials on the '04.5 SP700EFI I had. Great ride. And I liked the Carlises on the Outty. But the BH's are "A lot" better for traction and toughness in our riding conditions. When yours wear out, let us know what you think of upgraded tires.

Next to selling your Polaris and buying an Outty/KQ/Brute/Honda/Kimco tires are the single biggest improvement you can make to an ATV in my experience.....

I agree ATVer the stock tires were replaced with stock sized BH within the first 25-50 miles and they do make a difference in the ride as the BH are a little stiffer riding then the stock DumbFlops but feel smother and steer lighter with no worries about a flat,...so far.

I put Bighorns on every quad...to me there is no better tire for my kind of riding...Trail..

Hey, can't we all just get along? I like my KQ to, and it is personal taste. The Bighorns helped me alot this past ride. And what cob posted did happen. I think the BH's helped alot. I like the adj shock's. Makes a smooth ride. I have mine set on one. I was just trying to give the guy a heads up on what to expect.

I have to agree with ATVer on the Dunlops. I have less than 600 miles on my quad and the back tires are wearing faster than the fronts. Maybe I got too happy of a thumb.

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I was being honest that first ride I wouldn't have gave a nickle for a pile of KQ, but as we talked SUNDAY the the tires and limiter made it a different machine altogether. We all gave you credit for the days ride, like you had bought a new machine. What I said was pure fact just the observation of what I seen.

It got where when we hit a pile of snow he was dreading it as he knew he would be stuck. Not so this week he was right there along side everyone else.

I didn't ride his machione so have no idea how it handles how it rides or any thing about it. I don't know how much storage it has or if it has plastic skidplates. All I know is what I seen and that is what I stated.

I agree with ANNIE they are a nice looking machine. After this last ride had lot more respect for them.

You don't have to backup 100ft to disengage 4x4 omn a POLARIS in fact the 500 I think in 2005 the hilliard was moved to a center HILLIARD and there was no more of the sticking of a wheel. Before when they were in the hubs on a rare ocasion yes one wheel would stay engaged, put in reverse back up a couple feet back in forward good to go.

The delayed engagement at 5 miles an hour amounts to less than half of one second, I have never seen anyone that could post pics of the delay. In all the years that I have ridden POLARIS only once did I actually know that the 4x4 had engaged. All other times it did it's thing and was back into two wheel drive soon as it was not needed.

As far as EBS the new machines have ADC it activates the drive some how and all 4 wheels work together. My 06 duz not have ADC but I still can come down very steep loose rock hills with very little difficulty at all.

Show me a better system, the GRIZZ had POWER STEERING added because when in 4x4 lock they were very tough to steer, from what I understand. The BOMB well it pretty much speaks for its self, we seen the videos. The KAW yeah have seen a couple of them in action they leave alot to be desired. HONDU what can I say that hasn't been already. The ZUKI unless that limiter is disabled is a poor setup.

The only maintenance that has went into my 800EFI that is pushing 1500 miles has been changing oil and greasaing and the one loose bolt that had. The bolt I should have caught when greasing. The HEELCLICKER is like any thing else you can run stock and get along fine or you can add a HC and make a great machine even better.

Going to chastise me for doing some thing don't give half the story, there were reasons that were all my own for what I have done to my machine. None of which were due to inferior parts or failing of the machine.

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easy brother' were all just having fun.but serious my 450 sp 06 model , after being in 4 wheel drive, you have to back up quite a bit to disenguage the 4 wheel drive.the polaris dealer said that is normal.and so everyone know's, the kingquad issue's you just noted are manufacture
desighn on purpose. for safety i guess.so when i compare a atv to another i compare stock to stock,i dont care about little features like storage,or steel skidplate that makes my atv weigh in at a rediculous weight.and from what i hear about the polaris sportsman's ,when i want to burn rubber on snow,ice & mud, i dont have to worry about my front diff accedently enguaging and blowing the diff to kingdom cum.
and to be honest, this kingquad is the first atv i've bought were i didnt have the need or desire to modify so i could keep up with other riders under normal condition. my buddies allway's tease me how my popo cant keep up and at the same time there comparing it with a 700 efi machine with 26" itp mud light ,so for them to brag and compare ther atv to a stock atv with less cc's is kind of silly to me.however , i will still enjoy my polaris's and kingquad.
and im going to get the hill clicker for the 450 sp because of the delay in enguagement, i dont particularly like that about polaris, but the other feature's out way that issue. cob you have a good one

It is all good. I posted what I thought was bad, but also gave credit where credit was due.

Hey Lucky

When I get the Outty... Let's take a test drive..Keepin' up... with what....Let's just have fun.............

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were do live? and heck yea" i'll go ride im not a dare devil but i have a lot of fun on these atv's.

Yep....the "Polaris" comment I made was suppose to be a joke.

Just trying to help Stutz boost his postings....

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Just trying to help Stutz boost his postings....

I need all the help that I can get,....thanks!

Right there with you guys...ATVer, Back2 and myself are trying to wake up the Bomb section to... Lucky I live in the deep south... North part of Louisiana... I would love to hook up with Quad Squad members, no matter what they ride, and just let the hammer down and have fun...