Rode the New Kawi 450 today.

[Duneraider]

Rode it for a short time in the dirt.

Nice running quad.

I was surprised at the excellent ride.

The aluminum box frame looks excellent.

It won't be long until we see someone that buffs and polishes their frame up like chrome. Welds look like a stack of dimes, excellent.

Daisy cut disc brake looks cool too.

The whole quad looks really nice.

Easy thumb throttle, quick response for stock, started with no sweat. Feels a bit lighter handling and less vibration than my YFZ.

The brakes are noticably better than my '04 YFZ, but the newer YFZ's have better/improved brakes too, so that's a mute point.

Takes from my local dealer:

Of all the 2 wheeler Kawi 450's brought back for the 10 hr service, none needed valve adjustments, and no engine demons either. This is the same engine on the quad.

Wife told me to buy one for myself, but I wanna wait until winter and see what the new YFZ offers, and the price should calm down too.

Aftermarket Kawi performance stuff is always really slow to hit the shelves too.

Dealer was asking full MSRP.

Edited April 1, 2007 by Duneraider