Kawasaki has new quad

[skemp]

I don't know if anybody has posted this yet, but on the ATVConnection, they have the new Kawi lineup, and Kawi has a new sport quad. Looks good. Same retail price as a new 400EX...Link to Kawi's new Quad (http://www.atvconnection.com/atvconnection/Departments/Dunes/2003-Kawasaki-KFX400.cfm)

Did I mention it is just a green Z400?

[flyin#5]

skemp looks good.

are you really from dresser wi? i live like 5 min from there and my dad works there.

[skemp]

Yep, I'm from Dresser. How old are you? I live by Trollhaugen.

Here is a picture to compare the two...

[flyin#5]

pm'ed you

[fooracer]

I read in a dirt wheels that they have some kind of co ownership of the z400 so they'll be producing a green suz with kawasaki written all over it. At least I think, i'll have to go find that issue and read about it beacuse i think it also said somewhere that kawasaki's teaming up with c-dale but now im all confused and I dont know what the he** is going on so i'll have to find it and then tell you what happened.:confused:

["BLAHH"300!!]

sosuki, and cowasucki' merged,and the z400 and that 400 are the same. i'm guessing it's a kxf or kxt 400 maybe it'll be a tecate.
i knew they were about the same in apperance, but ididn't think they looked that much alike.

thanx for da' pic.

that black headlight cover on the front makes the whole quad look awfull. I dont mind the looks of the z400 but that thing is disgusting. Quad design is going down the tubes recently! Between the c dales the raptor,suzuki,kawasaki they are all pretty ugly in my perspective. Then there is the predator 500 that thing is fugly. I much prefer the 400 or 300ex.
killer

[Scott]

Killer300ex: You like the Z400, but the Kawi is "disgusting"???:huh :huh

Uhhh.... Have you looked at the pictures? It's the same machine. Even identical plastic, just different colors and stickers.

[cotttonwoody]

I think the kawi looks better than the suzuki. I just dont like that bright yellow. The white is cool tho.

[Guy400]

I definitely like the green on the Kaw better than the yellow on the Zuk. I personally think the 400EX's styling is beginning to look a little dated. Am I the only one that sees the resemblence here??

[Nausty]

hahaha

[250xex]

I Personaly like the Kawi green and the black hood more then the suzuki yellow

[4punksdad]

that whole concept makes no sense to me.............

will a bike shop that sells both kawasaki and suzuki be required to stock both models?

[Scott]

Or maybe just one chassis and two sets of plastic/sideplates/emblems so that they can sell either the Kawi or the Suzuki to a customer?

No, they would need both machines or else spare shocks because the springs are different colors too.

It would be interesting to compare the serial numbers between a Z400 and a Kawi and see if they are different or the same numerical sequence.

[adrenalinejunke]

i like the kawi beter then that big bird yellow suzuki:devil

We will all ignore that rediculous statement! No Flaming!!!

[Guy400]

Originally posted by Fourstrokefan
We will all ignore that rediculous statement! No Flaming!!! :D I actually can't take credit for that, some other 400EX owner from this site actually first brought it to my attention!

The way that the plastic looks on a quad should mean nothing at all. I mean look, you ride a 15-year-old bike that looks extremely outdated (a fossil), but it runs like crazy! That is what counts. Plastic has one purpose, to keep the mud off of you and the sport bikes don't even do a very good job at that! Plastic is simply to be scratched, broken, and replaced.

[JustRace]

I found guy's statement funny. Even though most of us wouldn't buy a quad on looks there are a lot of people that would.

[Kadafiy]

IF kawasaki was smart they would change the swing arm adjustment design. It would be a little different than Suzuki's and would probably sell better. But their not or they would have made their own sportquad. Won't sell too good because everyone who wants it will have the suz already. Looks better though.

[Castor-426ex]

I dont get it?...My honda dealer sells Hondas,,no kiddin..not to mention Kawasaki....now being that the z400 or whatever kaw will call it...is competition for the 400ex...that just dont seem right

[Kadafiy]

yeah my dealership sells Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, and Yamaha. That will be a weird sight.

[Lurch]

If Kawasaki would do to the Mojave what I did to my Mojave.............then maybe Dirt Wheels would shut up.

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