Considering a DS 650

[SZmessanger]

Hi all I'm 16 years old and have been riding for 2 years now and am ready for a new machine.I'm 6ft 1 215 and feel smushed on a 450 and I don't like the weight distribution on a raptor.I ride a friends 05 660 with no problem all the time,but I heard the DS combined with the weight and the Rotax motor is a totally different experience from the 660.I will ride mostly trails and open fields and will drag race friends from time to time.My question is do you guys think I could handle a Ds 650?

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by SZmessanger
Hi all I'm 16 years old and have been riding for 2 years now and am ready for a new machine.I'm 6ft 1 215 and feel smushed on a 450 and I don't like the weight distribution on a raptor.I ride a friends 05 660 with no problem all the time,but I heard the DS combined with the weight and the Rotax motor is a totally different experience from the 660.I will ride mostly trails and open fields and will drag race friends from time to time.My question is do you guys think I could handle a Ds 650?

i think you could i was 16 and 5' 10 @ 165 when i switched from a blaster to a ds650... took me maybe a day to get a grip on the power it had lol... its big thats the only down fall i had with it i wanted a lighter quad for the mx track so i went with the ds450 other wise id still have it

[brian 68]

you should like it , especialy the reliability. i welded extra foot pegs onto my existing pegs kicking them upwards. useing them for leverage , helps push it around the tight stuff.

[SZmessanger]

I'm most interested in the engine performance.How is the torque and acceleration?

[Chukkinsod]

there are many fast DS's out there. Moderately built DS's with stock bores, porting, cam, bigger carb pull big torque #'s and are a handfull to ride. Take some getting used to, but well worth it. If your lookin to drag thats the quad for you....only downfall parts are pricey!

[hypersnyper6947]

My best friend just made the switch from a pretty modded raptor 660 to a stock ds 650 with a pipe. You can really tell a difference the DS handles better has more power and is 10x more durable. His raptor or craptor as we like to call it had 11:1 cr +1mm bore wiseco piston a stage 1 cam a full exhaust, aluminum intake box no lid and K&N, his suspension was +2.5 houser arms and a durable axle. The DS 650 is a 06' baja x. He likes and i like the DS way way better. Its a great bike and you are a big guy and only gonna get bigger go for the DS and you will love it. He is 6'4" 280lb by the way for comparison.

here is a pic of me ripping it up on his DS, its awesome

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/exriders/DSC06017.jpg

PS im 6'1" 190lb you can see how small i look on this thing