for a stock bike it did ok... the main part that i wish KAWI would have improved on was the power stock... compared to all the other brands straight off the show room floor... KAWI CAME OUT WITH THIS KFX450 4 YEARS AFTER THE OTHER 450'S where introduced... so they should be on the ball and have everything just about right especially running with or if not leaving the others behind.. and they are not the first for the aluminum frame nor the EFI.... so this bike should be one of the BEST compared to all the other brands rolling off the show room floor!!

WHO KNOWS maybe the grand on (pipe,programmer,filter,intake) will make this thing become a beast and out run its competition... but i cant afford to take that chance when i have a yfz that is paid for and feels better to me. IF I DIDNT ALREADY HAVE THE YFZ I WOULD KEEP THE KFX AND GIVE IT A SHOT AND RIDE LIKE NO TOMORROW...

BUT THERE IS DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS... so make your own choices my friends!