Kawasaki Announces KFX450 Sport ATV

[Admin]

Kawasaki just sent me some sneak peak photos of the new Kawasaki KFX450, which has an impressive list of features.

Kawasaki KFX450 Press Release Link (http://www.atvriders.com/atvnews/kawasakikfx450sportatv.html)

It appears to have fully adjustable front shocks with Reservoirs along with easily removable headlights to go with the list of features supplied by Kawasaki.

[Admin]

The KFX450 has an Aluminum Frame, Electronic Fuel Injection, Electric Start, and Reverse, which sounds to me like the perfect Cross Country Race ATV. I may be speculating a little too much, but Kawasaki experimented with XC several years ago with William Yokley on a Hybrid machine equipped with a KX250 engine, and I feel this machine will be targeted at the XC Market as well.

It would be great to have Kawasaki back with a GNCC ATV Support Rig in 2007.

[87250rxrider]

looks like it'll be a nice 450. i can't wait till they release the full spec list for this quad. its about time kawi stepped up their race machines.

[yellowzo3]

awesome! yeah i wonder how it will do against the other 450's also

[elchankoblanko]

07 sounds like it is going to be a sick year for new high performance sport quads. Its going to be awsome with all the big 4 companies having cometitive quads out.

[hardkoratvmxr]

Originally posted by elchankoblanko
07 sounds like it is going to be a sick year for new high performance sport quads. Its going to be awsome with all the big 4 companies having cometitive quads out.

yea this coming season will be awesome. noiw they need to introduce a 250f based race quad.

[400exrules]

Originally posted by hardkoratvmxr
yea this coming season will be awesome. noiw they need to introduce a 250f based race quad.

i agree, but they need to use the 250f bike motors

[Ruby Soho]

looks awsome.

yeah, there should be more involvment in the 200-300 class

[mikeB]

The new KFX is goin to be so sick! I hope its the 450R and the YFZ but has much more power!

[Ruby Soho]

Originally posted by mikeB
The new KFX is goin to be so sick! I hope its the 450R and the YFZ but has much more power!

do you mean, has as much power as the other 450's?

im glad kawasaki didnt pair up with suzuki this time.

i like the new redesigned kfx80/50 also

[exrider008]

thats a sick quad!! i like that it dosent look the the suzuki.

[Splatter Matter]

send the pics back and tell them to send you the quad.

[MXRACER86]

Are sure it has reverse? Please say you don't know for sure! I hope it doesn't.

[440bigborekit]

Originally posted by MXRACER86
Are sure it has reverse? Please say you don't know for sure! I hope it doesn't.

what would be so bad if it has reverse?????/

[logan_450R]

I hope they have a reverse and I hope someone opens up the 250 class cause that is where it is

[MentalState]

Cant wait....

[spanky101]

ya lookin forward to seeing this... i remeber back when yokley rode for kawi... he was my favorite rider and still is proboly...

[JK-Kfx]

Dammit man..i had to go buy a new pair of pants thanks to you haha..

[Bigun55]

I bet that is gonna be a runner

[tprender]

You can talk all you want, but when is the release date? That is the big question. summer fall winter?

[Pappy]

Fall 06

[DESDAK4]

Last month my dealer told me, pictures and info in June and he hoped to have the first ones by Dec. If all goes well I will be getting one in Feb.

Jay

[dopeyferree]

If this is not as wide as the suzuki and has reverse I may be getting rid of the YFZ. I really miss not having reverse. This could be the perfect XC machine.

[bwamos]

My speculation (pure speculation), it that they are going to be targeting the larger XC racers for this one. 6ft / 200lb guys.

I'm thinking, something along the size of a Raptor 700 with the suspension and motor of the 450's. Lower center of gravity than the Raptor, but a slightly taller seat and bars than the other 450's.

Mate the Raptor700 with the 450's, and enlarge/stretch out the plastics from the kawi 90cc.

Smaller than the predator, but larger than the 450r ergonomicaly. (46-47" wheelbase). The aluminum chassis will allow a slightly larger frame, but allow the quad to be at a competitive weight and center of gravity.

In regards to the all new engine, it appears they aren't lying.

The top half of the motor looks the same externally, but the crankcase/tranny is completely different, quite a bit more stout w/ extra room for reverse and stronger gears.

http://www.kawasaki.com/kawasaki_main/images/products/MOTORCYCLE/2774_1024.jpg

Compare to the pic on the first page.

[VTerror]

:mad: :devil: I am new on this site.
I do hope it is a little bigger than the other 450s. This may just have to be my next purchase. Seems that everytime I buy something right away someone comes out with something better, man I hate that. But I do love my Kawasakis

[TRXDresh]

Does anyone else notice that the rear shock seems to be damn near Vertical?

[DESDAK4]

Actually I did, I am thinking that is just the pic I hope.

Jay

[nicko-31]

:cool: one thing is for sure the intro of this machine is very good for all of us.This will give everyone the choice to pick what suits us best,you have to laugh though when you think about how it all went down,Kawasaki and Suzuki split their alliance to produce the 400,then everyone knows that Suzuki is working on something hot and new ,it's so top secret and new that their own racers don't get it before the race season begins,low and behold it hits the race seen and journalts are wetting there pants all over the the thing,then you have the little Japanese guys laughing there assess off:devious: and rubbing there hands together learning from everyones mistakes fixing them and hopefully making it happen,time will tell

[velocityatv]

Whats neat is not seeing the black box and fuel pump hangin out in the wide open.

The reverse would be sweat and welcomed a lot. Just last week I got my 250R stuck into a tree in the IATVHSS series and ooooohhhhh buddy would have it been nice to just turn a know and power right out. Instead it was muddy clay ight were I was and told a lot of energy to get the thing back out.

Reverse...reverse...reverse.....if you can do it and have gearing right why not:devil:

I was just looking at buying a 450R but not now. I'm raiding my kids' piggy banks this fall and probably going to right a bunch of IOU's

So now starts the KFX450 savings account.:macho

[reconmaster]

its pretty sweet that kawis stepping up i have my mind set on gettin a ltr but i would like to see the specs for this quad before i go make my final decision at the end of race season...one thing hats sick is the twinsparr frame i see that as a mx target thing

[Yamahauler_04]

Why is everyone worried about the rear shock being vertical?

The closer to vertical the easier it is to valve, and set up the geometry correctly.

[Yee-Haw_400EX]

I bought one in May 2007.