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Well, heres my review.. 700XX Ride Review

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Finally have about 2 tanks of gas through it so i will add my 2 cents LOL. First off i have been riding off and on for about 17yrs, here are some of rides i have been on so this is what i have to compare it too.
Sport quads..Yamaha Blaster, Yamaha Warrior and Honda 400ex
Utility quads..Honda 300, Honda Rancher 420, Yamaha Grizzly 660 and currently have a 700 Rincon with my 700xx.

I usually ride in Southern OH, Hatfield Mc Coy, Evatrs KY and Coal Creek TN.

I have had the XX for about a month now, by the way i bought it at Abernathys in TN for $5500 out the door just had to pay sales tax in OH when i regesterd it, but what a deal, i think they are even cheaper now. I highly reccomend them no BS ,just upfront out the door pricing, worth the 8hr drive to save $1500. $7200 was the cheapest i could find up here in OH.

I have only had time to ride this in southern OH since i have gotten it. I have about 2 tanks of gas through it. The trails down there are mostly very tight twisty trails through the woods with a lot of whoops to TRY and slow you down LOL. Not really any major hillclimbs, but the trails can be fairly rough not many places to use third gear wide open and survive on this quad. bout 80-90 miles of trails.

Yesterday we went any it was about as sloppy as i have ever been in. About 2-6 inches of slop covering the whole trail system. I used all my tear offs in the first hour then was cleaning my goggles about every 10min just to see( get the pic...lol)

I was riding with 450rs and 400exs.First off this quad has unbelievable power and torque. The throttle is so responsive (almost too responsive) it can be a little tricky on technical trails. I agree first gear is a little short, but i think necessary for technical trails. I have ridden 450rs and it can get tiring working the clutch and throttle all day. I used 2nd most of the day. It has a great range for trail riding. Nice for hills and can also seem to wind it out when needed. The best wheelie machine hands down. Had a 400ex which i thought was easy to bring up, but this thing is a joke, just punch it in the first 3 gears and up she comes.

As far as handling i thought it was great . Just slow down on the sharp turns. When i first rode it i thought the front shocks where a little soft, but now that i have gotten used to it i wouldnt change them. They soak up the bumps ,rocks and whoops better than any quad i have had. The rear shocks can buck you if you dont hit the bumps just right, but like i said after you get used to it i wouldnt change a thing. I have been riding independent suspension for about 5 yrs now and i wont go back.

I agree you kinda have to drive through a corner as opposed to sliding through it, but once i got used to it, it never really slowed me down just a different technique.

Also the traction on this thing is great, it will just hook up and take off out of a corner another great attribute of independent suspension. In that muck i rode in yesterday it just did not lose grip. The 450s and 400s had to control the torque to keep from spinning. After about 4 hrs of nonstop riding they could not believe how fast i was going and wanted to try my new quad. So i swithced them and none of them wanted to give it back and i wanted mine back.

They could not believe how smooth it was through the trail or how it just soaked up the bumps. They also loved the ground clearance how you dont have to pick and choose your path. They also moaned how sore their arms and lower back where from getting beat around. I didnt have any of that.
On the way home they where talking about getting XX's now. I was hoping to keep my quad a secret .... all well...LOL.

Took me about an hour of power washing to get it clean. The air filter is a pain in the a** to remove by the way.

I will let you know how it does in mountains of KY an TN when i make it down there. Im sure it will be a lot more challenging, but thats what really makes it fun.

Hope this helps, just my opinion.
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The throttle is so responsive (almost too responsive) it can be a little tricky on technical trails. I agree first gear is a little short, but i think necessary for technical trails. I have ridden 450rs and it can get tiring working the clutch and throttle all day.

This is where that 13 tooth front sprocket will really help.


Took me about an hour of power washing to get it clean. The air filter is a pain in the a** to remove by the way.
BTW I strpiied-out the phillips head screw that holds down the rear filter bracket. The fix? I used a dremmel cutting tool to cut a flathead slot on the screw. After that I got it out easy!

Thanks for the review!



Lol I almost done the same, that biaatch was tight! I went grabbed a sharper edged one and put alotta pressure on it, popped lose.
This is where that 13 tooth front sprocket will really help.
Where is yours?! :lmao:

I totally agree with you about this being the Trail riding king. I want to go wheel with some 4x4 quads so I can see the look on their faces.
Nice review!!!
Much better than the biased ones in some magazines. I did like the one from Dirt Trax tv last week though. He was hauling butt on the one he was testing.
Hey scuzz, doesnt the smaller sprocket make it more responsive? Have you switched?
It all depends on what you mean by "responsive". Some of the members here (and other places) have noted that the 700XX appears to be geared a little too high for technical trails (see "trails you have to go VERY slow on to go up) where the higher stock gearing causes them to feather the clutch/throttle to be able moderate the torque and horsepower. As you can imagine excessive wheelspin on a rocky climb would be a bad thing because it makes it harder to climb an obstacle. Also it has been found that a little lower gear keeps your quad in the RPM/HP range for sand drags and hill climbs.
Of course this takes away from your top speed, but personally I seldom find myself running out the top of 5th.



It all depends on what you mean by "responsive". Some of the members here (and other places) have noted that the 700XX appears to be geared a little too high for technical trails (see "trails you have to go VERY slow on to go up) where the higher stock gearing causes them to feather the clutch/throttle to be able moderate the torque and horsepower. As you can imagine excessive wheelspin on a rocky climb would be a bad thing because it makes it harder to climb an obstacle. Also it has been found that a little lower gear keeps your quad in the RPM/HP range for sand drags and hill climbs.
Of course this takes away from your top speed, but personally I seldom find myself running out the top of 5th.

:stupid: + 1 for the 13t... i love mine
So a stock 450r sproket is a 13t that will fit the xx
So a stock 450r sproket is a 13t that will fit the xx
I was on trx450r.org and some said 13 some said 14. I had a 14 and new I needed one step down so I just got the Renthal 13t Part # 253--520-13GP
So a stock 450r sproket is a 13t that will fit the xx

Yeppers...same part number.



Cool, i will order a 450r sprocket and try it out, i can always switch back........thanks
Doesn't that 13T make 1st gear almost useless?
Doesn't that 13T make 1st gear almost useless?

No, not for crawling up technical trails.

Think big rocks roots that you would have to feather the throttle and clutch to moderate torque and horsepower.

It also puts you in the sweet spot for 2nd gear sand roosting.



No, not for crawling up technical trails.

Think big rocks roots that you would have to feather the throttle and clutch to moderate torque and horsepower.

It also puts you in the sweet spot for 2nd gear sand roosting.
And 3rd gear doesn't bog or last forever either. I love my 13t. Best mod so far - except thats the only mod :lmao:
I guess I'll have to see how mine runs after I get the HMF slip on, filter and EFI controller installed. Sounds like the sprocket is an easy change, and it's cheap, so I guess I can give it a try. If I dont like it, I'm out what $15 bucks and 20 minutes of my time? You guys definitely seem to like it.
Promise you want need or want the sprocket after the Big 3.
GR8 Review, spot on, I love the way you can rear brake slide it on the tight turns! Yeehaa!
I also had a tight airbox screw it twisted my good philips lol
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