It's a solid trail machine and I think the wheelbase will make it a popular rock crawler

 

I’ve never rode in one, but sat in one at the dealer. Being 6’5 I felt comfy and personal I think they are the best looking machine due to the truggy look..imo. It would be my first option if I was in the two seater market.

 

Talons are EVERYWHERE in wv!

 

You're seeing a lot of KRX's in Moab since the rentals have switched over to Kawasaki. It's a solid machine, just would be nice if it had better HP numbers

 

Mine friend switched to the KRX, he loves it. We ride slower technical stuff.

 

idk if its just the luck of the draw, but i normally ride with 17 other bikes on a normal basis in our local group and out of all the rides ive been on this year, the only 2 bikes that have had zero breakdown or parts break on the trails is the 2 KRX's in our group. They just seem to be extremely reliable and dont wear out parts like other machines. My buddy ben has a 2020 x3 turbo and its spent more time in repair at the shop than actually out on trails. He is already down 2 front differentials and 7 axles in a single year. The next most broken bike in our group has been the Talon R Honda, its been in for warranty work on the transmission 3 times now and they already replaced the transmission clutch packs twice due to them getting burned up.

 

KRX’s all over Windrock. If they ever come out with a turbo KRX, I have no doubt that they will become king of the mountain- well at least for windrock mountain. Just saying - whatever popo is sitting on,better be knocking it out of the park. Or at least bye bye for this guy.

 

A buddy of mine rented a KRX in Moab and said the stability and ride was far above his Dynamix on his 2018 turbo for that kind of riding

 

Quite a few KRX in Michigan now too. I think part of it is that you can actually buy one now. For a while, they were sold out around here. I've heard they are excellent crawlers and super plush on the trails but lack power. If they come out with a turbo or one with more power I think Polaris will lose some market share.

 

Just got back from HMT in WV. Definitely more RZRs than anything else, but lots of KRX and quite a few Talons. That said, my buddy and I in my XP and his S1k absolutely smoked everyone else out there lol. We run fast and hard and came up on and passed everything from RZR570s to TurboS and everything in between. I don’t know why most of these guys even spend that kinda coin to fart down the trail. There’s no way a 72” machine could even try to keep pace with us in those trails (Rockhouse, Devil Anse, Buffalo). 360 miles in 3 days and nobody came up on us once. Just saying.

 

Lol- I hear ya! I run fast and hard but it’s not a competition out on the trails and out of respect I never just blow by somebody. I usually just get stuck behind them for a while until they “allow” me to pass. If they never allow me to pass, I’m around them at first opportunity.

But yeah, I can’t stand that dopey slow going .. BORING!

 

not everyone is into speed. some are there for the view the experience and to see the country, kind of hard to do at the speed you are talking about. Please remember the trails are for everyone, be patient, be courteous, and be glad you still have a place to ride. This year has been bad for atv, utv behavior on public lands lots of rude uncaring folks out there. This gives the non motorized folks ammunition to get us kicked off the land.

 

Allot of the KRX's you were seeing in Moab are likely rentals, saw allot of them when i was there early in september and most were rentals......if they survive the rental market in Moab that speaks volumes for the durability and capability of the machine.

 

I'm beginning to see a lot more SxS brands outside of Polaris and Can Am on the trail. I used to question if the Japanese would ever catch up to North America in terms of engineering and design (their quality has always been at the top). However, I question how many purchases are due to the recent Polaris/Can Am supply shortages or has Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha, etc. actually designed a SxS that can compete with Polaris/Can Am?

 

The three Japanese brands were the top of my list for my last purchase. Really liked the Krx but am done with belts for awhile. Have only had the Poo out once since I bought the Yxz.

 

Finally got to ride with a few KRX 1000's. Yes they have less power than my turbo but they were running 35's with no mods. They have a better gearing and smoother take off when crawling even with the 35's. If you were just trail riding and rock crawling it is a great option. Maybe a 4 seater for me.

 

One thing I noticed when driving a KRX is the brakes suck ...very weak ...same as the Teryx before the KRX
The master cylinder as about the size of a dixie cup

 

I drove a KRX for the first time last week here in the AZ desert. Hard to go from my XPT to the slow KRX but aside from the HP difference, the KRX felt better in every way. Power smoothness and plush ride are light years ahead of Polaris. I do agree with Max H though, the brakes did suck. Maybe I'm just used to my XPT's brakes.

 

If they came out with a 4-seater I would buy one.

 

Me too. It's the perfect trail machine and great for rockcrawling as well. I'd have to keep my XPT for the dunes though. The KRX would be a slug in the sand.

 

Waiting to see what Honda does.

Honda to Exit the Lawn Mower Market

The statement from Honda Power Sports & Products said the company plans to discontinue production of lawn mowers at its North Carolina manufacturing facility in September 2023 and move all-terrain vehicle production there from its South Carolina facility. The South Carolina facility will "solely focus on Honda side-by-side production."

R&D and manufacturing dollar relocation. Going to be interesting in the next few years.

 

Seems kind of late to the party, seems like the side-by-side market is kind of dying down. Unless they are that far behind I suppose.

 

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The Kawi seems to have a very well built package-with frame and components that match the higher HP machines.
But with Less HP and very strong components it could very well contribute to the reliability.
They are not taking the beating like the high HP machines take.



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They may be coming down??? Or at least not going up!!
Our dealer in KY had 8 Black Pro R Ultimate 2 seater’s and about 20+XP Ultimate 2 seater’s and 12+ Ultimate XP4 seater’s on the showroom yesterday.
Few Turbo R 2-4’s
2-3 Pro R Sports.
And everything in between. I was really surprised to see all the R’s.
4 bangers everywhere!!


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See more and more at Moab. Talking with one of the rental store owners and they have been switching to Kawasaki for the last few years. Less expensive to keep in service to be able to rent to customers.

As a business, it costs money to repair rental vehicles and get them back out for rental. He wanted those vehicles out on the lot ready to go. . . not in the shop being repaired.

He showed me the pile of Polaris clutches, control arms, prop shafts, ball joints and axles versus just one single KRX clutch and a couple axles.

Frame is another story. He said if he had a bent frame, he could order one from Polaris. If it was a Kawasaki, it was totaled. Can't buy a frame from Kawasaki. He had a stack of XP1000 bent frames.

 

I was pulled into trouble shooting a YXZ suspension issue. I gotta say, they are well built from what I see. Beefy front end parts.