I’ve had several of these machines and after selling them I always want another. They’re small and nimble and have a gear for every situation. They definitely aren’t fast but they’re fast enough to have fun on. They were built to last. These and the Honda’s were probably the toughest machines you could buy but the features on the Suzuki were unbeatable. Arctic Cat used this same engine/transaxle and front diff in their 250/300 ATV’s.
@@droski33 visco lock is bs that why they make machines with a upgraded packages now with real difflock, visco u got to spin the crap out of your front tire for it to barely go to the other front tire, sucks for rock/ hill climbing and doesnt help when your trying to get out a mud hole. visco lock isnt a real locker
My grandfather bought one of these new when I was young with the blue plastics. A lot of good memories on the OG King Quad. I’m looking for one now in decent condition it’s been kinda challenging to find one that’s not beyond saving.
I think because i grew up with these quads its something you never let go of... A new one I don't really have attachment to but these old ones keep you coming back for more... I have one already a 98 and Im looking for another one now for the wife!!!
Just got one of these overseas! 1997 model that as far as I know has never quit. Even on original carb. Using just as you said, as a work horse for a bunch of projects.
Just bought a 97 with about 600 miles on it for 400 bucks. Cleaned the carb. It started and ran for a bit with starter fluid. Just gotta put it back together. Hope she runs good.
Got mine for $400 replaced couple of electrical things and re sealed top of the cylinder head. Runs great . Yes it is slow turning mud churning machine.
I have a 3rd gen 2005 KingQuad 700 and you gotta review one of those. that's really ahead of it's time compared to not only the 2004 but all competition. Polaris and Can am were not on that level yet. Power is insane. the fun is extreme. I love mine without a single regret.
Hi there. I just purchased a 1984 quad runner 300 for $65 cad. Runs starts drives! Had it ripping 80kph on the dirt road by my house. It is pretty beat up but still runs strong. Original wheels on it since 1984 still good. Bike needs brake lever to use the brakes I currently have none. And a battery it runs with the pull cord.
These, the 250 QuadRunner 4x4 (and their Arctic Cat counterparts) and the Fourtrax 300's are the best small ATV's ever built. Go anywhere, do anything, never leave you stranded. My old 93 KQ300 could pull nearly as much as my Traxter and that is saying something for a machine with only 280cc of displacement. Sold mine years ago but always on the lookout for another. Don't really need one but I do miss it. They are still being built and sold new over in Australia and New Zealand, basically the same machine as the facelifted version. Probably the longest production run of any utility ATV out there.
I still have a '92 250 and an '03 250 and wouldn't mind having another one. In my opinion they are the best ATVs made with basically the same design from '87-'02
Had mine for over 35 years (1992 model) and tough as nails is not strong enough of a statement! I've hauled just about anything with it, most of the time way way above it's capacity. In super low range it just pulls like there's no tomorrow.This is more of a tractor than an ATV! Use premium quality fully synthetic oil, change it a regular intervals and these will run forever.
Just the info needed. I found a 97 for sale $1600 with a plow. I need some things for colorado mountains to plow and pull things like logs. This seems like a perfect machine for my needs and at a low price, great reliability , all kinds 4x4 select options .
I had one and loved it. Unfortunately it constantly needed some new part, I'm not very handy, and the shop took forever to get said parts. Spent more time sitting waiting for parts than riding it so I sold it. Would love to have had one when it was new.
2 years ago I've bought just such a quad, the crankshaft was done so the owner gave up on it. After looking for parts and calling every company I knew here in the Netherlands it seemed like parts were not available or way to expensive. So I just put it aside till I've found an other engine. Last week I've found a 400cc engine (also 4x4), everything looks the same on the pictures.. I don't know if it will fit yet because I will receive the engine next week.
@@RaztechPowersports I just hope the engine mounting points aline. I'm pretty sure the drive shafts are in exactly the same place, even the oil cap is located at the same place. Hope Suzuki didn't change shaft diameter or anything and it all just clicks on and works
I have an artic cat 300 . same motor but longer and wider even more stable and ridable then the suzuki . Have had 6 or 7 others but this one is the only one i will use for long ride's . If you can find a artic cat 300 or 500 {same set up } you wont any other . I'm still looking for an artic cat 500 manual shift .
I own a 2002 they are the kings up in northern Wisconsin deer camps trying to get in tight spots. Wish Suzuki would have built a 400-500 in the old kingquad would have been the ultimate atv
I’ve got one in pieces I need to get off my ass and finish putting together. Damn things can pull a semi trailer, literally. Used to use it to launch and pull my deep v 20ft boat with a mec 115 Tower v6 and it sat on a heavy trailer with rollers. A tilt trailer, too. Transmission is indestructible. Almost literally. Don’t know why they stopped making them. I think it was in 99. 96 in the U.S. They are absolute beasts.
So basically we have a unicorn 🦄. I have the Ozark. Kinda like this but no 4x4. I'll get 1 of these soon enough. Almost had a2 for 1 deal 800.i should have jumped on it
I have a 1986 Honda 350d I just restored. I love that machine, but I’ve been really wanting one of the Suzukis either a 250 or 300, I love how unique they look and that they have a front diff lock. As the 350d’s biggest limiting factor is no front diff lock, that and terrible steering. Sweet bike man🤙🏻
Just acquired a 1999 300 not as pretty as yours previous owner neglected it. It’s a project but got the motor running with a new OEM carb and wire harness. Currently looking for a good clutch pack and good set of plastics next.
@@RaztechPowersports yes barely moves with the quad off the ground if I give the wheel a push it grabs and spins. It shifts through the gears with no problems off the ground
I have a 98 KingQuad make mines a 400cc so what I was told I use it as a workhorse for doing stuff around on a small ranch little plane but mainly a workhorse You're definitely right it's not super fast but it does work I just seen your video it's videos about a-year-old I guess but I do like them but I like to have a grizzly
can someone help explain. this is the exact quad we have. but its water cooled. the thing is when I was working on it I found the vin on the frame behind the rear tire and I searched it and it came back saying that it was a 1986 LT230. but the LT230 looks nothing like it but this looks dead accurate. so why did the vin come back wrong?
4 or 5 x the HP 🤣. Those king quad 300s make just over 20hp that can am probably has 31 32 hp. If you put a bigger carb on a better exhaust it would even out pretty good. Suzuki and Honda really choked there engines for longevity thru the 80s and 90s. Put a bigger carb and a supertrap exhaust on my Honda 185s and no bs the bike probably picked up 3-5hp. I can imagine that 300 could do better maybe even break the 35hp mark with a better piston and a ported head. Not saying do it but it can be made to compete with newer machines. Swap a set of rfy adjustable gas shocks into it a small diy lift and you could 100% beat that canned ham.
I doubt the king quad is over 20hp. Probably more like 16-17. There isn’t a chance of getting an easy 30+ horsepower out of them. I had a 600 grizzly which I believe was rated about 32 and it was easily twice as fast as a king quad. They are excellent machines, but they aren’t a powerhouse and it isn’t easy to make them one either. I’m sure they can be pepped up a little but 2hp is a pretty good gain on an engine that small.
@@CumminsDriver Suzuki rates the 300 king quad at 21.5 - 22 hp it's in the manual and every resource I've been able to look up. My Honda 185s makes 14hp bone stock and my 200m makes 16hp. With just an supertrap exhaust and a 4mm bigger carb with a mild intake port job I guarantee my 200m is making 20hp. I know for a fact that more cc's will make make more power if it can breathe. Suzuki and Honda really restricted these engines for longevity that's why they would go 5000 miles offroad near repair free. There is alot of bolt on parts for the king quad. intakes, carbs, exhausts, cams and if you look hard there's even big bore kits from the 90s that guys hoarded. If you can take some time with a Dremel some good stones and burs the intake and exhaust can almost be opened up to twice the size in just a couple hrs of work. Even if they made 40 HP a kingquad itself would never be nimble feeling of fast. it's a semi auto trans in a 600lb bike with no torque it just doesn't carry the power thru like a newer bike. that can am probably weighed 450 at most had a CVT system keeping it in the power band at all times and a far better suspension geometry. The king quad would never outdo it in anything other than raw pulling power and climbing due to the low and super low range which is what I meant by outdo the can am. But it can made to keep up comfortably with newer bikes on long trail rides with rfy shocks. The Griz 600 was a great machine made 37 HP when they first came out. By the end it was a 40 HP machine. There's atv shops out here in canada that mod them to make 60+ HP for the guys that want to tear apart muskeg and keep up with the newer 600cc+ bikes.
King quad 300 is rated by EPA at 12 hp, I've seen the 20 plus ratings but I highly doubt a 276cc single with that baby carb makes 20 plus and certainly doesn't feel like it. My 2000 kodiak 400 makes 26 hp and it's a 401cc liquid cooled and has 10.5 to 1 compression so yeah the 20 plus ratings are in no way accurate.
@@jeremyodonnell5551 I'd like to know where your finding these said EPA ratings. The lowest I've been able to find was 19hp and that was directly from a UK review site compairing it and the bayou/KLF300. The 1993+ according to Suzuki made 21hp. The carb is definitely not small for that power range it's a 32mm cvk which is the same size as a most single cylinder 300-500cc sport bikes from the 90s that can make upwards of 45hp. By no means is it optimal at those power levels but they do it quite well. My Norton commando 650 runs 2, 30mm carbs and makes just under 70hp, that's almost 35hp on each little 30mm pz style carb which is far less efficient than a cvk.
I am looking at a 1998 king quad 300 later this week. I have a 2008 grizzly 700 but I am looking at the Suzuki 300 as a quad I can use so that friends can ride with me. Does it have a pull start too under the seat?
The king quad will out last the can-am in day .......my own personal opinion the suzuki is built better.....and that can-am is not as fast as a 450ex lol
My Napoleon if I ain't too careful going up a little gray to heal and if you give it too much gas the front incomes off the ground not even trying to do that
I've owned king quads since they were still called quad runner..and I wouldn't buy a cam am for nothing! People here ride them etc and get stuck,break down,belts slipping,the radiator on front rack on newer ones are stupid,etc. Kq are tanks!!..can't get them stuck unless sitting on skid plate! To say cams are better is a bs statement!and you don't need 4wd to do any of the stuff you show here riding! I pull cars,trucks etc out all the time!..and my 1999 kq 300 does 55mph..and here in the mountains..speed doesn't matter!!dependability and getting threw anything does!!!!
