10/19/2020 0 Comments 2006 Suzuki 700 King Quad
Aluminum alloy and magnesium components were used when possible.
![]() Sadly, the King Quad name had became nothing more than a label on the side of an aging machine, rather then a statement of stature in the ATV industry. Suzuki and their once mighty King Quad had fallen victim to bigger and better 44 ATVs. Youve probably noticed that theyre more serious than ever about defending their four wheeled invention in the now extremely highly competitive market place. However, they were not satisfied with their current place in the big bore 44 area of the market. Their king was being roosted on by some pretty impressive sport utilities. Embarrassed, they spent the last five years developing a whole new king from the ground up. Has Suzuki succeeded in their goal Is this the king of the sport utility market We recently rode the new King Quad 700 at the Voyageur Trail System located in the Canadian Shield (also known as the Pre Cambrian Shield) in Mattawa, Ontario, Canada to try to find out. This trail system offered every type of terrain imaginable; rock, mud, water, trees, hills, you name it it had it. We asked Mr. Kato, the president of Suzukis motorcycle and ATVs, what his proudest feature was on the new King Quad 700. After a few seconds of thought, he confidently told us it was the engine. He was proud that Suzuki was able to pack so much performance into one cylinder. We agreed, one cylinder means less weight, less maintenance and less money. ![]() Suzuki used the same compact cylinder head design as they do on their GSX-R high performance street motorcycles. The air cleaner, throttle body and cylinder head are composed in a manner that allows a straight downdraft intake passageway. ![]() The duel overhead cam (DOHC) design allows the spark plug to be located right above the middle of the combustion chamber, which further enhances combustion efficiency. A forged aluminum-alloy piston, sealed with an upper L-shaped compression ring, is attached to a tricked out crank, which boasts an anchor-shaped web. This optimizes crank inertia and produces a good amount of low to mid range torque. Suzuki really wanted to keep the weight down and did a fine job of it.
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