Kawasaki Sport SXS

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I missed this over the summer...has anyone else heard rumor of this? If it was true, I'd be interested to see how many of these you see down in West Virginia. Seems like all of the places we ride on the Hatfield-Mccoy trails rent the Tyrex.

Strong Kawi dealer network maybe?

The 2020 Kawasaki sport side by side is COMING!
 
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Well I think their guess as to the specs are just generalized BS.

Drawings appear to be a CVT to me.

The rest of their specs were pretty standard in that market. But the fact that patents were filed and the cage is sooo stout is interesting...
 
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Interesting, I really liked the mule before I got the pioneer but it was too slow. What I like, is the 3 year warranty and it seems that Kawasaki likes too over build them, at least in the frame department.

I would be interested to see someone do the 10 year belt warranty on a sport unit.

Maybe they are just too high powered to justify that, but it sounds like the Yamaha Sport/Rec models that carry them are no slouch. It took me a while to get used to the CVT when I had my RZR, but I can certainly see advantages.

Shifting is fun, but it can be a pain/limit you on uphills with the Pioneer. Definitely need to understand how to shift/stay in the power band for those situations- so not ideal for putting a new/inexperienced driver in those situations. The "point and shoot" nature of the CVT was great for letting the little lady take over for a while.