I Bought A Teryx KRX 1000

Kawasaki introduced their first venture into the sport SxS market with the naturally aspirated Teryx KRX 1000.
I could wait to get some seat time in this MASSIVE machine, so I rushed out and bought one.
Yes...I am a RZR guy, but more so a fan of the sport.
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[@jedjones371]

The reason to buy this machine over a Rzr.. beefier a arms, Radious rods, tender springs, floor board guards and good wheel tire combo from factory. Those items have to be replaced on a Rzr or you will eventually be broke down on a trail. Everyone wants to complain about the weight.. have you actually seen this machine? The front differential is twice the size of a Rzr, the cv axles entering the transmission are huge also it’s built very well. Those wheels and tires add weight also. Once you get all upgraded suspension bigger wheels and tires and the tools you will need to fix a Rzr in your bed it will be all over 1900 lbs. great review look forward to hear more !

[@joebrito3192]

weight dont mean shit to me ill still get it over 20ft high

[@curtissmith8789]

It's not called KHI (Kawasaki Heavy Industries) for nothing. Check out some of the stuff they produce. Aircraft parts, train cars and components, automated machinery. They may just be getting started.

[@55afishead]

I just got one also. The low power button is for rock climbing so you don't get the herky-jerky feeling in the throttle. It just smooths out the throttle response going slow.

[@fastdude2002]

TheBjiii $20,500

[@Darrenbrown09]

Im a Polaris engineer and I must say... this thing's much better then our product we produce!

[@curtissmith8789]

Careful Darren, you'll be looking for a in Lincoln Nebraska!🤣

[@aeror115]

Congratulations buddy I’m happy for you 💚🙌 Kawasaki Fam 🤜🤛

[@sideskraft]

Excellent thorough unbiased review -- thank you!!

[@HondaRider190]

As many time as I’ve seen a stick torpedo the plastic skid plates on the RZR, a metal skid plate would be my main priority.

[@jimshorts6751]

ANY rock crawling metal is best, but fod poking through on plastic sucks when it goes through your leg...don't ask. 🤣

[@crazyflyboy30]

MotoSexual Can Am is the worst at sticks coming up threw the floorboards.

[@k-n-k7756]

Kawasaki plastic and rock sliders are 3/4 to 7/8 thick, like to see a tree branch penetrate that....... The kit is 3 parts for bottom of machine and lower a arms and trailing arms. Just because Polaris makes cheap plastic sliders dosent mean Kawasaki does. You can keep your RZR or Crap Am. The KRX was built to last

[@bigtwinz3296]

Great first impression video. Appreciate your thorough thoughts and observations

[@scottmoss3410]

Another great review video! You’ve quickly become my review guy! Keep up the good work!

[@jadosa29]

I use automotive lasso straps on my Teryx4. Absolutely love them. One of the best ways to strap in my opinion. I’ve trailered for long distances with no trouble at all.

[@StaciesCountryCooking]

Congrats on your new ride. Always fun to go off-roading. Be safe!

[@tbtb196]

Awesome review man! And congrats on the new rig!

[@jasonholt2741]

Excellent review.. Was up close looking it over while in Moab last week, didn't have the opportunity to drive it but the KRX looks like a great platform for rock crawling.

[@jimmace6148]

Kawasaki put a centrifugal clutch in front of the belt clutch. Its designed to take out the harshness of the belt engaging. So they engineered in that sluggishness.

[@rzrlife]

Jim Mace that’s what I’m slowly figuring out. Needs just a little more woo pow off the line👊

[@dannywilliams2989]

Not correct, the clutch disengages so the belt always has tension on it. Unlike Polaris the belt on the krx is always engaged. Not slipping the belt keeps the belt from breaking. My 2014 Teryx is still on the original belt, and it’s been beaten on like these sport sxs’s never will be. I’ve pulled thousand pound+ trees up hill with it.

[@jimmace6148]

@@dannywilliams2989 CVT with Centrifugal Clutch: Complementing the high-torque response of the powerful 999 cc, liquid-cooled parallel twin engine, the CVT and centrifugal clutch are key to superior acceleration control at very slow speeds. The centrifugal clutch is located between the crankshaft and CVT drive pulley. This position allows it to eliminate the shock of the CVT belt engaging, which facilitates smooth departures from a stop. By eliminating the shock of the CVT belt engaging, the centrifugal clutch facilitates precise throttle control when navigating rock gardens or other tricky terrain and helps to reduce stress to the high-grade CVT belt. The CVT and transmission ratios were selected to offer optimum ride feel while ensuring stable engine braking characteristics. The engine braking offers reassuring support when descending steep inclines.

[@bwyyy7306]

Yamaha has doing that for years

[@izom]

10 years ago they made "wet clutches" to remove stress- then all manuf. removed them for more response!?..funny

[@fastdude2002]

Thanks for the great review

[@mikedesilets3324]

The engine braking was pretty impressive. There are tailgates, including one with storage in it, from Kawasaki.

[@Ninfriendo89]

Got family down in Cullman! Shout out to the LaGanke/Swalve crew. Good review. Our family dealership sells Honda, Can-Am, Polaris, Suzuki, Triumph, KTM, Slingshot, Evenrude, Alumacraft, SSR, CFMOTO. Love power sports. Keep riding my friend.

[@josephfriedling9190]

These are going to be a HUGE hit in the rental market - they look indestructible and have a big comfortable cabin!

[@CzechDog2022]

Thank you for the video. 👍🏽

[@markmtbrider]

Looks like they did a great job.

[@thebecks4423]

Great job.

[@infinion3]

the floorboard in the front is metal because kawasaki learned from the older teryx, they had a recall from someone sueing kawasaki for wood going thru the florboard and onto the cabin. They actually sent owners metal plates after that as a recall solution.

[@FletchDoesIt]

AJP has a trail ride video of a stick doing just that... barely missed the driver. Very lucky!

[@rzrman5380]

I like your machine , thank you for sharing .

[@rockytopridgeriders2475]

Do you know at this point if it has gear driven reverse or did they do a chain ? Thanks for your time.

[@MS-gr2nv]

I wish i could understand what you were saying on the trail? Turned all the way up and missed 90 percent of it...awesome job on the crawl! Thanks for the review sir!

[@bwtupper]

With all the metal flooring and fender wells I see why it’s so heavy. Great video!

[@jameyarthurhultz3069]

The build quality smokes every polaris I’ve ever owned. No hooks on rzr either. The intensions for the space behind the seats was probably for storage. Front diff lock! Rzr🤔? Massive A arms. Engine brake , 4 link rear suspension. Same size tires all way around. Super easy to service compared to the rzr. I could go on and on. I’m just tired of working on my polaris. Always way over serviced and never beat on. Wheel bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends , clutches, ... non stop. Love my new KRX so far. Turbo wont get you up that steep technical Rocky Mountain side any faster.

[@MG-jp5ij]

I just bought a 2023 KRX and I like it. It does great on the trails. I realize its not really a speed machine but even so its a little too slow overall.

[@cbull316]

THANK YOU! This is exactly the kind of reviews people are needing on these machines. You can't hardly trust anything a lot of these reviewers say because clearly they're catering to the companies more than everyday people watching her videos like myself. And this review was exactly the kind of review I like to see. It's probably one of the best reviews that I've ever seen on a machine and definitely the number one best review on this new Kawasaki. This review was honest and detailed and pretty much answered a couple questions that I had a machine. Great job man thanks for taking the time to do review.

[@garyallard5068]

Just drove one and i had No lack of throttle response out of the hole.. And everyone has different wants for the suspension settings.. Agree with the skid plates.. No problems with Brakes.. I personally love having the gate. But to each his own..

[@bobbarrett7748]

Great review! I like the honesty with the likes and dislikes. Keep up the great work!

[@williamoloughlin8298]

nice machine, thrilled for you. I need more utility function with fun factor when the work is done, so leaning to Yamaha Wolverine or the Viking which has all the cargo functions and can knock over the Polaris. I agree with the other comments on metal skid plate (full under coverage). That plastic sheet aint gonna save you when you run over metal rubbish in long grass.

[@darrinelsey3379]

Seats seemed nice to me !

[@cscheidt1]

Those metal floor board panels where a recall item on the old Teryx. They replaced the plastic floor boards with a metal plate.

[@mudpro200]

Thanks for your honesty. This guy has integrity.

[@ChupacabraOffroad]

I like the assessment based on where you live, makes a huge difference.... Surprised you said its not a "desert machine"....

[@rzrlife]

Chupacabra Offroad just too slow. Sure a tune will help, but doubt we’ll see 85 mph +

[@rzrlife]

Chupacabra Offroad plan to bring it to JV on 27th

[@jessewarren2689]

i like the gear shift gates

[@freed14760]

Congrats btw Go" War Eagle"!!

[@jeffwyman72]

I tested the machine and I very much Disagree that this is not a machine that will be good for Desert Racing , For one thing the Kawasaki has the second longest wheelbase of any of the side-by-sides which makes it ideal for desert racing , Yes Kawasaki has put a governor on the machine that limits the speed to 67 miles per hour but that is very easily overcome with some tweaking , Also there has already been a Turbocharger developed for the machine , And there's no reason why the Kawasaki twin can't make the same kind of horsepower that the Polaris twin makes ,, My only nitpicking is when Kawasaki came this late to the party they didn't make a machine that had 22 in travel or more to go head-to-head with a stock Can-Am , And they didn't make a purpose-built 3 cylinder motor that could really maximize horsepower..

[@cbull316]

How can anyone, if they really know the industry think this machine would do good out in the desert? This thing is 1900 lbs, there's a lot more weight than anything else out there. And sure it might be capable of some pretty good power from a turbo kit but you're still going to have the weight of the machine. So unless you can get the extra horsepower while keeping the reliability to make up for the weight it's not going to make a good wide open desert machine. Only time will tell I guess, but I highly doubt this machine is capable of anymore then about 180 to 200 horsepower, Polaris and Can-Am with no upgrades or modifications are already at that power level with a lighter machine. I just don't see it ever competing with Polaris and Can-Am in the wide-open desert and Sand Dune application, at least not at this point.

[@k-n-k7756]

First off the longer the machine the better it handles at high speed ( if you dont know that you should own any machine) 2and the turbo charger kit is after market. Kawasaki is working on a supercharger kit which will give it alot more HP then the turbo kit. 3rd the can am will be pulled by a strap from a Kawasaki because its broken. So this machine is solid dosen't rattle like fred flintstones car and has the most durable suspension and frame and engine, just wait until there supercharger is on the machine and then we can have this conversation again. This is the first year yes the first year and they hit it out of the ball park. Wait until next model comes out It will all the other manufacturers look like idiots. Kawasaki heavy industries has been in the forefront of many things since the 80s when they had disc brakes on there bikes. Kawasaki leads in every segment period.

[@bennapier9260]

My takeaway is. It's an ok machine. But not up to the standard of the other sports. But it looks really good and has a few stand out features

[@mingomane1]

It’s not up to the standard it’s past.

[@Richard-gy1fo]

I have a 2017 teryx on portals amd 40" BKTs but im gonna wait a year to see how the reliability of this machine is before i jump to the KRX. Its really tough looking

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

TheBjiii nope they need to put this engine in the bruteforce. 114hp bruteforce would destroy the competition.

[@rodneyingram8569]

How was the heat in the cab? Most side x sides get to hot from the engine in the cab

[@rzrlife]

Rodney Ingram no cab heat at all.

[@licknab]

If the biggest complaint is lack of strap down points, that's not a big deal. I strap down over the tires anyway, so don't need tie down points on the sxs.

[@denseleit]

Very honest opinions. Its very annoying to hear the loud clanky cummins...Agreed lol. I'm wondering if the lag you're feeling is an ECU delay thing? I do like the idea of the wet clutch after the cvt's, kinda like a yamaha I'm guessing.

[@rzrlife]

After more riding today and a little more investigating, I believe it’s the centrifugal clutch. It’s not a deal breaker imo, but it does cause a little aggravation if you need a quick bump to get over a ledge

[@channelofstuff6662]

aiming for one next year.

[@bengabriel5748]

Do a video of taking off from a dead stop good info thanks

[@nicolec7290]

I like it. Metal good

[@Photo-ms1mo]

They have low power on their Jet Ski too, sure it sounds like one which is weird to hear Jet Ski in the Forest or Desert for example lol

[@dougsnider8780]

I'm confused is metal bad or good??

[@jameyarthurhultz3069]

At least it has a belt temp sensor

[@jamesstinett6291]

Go with 32” if/ when you need tires

[@toufiklebciralgeria1541]

Nice video

[@randallh123]

Very nice honest review. Is there any heat in the cab? Please keep up the good work

[@rzrlife]

randall hebb no heat at all. Drinks don’t even get warm in the cup holders

[@randallh123]

Thanks

[@bradyzeegs3469]

You can get heat in the cab but its aftermarket.

[@randallh123]

Brady Zeegs I was just checking on heat from the radiator. My XX gets very hot in the cab. Thanks

[@rocketman3776]

Does anyone offer a full sealed cab with doors for this Machine? And does this machine have a Heater option or is there an aftermarket option?

[@scottmoss3410]

Jason S I know there is a heater for it. I believe Big Pine Sports has a install video.

[@michaelbury1941]

Be nice if you took that on some challenging terrain

[@kirbyconway2573]

So for the price tag do u believe for some one that only wants a rock climbing and trail machine that this is a good option

[@rzrlife]

Kirby Conway I do believe it’s a good option. I can only hope that the reliability of the older Teryx models will carry over to the KRX

[@kirbyconway2573]

@@rzrlife how is the low to mid power because ik trail riding thats where im gonna spend most of my time. Im not a dunes guy at all i like rock climbing and crawling. Also alot of trails

[@dannydonnatelli8502]

We need an update video!! We wanna see you rip this thing!!!

[@jameyarthurhultz3069]

Must be nice to be able to afford a machine that your not sure if you like or not. 🤔🤔🤔

[@k-n-k7756]

Where did you learn how to drive a UTV Kmart DL. Buy the under belly protection from Kawasaki before you go and destroy the underneath of you machine, ( OH TOO LATE FOR THAT) YOU NEED TO USE LOW POWER MODE TO DO THE CLIMBING YOU WERE DOING WITH THE TRAIL WITH ALL THE ROCKS. WOW you just f upped that belly of that KRX. And yes the make 2 tie down hooks the front one is the same as rear one. for 13 dollars you didn't buy them (REALLY) !!!!!!!!!!

[@bradyzeegs3469]

There is an aftermarket Turbo that will be out at the end of the month so that's pretty cool. But im wondering, after spending all the money to put in a Turbo, fixing the clutch, no heat, no stereo, etc... would it be better to just buy a 2020 Polaris RZR Turbo with all the works?

[@rzrlife]

Brady Zeegs yes. If you’re looking for the hp, the Turbo S would be a much better and affordable option

[@ken3700]

What is rattling and squeaking ?

[@joebrito3192]

i like how Kawasaki actually made a lot of stuff for it like the roofs and stuff with my Polaris it just feels like theres nothing but after market shit to slap on it and i dont really dig that

[@williamheinsinger7390]

Team Green 💪👍

[@fistcover3831]

Best trial ride review I've seen so far! I hope you do a few more videos that show what this unit is capable of

[@cdcruizer05]

Seems like the steering is off center

[@robertpowers7856]

oil filter easy to access? lube points?

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

Robert Powers it does not have lube points u idiot

[@jameyarthurhultz3069]

Way better than polaris

[@bennapier9260]

My takeaway is. It's an ok machine. But not up to the standard of the other sports. But it looks really good

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

ben napier its past the standard of a rzr by far u dumbass. Already broke my rzr and my krx is doing just fine already got 500 miles on mine. U are really dumb arent ya. Cvt is more reliable than polaris and smoother than yxz or talon.

[@snowrulesnate]

They will be fine for your average rider but definitely not for dunes or speed, too heavy and underpowered. Very heavy duty build though which will be great for crawling and rough conditions.

[@alanschmitz2475]

When you tie down it should be unsuspended weight, not hooks on suspended weight.

[@michaelmonahan2679]

your so lucky

[@raypabs5374]

I noticed that you probably no longer own this kawasaki krx and instead have been doing videos of your Polaris pro xp. What went wrong with the krx? The KRX seems to be the most popular video on your channel.

[@rzrlife]

3 weeks later one of the knuckles broke, like so many have on the first year KRX. I no longer felt the machine was safe to ride at speed, so I sold it. In Kawasaki’s defense, they were with me when it let go and repaired it themselves and kept the knuckle for testing. I still speak with some of their reps from time to time and hope to get an updated version one day

[@raypabs5374]

@@rzrlife oh wow, thanks for the update. A video on that experience would have been popular on your channel because there are a lot of folks like me that are interested in real life experiences like this especially with the new competitor Yamaha rmax out on the market as well.

[@mingomane1]

You do know that the best way to strap down a sxs is closest to the tire or the actual tire. You don’t want to strap it to the frame or “hook”.

[@altongodwin959]

Wait to 2021 when they put a turbo on it

[@freedomisntfree_44]

If only we could all afford one...

[@rzrlife]

Silent but Deadly they damn sure ain’t cheap

[@patd4u2]

I think it is head and shoulders over the new Honda talon.

[@patd4u2]

k bone You're right, the belt drive is far superior over a semi automatic that the Talon has, and who would want a Talon with puny little 28 inch wheels when the Kawasaki comes with 31 and bead locks. Kawasaki knocked it out of the park on their first attempt, well done Kawasaki!

[@cbull316]

Belt systems are not nearly as much of a problem as people are complain about. They do go out from time to time but they can be replaced in about 15 minutes. People have already had problems with the Talon transmission which is the same transmission used in the pioneer. Yamaha yxz1000 is different but the same as it does not have a belt. I think I've heard of more clutch issues on a yxz 1000 the I can count. When any of these three machines, the yxz1000, the Honda Talon, or the Honda Pioneer have transmission problems you're done, you're being pulled back the truck and it will be a several hour job to fix either one of them especially the Honda Talon or pioneer.

[@jamesoliver565]

Show us what you are looking at!!

[@cboutdoorfun9955]

The real problem with it is the width, too wide to ride in some areas like the entire state of wi

[@curtissmith8789]

We have 49 more. Sacrifices must be made!😀 In truth that will affect sales in many areas. Hopefully something they can correct with different widths in the near future.

[@larryw5429]

For as big and wide as these SxS are getting and the price I will just buy a older jeep and when the ride is long on the way back I will hit the hwy and take it easy!!

[@mikedesilets3324]

Which PRP seat do you like?

[@rzrlife]

Mike Desilets I like the GT3, but they are like shoes. Everyone likes a different pair

[@mikedesilets3324]

@@rzrlife Thanks. The only PRP I've sat in and instantly liked was a 2" oversize that they said they don't make anymore and am not sure it would fit in my XX.

[@DUNEATV]

Hopefully it’s a reliable machine. I would have liked something other than the CVT.

[@chrisgallegos740]

It's a kawi, ittl probably have a few problems at first but kawi is known for reliability

[@Dustp115]

I have a teryx4 and a rzr. The clutch setup that kawi uses is just awesome. I just replaced the belt on my teryx at 2800miles just because and it still looked great , and it did not have an easy life. Rather replace belts than rebuild transmissions

[@DUNEATV]

Dustp115 Owned CVT machines and your clutches will need to be rebuilt way before my transmission will need to be. Not trying to be a “know it all” but just sayin

[@bionicvenom]

@@DUNEATV polaris?

[@DUNEATV]

ride4fun Yes, and a Rhino

[@jimshorts6751]

The low power button is for when you're using it for work in small places. Like backing up to unload wood or when towing a trailer. I know your model is more for fun but they include it a Ross the line.

[@mikeherber8358]

Great machine but tooo wide for use to use in midwest as most all trails are 64" like MN WISC and IA

[@cbull316]

Exactly, and not just the trail systems but think of the designs of a lot of toy haulers specially your open floor plan toy haulers. There's a lot of guys with these haulers out there that will not be able to fit a wider machine like this in their toy hauler and they spent so much money on their toy hauler that in most cases it won't be feasible to trade out for bigger one. It might make for good handling machine but I think Kawasaki made a poor decision to not have a 64 in machine, as far as I'm concerned with the little amount of power this machine has thet should make it in a 60 in.

[@JsGarage]

Greater than 30" tires is nice but they should have just committed all the way to 32s.

[@rzrlife]

Jay P agree 100%

[@ericahooten4937]

That's goofy Kawasaki for ya. Not doing it right like Honda or Polaris

[@curtissmith8789]

Honda, with all do respect. What tire and wheel set-up is standard on a talon? I rest my case!

[@ChupacabraOffroad]

Not a good sign the brakes are already spongy, will be worse with bigger tires.... Bring it to Glamis!

[@jameyarthurhultz3069]

The guy that pulled up in the clanking ass Cummins was not starring at you.

[@trailblazeratv6306]

Idaho

[@KnownSender1]

Got a little mud in my face 😂😂 😂🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😎😎😎😎💯🤔

[@crazyflyboy30]

You said need spings and weights change and something else about burning the belt you didn't know that it has a clutch like a Grizzly that the belt is always tight the does not slip .

[@pjseiber2774]

I caught that. :)

[@crazyflyboy30]

PJ Seiber The clutch set up is one of the main reason I looking at getting one. I wish my Sportsman XP 1000 clutch set up was like my Grizzly.

[@silverback7659]

Bought or leased lol?

[@rzrlife]

Bigmac paid cash. It hurt...

[@bengabriel5748]

How is it on hp like take off power is it underpowered

[@rzrlife]

Ben Gabriel I don’t think it’s under powered for a naturally aspirated machine. It does have a lag at full throttle from a dead stop in both high and low. I’m sure some clutch tuning would eliminate the lag

[@bengabriel5748]

@@rzrlife if u nail it from a dead stop does it pull real hard like spin the tires power

[@rzrlife]

Ben Gabriel after a fraction of a second lag, yes.

[@oscarramos5356]

Do you guys know it's top speed?

[@rzrlife]

Oscar Ramos 67mph on the speedo

[@jameyarthurhultz3069]

68 governed

[@bendmacmanufacturing2744]

if your not liking it , return it !!!!

[@danielkmit4145]

Must be a Ford guy how’s your head gaskets bud

[@rzrlife]

Daniel Kmit actually own a 5.9 and a 6.7 Ram

[@danielkmit4145]

My kind a guy I thought you were Hating on the Dodge

[@rzrlife]

Daniel Kmit just the ass wipe driving it

[@hkramer52]

@@rzrlife I thought the same thing lol. Thanks for the review.

[@chrispohl7185]

Just run 32s

[@meanf1502]

Stage 3 kit in it an it will kill Polaris I am a motor cycle mech

[@cbull316]

Lol, they won't be killing anything weighing in at 1,900 pounds. It's likely to have better reliability and durability, but that's pretty much it.

[@heathgerlach9942]

Low power button is for low gear to rock crawl

[@rzrlife]

Heath Gerlach might be good for Moab, but worthless if you need giddy-ups to bump over an obstacle

[@heathgerlach9942]

@@rzrlife im going after polaris turbo s or can am x3 leaning towards turbo s even though its not as much power as x3 Dynamix is real nice feature imo i know some dont like polaris just my opinion and after all im one buying it lol

[@rzrlife]

Heath Gerlach can’t go wrong with the Dynamix suspension👍

[@allanking508]

Need roof and spare tire

[@jacksondaniels8169]

You trail audio is lacking severely.

[@jmj267]

You spent that money without seeing more reviews and let it run. Your bad dude not kawis.

[@MotoAtheist]

Unreal... $21,000 machine and needs how much aftermarket work and $$ soon as you get it home?

[@ZRide72]

18:10 ...and stuck

[@chrisgallegos740]

Mans doesnt know how to drive 😂

[@jamesmccausland4205]

Gated shifter only way to go, keeps your kids from knocking out of park

[@SuperReddog17]

change the mic settings when riding very hard to hear you

[@rzrlife]

Jamie Cerasoli yeah, I wasn’t happy when it came time to edit. If you use headphones, only put the left one in. Right is just noise. I’ll work on it for the next video