Anyone ever ride a bombi DS650?

[250RNUT]

Just wondering if any of you guys have ever rode a DS650? How was it? was it fast? I am going to trade my cbr600f3 1996 for one and was wondering what you guys thought of it.I am a pretty big guy and that is definetaly the biggest machine you can get(size not engine).

[TrikerR]

yea, they are massive...bloody tanks. what type of riding do you plan to do on this, as they get really cramped on trails and better suited to the dunes and wide open fields.

[250RNUT]

I plan on doing alot of open field and some gravel pit riding. Of course there will be some trails thrown in here and there.I would give anything to ride some dunes but it's not happenin here in NY.

[cliff2302]

There are some in Oswego apparently. Where abouts in Cortland are you?

[250RNUT]

I have a shop on the corner of Homer ave.(rt11) and Carroll street by the new sports complex.It's called Xtreme Performance. I sell aftermarket parts for trucks,cars,bikes,sleds and trikes.

[Billy Golightly]

We have one, the Baja X. Its a nice quad and its got ALOT of balls and suspension but if your doing any kind of trail riding it sucks. Its so wide and tall that its either banging into trees. And its tall, so you always feel top heavy when on off camber hills.

Its great for jumping with the massive amount of suspension it has though. And its good if your staying in open areas. I say it would be a pretty good choice for fields and gravel pits.

[Wickedfinger]

Alot of the guys I used to ride with got them when they first came out - and promptly traded them in with in a year or so. Not that they are a bad quad at all, super well made, fast as heck - its just they are horrible woods quads, and thats what we ride in. Its not the engines power band either - its purely from a handling point of view.

[wheelie king]

When I want the feel of a Bombi 650, I just remove the steering wheel, and put handlebars on my Jeep. As Wicked said, it is a great quad...fast, durable, and a decent handler for the size. But that's just it. The size.

[cliff2302]

I go to college here, maybe i'll stop in sometime.

[Trikeaholic]

I rode the fingers, and yep it is a freakin tank. I like the jeep comment, that was funny. True, and funny. I liked the fingers cannondale better, only it wont idle! full race motor, that thing. but fast! I think it would smoke a DS650.

[Trikeaholic]

I have a shop on the corner of Homer ave.(rt11) and Carroll street by the new sports complex.It's called Xtreme Performance. I sell aftermarket parts for trucks,cars,bikes,sleds and trikes.

HOly crap, I know where that is. Is that your Duster or Dart that used to sit there? I always liked Dusters. My little bro had a 72 340 Duster back in the day. Next time Im out Cortland way, I will check you out, beat on your trike, etc......LOL

by the way, you dont ride with Fred Compagni do you?? he is a zuki guy if Im not mistaken..........I will **** if you know him. He always dogs me for riding on 3

[250RNUT]

No,I have never had dodge duster sittin around here.There is always a bunch of vettes hangin out in the summer.I'm trying to talk my wife into buying a C5 corvette but it's not going to well.I know fred but I dont ride with him at all.You guys should stop by sometime and check the store out.
It sound like nobody is giving the ds650 a good review.I am a big guy and think that the size of the machine would fit me perfect.I rode my friends 400ex and I felt like a elephant screwin a golf ball.Plus the thing was so slow it wasn't even funny,very disappointing.

[MTS]

ever sit on a tri-z there much more spred out opposed to a 250r.....just a thought ;)

[OldSchoolin86]

I am a big guy and think that the size of the machine would fit me perfect.I rode my friends 400ex and I felt like a elephant screwin a golf ball.Plus the thing was so slow it wasn't even funny,very disappointing.
Dang, sounds like you need a 650. If the 400ex didn't fit you at all you can rule out the new 450's and all the 400's.

[250RNUT]

you are correct.It's easier to buy a new machine than to go on a diet.LOL

[Bill X_R]

I liked the fingers cannondale better, only it wont idle! .

What do you mean it won't idle?? Never knew it did that to ya, never experianced that problem. As for the DS, pretty much what everybody else said. It's a tank, but it jumps excellent for how big it is, even with the stock suspention. Seems to rev pretty slow, but stock for stock it hangs with anything I've ever come up against. I thing it's just the way the engine sounds that makes seem like it's rev challenged. Plus the rev limit is like 7g's. Aftermarket items seem to be a little more $ than most. Pretty sure you can beat them to you know where and back and it keeps on tickin' Good luck and let's see some pics if you get it!

[Trikeaholic]

I just remember the C-Dale coughing out alot, and being hard to start. As if it wasnt happy unless it was revving to the moon, not that there is anything wrong with that. It kinda acted like it had a really mid range- top end cam to it, and it did not like sitting around. Thats how it seemed to me, but for a golf cart, I liked it alot. (the cannibal not the DS! LOL)

[250RNUT]

After all the bad reviews you guys gave I made up my mind.I am still going to go with the DS. Thanks for all the input.

[Mike_Ham_250R]

i was thinkin the last thing i wanna do is roll a DS down a hill

[Yardbird]

250RNUT did you get one yet? I've got the '04 DS650 Baja X. It rides great and has gobs of power and torque. You don't really notice the weight when riding it. Only when you have to get off and push it, which is rare. You just have to be smart about it when riding in the woods and trails. I'm only 6' tall and 200 lbs. and it still has more room for a bigger person. Most don't like em but the ones that do stick with them and are very happy!

[250RNUT]

I haven't gotten one yet but my local honda shop just took in a 2001 ds and I am going to trade a 96 cbr600 street bike in on it hopefully this week.I will let you know how I make out. Used ones are hard to find.

[cliff2302]

Is that CNY powersports? They seem pretty nice there, i went and test drove a cr250f a couple weeks ago.

[RideRed250R]

okay heres my pount of veiw, I LOVE THEM, they are smokin fast, handle great for the size, jump very well and soak up every bump i threw at the baja X i rode, i rode it from glamis to patton valley, its mainly a very straight long ride and i was cruisin at 45 the gps said and i was hittin whoops and all and never had to slow down, they are heavy and big but i had no problem pinniing it out going to the drags that night, we came back from patton and straight to the drags i had it up to 65 on the flats and was flyin in and never felt akward. i love them if i can get my hands on one i will get one
adam

[Yardbird]

Haha you got a little taste and now you're hooked. It's not named a Baja for no reason! I just got my Tecate and have been riding it around and didn't ride the DS. Then I rode the DS after a couple of weeks on the Tecate and forgot how fast it was.

[250RNUT]

Is that CNY powersports? They seem pretty nice there, i went and test drove a cr250f a couple weeks ago.


Yes thats the dealer. I should find out today if the deal is going to to through or not. I will keep you guys informed.

[TrikerR]

that will be sick. dont take these opions as bad either. they were just pointing some stuff out. they are great quads for pits and feilds, and will be alright on trails but its just not something you buy as a trail quad.

[85 250sx]

Hey 250RNUT ive been trying to contact you for a while now with no luck or no replies about the parts you offered me a couple days ago im very interisted thanks.

[SpeedBump]

I have ridden them, raced against them and I really don't see where the big problem is...They make a good all around Quad. For you guys that are used to riding 3 wheelers, yep, it is wide, tall and heavy. Go measure how wide alot of these guys with the 400EXs, 450s, and TRX250Rs are.....after they all buy $1000s of dollars worth of aftermarket suspensions....the same as a DS stock.... 50" wide. I agree they are not the lightest machines out there, but add a full compliment of Nerfs, skids, aftermarket Aarms/rezzy shocks and such to the "light" 4 strokes, and then the weights get alot closer. They only weigh 460lbs (dry) and compare that with the big 4x4s out there....which last time I checked were primarily built for TRAILS....and it is feather light. It is amazing to hear all the comments about it being a TANK...HUGE....***** in the trails and all the similar comments. These opinions sound like talking points from a DirtWheels review. I think a big guy...6' or so will love a DS for its great ergos and superior suspension. Add some simple engine mods and not many machines will hang with it across the open fields either...IMHO...all around good machine with lots of aftermarket goodies available and it is bulletproof to boot! Good luck with your deal.



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[250RNUT]

Well guys, My dream of trading in my cbr for the ds650 was crapped upon yesterday.Those friggin guys wanted $2,000 and my cbr for the ds650. I cant afford that.I will keep looking and see what I can find.I should of known that trying to deal with a stealer would end up a joke..........

[OldSchoolin86]

DS650 is 470lbs dry and the DS650x is 495lbs dry! That's 145lbs MORE then the TRX450R and the YFZ! Sounds like you need to take that big girl home at 3am and not tell your friends about it.

[250RNUT]

I AM buying one just for the size of the machine.I am a big guy and the others are just to small and cramped for me.Just the other day when I got off a raptor it was caught between my but cheeks and I didn't even know it.....

[Wickedfinger]

It is amazing to hear all the comments about it being a TANK...HUGE....***** in the trails and all the similar comments. These opinions sound like talking points from a DirtWheels review. ... well I guess my ride buddies just kind of got tired of bouncing off of trees and getting stuck in vines from reading Dirt Wheels I suppose.
which last time I checked were primarily built for TRAILS ..... even Bombardiers own ads specifically market it at the dune crowd.

Again, super well made, top quality product - a Raptor will eat it up in the woods, no contest.

[OldSchoolin86]

Again, super well made, top quality product - a Raptor will eat it up in the woods, no contest.
True, and what's worse is that the Rappy is one of the last machines I'd pick for trails.

[triking]

dose anyone have any parts for sale for a ds650???

[honda200]

i rode my brothers DS 650 when he had it, white bros e series pipe, twist throttle, air filter, yadda yadda yadda, it was fast, really good in the sand, HORRIBLE on trails

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