advice on 2008 brute 750

[sirkdev]

I am thinking of purchasing a 2008 brute 750 it is obviously the first year of fuel injection. How does it work compared to the carbed version. Any comments on the machine it self?
I am interested in the chip and pipe as well. So educate me I am a power freak.

[4byrookie]

Originally Posted by sirkdev

I am thinking of purchasing a 2008 brute 750 it is obviously the first year of fuel injection. How does it work compared to the carbed version. Any comments on the machine it self?
I am interested in the chip and pipe as well. So educate me I am a power freak.

stock to stock they walk all over the carbed version, the only problem is when you buy then they have just a very slight delay when you hit the throttle which makes it a bit harder to wheelie. I would recomend a maroon primary spring to give it incredible snap off the line. Also once you pipe you may want to look into a powercommander or one of the other efi tuning boxes.
I am not sure what chips there are out for the efi Brutes yet as I have looked around and VDI just came out with there CDI finnaly. If you are looking for performance full muzzy is the only way to go for exhaust. The only problem I had with mine is it overheated alot once I started mudding. Need to build some side blockers to keep the tires from spraying mud all through the rad. Other than that it is a great machine with a ton of power.

[Smokeshow]

great bike, needs snorkel.

[hadster]

I thought mine was a little too low in the ground clearance and the tie rods bent very easily, even without hitting anything. Overall a great machine tons of fun and power to spare. Starts up at -35c without a problem. I did however find the diff lock lever system a bit unrealiable.
Good luck and happy motoring.

[kokanee 800]

what do you mean tie rods bend... lol

nothing a log cant fix.

thanks hadster

[4byrookie]

Originally Posted by hadster

I thought mine was a little too low in the ground clearance and the tie rods bent very easily, even without hitting anything. Overall a great machine tons of fun and power to spare. Starts up at -35c without a problem. I did however find the diff lock lever system a bit unrealiable.
Good luck and happy motoring.

I spent $105 dollars and got a 1.5" lift and have 14" of ground clearance with my HL springs. Also I bought a set of HD aftermarket tie rods when I got the machine as I heard they had weak tie rods and have had no problems with my stock rods so keep my aftermarkets for spares just in case. I do not baby my machine either I ride it like it is stolen

[Extrodinaire]

I bent a tie rod as well on my '08. Its funny that the stock are alum and when I bought a replacement it was steel... good marketing! I love my Brute with the exception of clearance and heat. If you add deflectors near the rad it helps! I have a full muzzy set-up and with the twin it sounds and performs great. I have heard that a few guys have blown theirs up but I have had no problems outside of normal wear (oil seal, tie rod, etc).

If I had to do it all over I would still go with a Brute unless I had a few extra grand.. Then the Bombi no question.

[kokanee 800]

850 KM To date, changed one oil seal, replaced one rear diff plug, and one set of plugs from my own doing.
I sure wish they had some zerks in them, noticed both front upper bushing are a bit sloppy, and the rad fins are a bit to close, have to carry the special acklands pump bottle to rinse off.

All and all no real problems, like the power, rides fairly good maybe a bit to soft for some including me, swamped it 2 times real good, kept the service up on it and it hasnt missed a beat.

[adrenalinjunkie]

I have the following Brute Forces and can give you an idea of what works and doesn't work on 08+ vs. 07 and older:

05 BF750
06 BF650
07 BF750
08 BF750

First off, the EFI unit is not much faster than the carbed 07 units, but is faster than the 05/06 stock units. This is due to the fact that Kawasaki keeps giving more advanced timing each year they build the BF so that you think they have improved the machines power without them spending R&D money.

The 08 BF (EFI) has a low speed lag just like its predecessors. In fact it would not wheelie in high while stock with 27" mud bugs which to me is dissapointing. Once a Clutch kit was installed, the wheelie issue was dealt with.

Fuel injection works quite well. No issues in 800km so far and we have ridden from 2000ft to 8000ft. In fact I like the 08 vs. my 07 because my 07 was getting pretty rich at 8000ft.

Power. First off, I have a muzzy and a HMF utility series pipe on two of the machines. Definitely more satified with the Muzzy for power and sound. Copperhead CDI's are std equipment on all my Brutes now including the 08. They wake up the power throughout the whole RPM range. Way better than the Dyna, but it is more money. Well worth it though. I also use K&N filters which IMO work fantastic and I have never dusted a motor in all my years owning them. What is important with the K&N though is to make sure you have a very good seal between the filter and the filter mount. After all is said and done, the Carb unit has better low end but the EFI unit is better top end from what I can tell.

Any other questions?

[kokanee 800]

What oil level do you keep your 08 at. noticed from day 1 that after steep long climbs, it starts to blow oil back into airbox,which in turn would smoke. It has found the happy mark between 1/2 and 1/4. on the dipstick. I did snorkel it but never rerouted the crank breather.

-recently installed the maroon primary and like it.

[adrenalinjunkie]

without screwing in the dipstick, it should be at half at the maximum.

[Rubicon500]

Well Im not impressed with the 750i I bought nothing but problems, 130km on it and the oil pump died, in turn taking out the motor, warranty replaced it but now I have over heating problems and it burns oil but kawasaki canada said it isnt burning enough to warrant another rebuild!!!!!!! if you buy one spend the money and get the extended warranty, So far in almost a year I have only got to ride it 4-5 times all the rest its been in the shop and it is going in again