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Originally Posted by svtnos
ahh thank you.. so its not my imagination.. the 400 is just more violent engine perse.. i guess it does accelerate quicker, my brain was not thinking that way when i learned the rxv had the 13hp kawi.. all i thought was more power better top speed.. i guess not so much when there is still a gov. still in place..
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More power doesn't necessarily equate to more speed. More power gets you to that speed QUICKER but overall speed, with all other things being equal (gear ratio, tire size, etc) the 290 and 400 will be the same speed. You need to turn more RPM to get more speed, and rev limiter is probably similar/same on both motors since they're both Kawasaki.
However, if you wanted more speed and to install HS gears, the 400 will obviously respond much better due to the extra power over the 290.