Most race ready 450???

Ryan561 · June 24, 2007, 01:04:20 PM

wich 450 takes the least modification to make competitive?

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PLEDGER#76 · June 24, 2007, 01:18:18 PM

Depends on what kind of racing you are doing. If it is MX I would say suzuki ltr450, xc racing I would go with the honda 450r.

jayman · June 24, 2007, 01:18:49 PM

the ltr 450 is already 49" wide. Best oem shocks. Buy a cherry bomb ($35.00) for it and it has about 44 hp. Very balanced in the air. Oh and the wheels are some of the strongest oem's. I have friends with hondas running ltr wheels.

Ryan561 · June 24, 2007, 01:20:20 PM

have u guys herd anything about the kfx?

jayman · June 24, 2007, 01:23:02 PM

I heard that they were not all they are (were) cracked up to be. Many stock ltrs have whipped them in drag races and they are not a very good stock mx quad.

Ryan561 · June 24, 2007, 07:58:27 PM

well i like the kawi and it looked like josh creamer was hiting some huge S@#t on his stocker so i dont know

klutchbuster400 · June 24, 2007, 08:41:14 PM

Quote from: Ryan561 on June 24, 2007, 07:58:27 PM
well i like the kawi and it looked like josh creamer was hiting some huge S@#t on his stocker so i dont know

He's a pro, give him a z-250 and he'll do the same stuff. The kawi seems to be more of an xc oriented quad, with the reverse and all. For mx the lt-r is most prepared out of the box. If you base your opinion on what you like, theirs no reason for this thread then.

#21yfz · June 25, 2007, 04:04:23 PM

according to the august 2007 dirtwheels magazine the yfz450

is the winner of the 450 shootout..they included the likes and dislikes for each 450(the kawi,suzuki,honda, and yamaha)..the kawi comes with the most hp out of the box with 40 and the others were all around 39 i think

SlowJoeRacing · June 25, 2007, 04:16:36 PM

Quote from: #21yfz on June 25, 2007, 04:04:23 PM
according to the august 2007 dirtwheels magazine the yfz450 is the winner of the 450 shootout..they included the likes and dislikes for each 450(the kawi,suzuki,honda, and yamaha)..the kawi comes with the most hp out of the box with 40 and the others were all around 39 i think

if i rember correctly it said the yfz was fastest out of the four. the suzuki was the best for motocross and the honda was the best for the woods and the yfz was not that good besides being the fastest out of the box.

MOTOCROSS MAVERICK · June 25, 2007, 05:45:15 PM

i would say the Dukie is due to it being so wide out of the factory. The fastest would be the yfz. all i have heard about the kawasuckis is that they lack the motor even a built up motor. i haven't seen one kawi get the top 10 in a holeshot yet in a pro race.

MPTonyT · June 25, 2007, 05:59:39 PM

I'm with Stupid ^^^

Ryan561 · June 25, 2007, 07:46:22 PM

well i have a video on my myspace were the kfx gets the holeshot no problem. i was thinking about the yfz but i dont want to be rebuilding every month.

MOTOCROSS MAVERICK · June 25, 2007, 07:48:11 PM

Quote from: Ryan561 on June 25, 2007, 07:46:22 PM
well i have a video on my myspace were the kfx gets the holeshot no problem. i was thinking about the yfz but i dont want to be rebuilding every month.

oh also if you want a broken frame go with the KFX.

Ryan561 · June 25, 2007, 07:50:09 PM

the frames really break?

Ryan561 · June 25, 2007, 07:57:05 PM

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jayman · June 25, 2007, 08:03:26 PM

Suzuki took (won) the first 5 spots at the WPSA on Espn2 this weekend.

Ryan561 · June 25, 2007, 08:10:03 PM

looks like i have a lot to consider... not to mention $$ just spent a grand in parts for my kx 250f saturday

quadracer1992 · June 25, 2007, 08:21:19 PM

The Kfx is nice, but has anyone noticed the a-arms are bolted into an aluminum frame with probably 1in bolts. Hit a tree and you rip one of those a-arms right off and the frame would be done.

SlowJoeRacing · June 25, 2007, 08:21:58 PM

Quote from: quadracer1992 on June 25, 2007, 08:21:19 PM
The Kfx is nice, but has anyone noticed the a-arms are bolted into an aluminum frame with probably 1in bolts. Hit a tree and you rip one of those a-arms right off and the frame would be done.

my dad said the same thing

jayman · June 25, 2007, 08:22:04 PM

Suzuki ftw!!!!!!!!!

Ryan561 · June 25, 2007, 08:25:58 PM

well i wont have to worry about any trees

PLEDGER#76 · June 25, 2007, 10:08:57 PM

I was at the last Hare Scrambles race of the seaon in Palatka and saw a KFX450 nail a tree really hard and it took the brunt of the force on the left a-arms and did no damage to the quad, but the rider was not so lucky.....

bmd11 · June 26, 2007, 02:10:19 PM

Anyone check out the new Can-Am 450 in the new DirtWheels? Looks pretty nice...

svtbolt04 · June 26, 2007, 02:22:02 PM

I dont know, but the ATK bikes seemed to come pretty much outfitted from the factory.

But when KTM comes out with the 450mx and the 525xc....They will dominate.

MPTonyT · June 26, 2007, 02:30:13 PM

Quote from: bmd11 on June 26, 2007, 02:10:19 PM
Anyone check out the new Can-Am 450 in the new DirtWheels? Looks pretty nice...

Yeah, If you like your quad to resemble a Cricket or some large Cockroach!! that thing is FUGLY