went to Hutchins Motorsports today in Yucca Valley..look at all the quads...sat on all of them....bot the trx450 and the yfz450 had rock hard seats...the honda just didnt feel right...i loved the seats....thats because i like the KTM 2x4 seats..heh heh...im gonna be the new owner of a 2004 YFZ450....=D im soooo proud

When are you getting the 450? yeah but you wont be sitting down all the time, youll be amazed at all the power and will forget about your butt

congrats shovel moofer. Now you'll have a master technician here to give you advice.

great choice!!! that bike is bad ass!!!

cam mod, jets, pipe and a new air filter will wake that thing up big time...congrats!!!

Some peoples knowledge of Quads is SHOCKING.

Don't mean to hi-jack your thread there Shovel
BUT
I picked mine up on friday

and how do you like it?

Nice golf cart, but I rode one with a stock seat and it sucked so bad I was walking funny.(yes it was the seat) Other than that it is a very nice bike.

the seats are a little hard...but you get used to it

congrats to both of you guys!

Excellent choice, I have no problems with the seat, for those that do maybe some CHarmin may be needed......

Hmm that glowing pipe shouldnt be right, hopefully that jet works, what pipe did you order?

SHOCKER....Congratt's on the Brotherhood....i just noticed

Thanx, conrats on the GYT-R pipe its gonna haul

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, GLOW RED....now im having thoughts about it...

To sum it all up.....i didn't spend 10K buying one of these things without doing my research first. As you can see, i'm not worried about it letting me down or being a big headache maintaining.
She's where she was meant to be..................

so people say its just normal, BTW, OMG ITS A BEAUTY!, it doesnt burn your leg, or get REALLY hot down their...its just like wat the pipe is made out of??? hmmmm??? would a aftermarket pipe do the same thing?

Nothing too hot, mind you it's still only +5 here.
I guess it's just what the pipe is made of and it's jetted lean from the factory.
I'm not sure about the aftermarket pipe yet as it's on back order from GYT-R.
GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

can i photo shop that?

What are you going to do?

its not finised =D

want me to make any diff colors?

oooooo, the red killed it

what color?

tomorrow, we are gonng go look at them, (my dad says) who knows what we will come home with...!!! !! ! im soo excited!! and i just cant HIDE IT!....BLAH BLAH BLAH

A few things to help out with here. The glowing red headpipe is normal, and will do it no matter what pipe, jetting combo you have on it. It is just a characteristic of these engines. The yz guys have been talking about it for years. It is more noticable when at idle, or when stock. As you jet it richer, it will not glow as much, but it will always do it to some extent. I have had jets in my bike from the stock main (152) all the way up to 180 so far. It glows red with all of them. As for the 45 jet she is talking about, that is your pilot jet. Stock is a 42. Most people go to a 45, or 48. I wouldn't do that until you have done some mods though. If you pull the baffle out of the stock pipe, and the airbox lid off, you will gain a decent amount of power, and then you should rejet. I would start at a 45 pilot, and 165 main with that. Also, you should pick up a yz dirtbike needle for the carb. It is called the NCVQ needle. Go to the dealer and get that, so when you start jetting, you can throw it in. Keep in mind, you need to be 2 slots down with the clip when you compar that needle to the stock one. So, if someone tells you to go 5th clip on the stock needle, you will want to be at the 3rd clip on the NCVQ. If I have confused you, or you have any questions, ask away. My e-mail is listed here, and you are more than welcome to PM me anytime. I have played with my bike quite a bit since getting it last december. And, lastly, congrats on the new bike, you will love it.

Sovel Boy go with a black bumper, black frame, darker red arms, dark red shock springs, and dont do the light tint

ill do it later...

Where did you get photo shop? i have one that came with the computer but its lame its not the same

its not a REAL photo shop...its just paint....takes a lot of time and concetration

Oh ok, the cheap one i have its like using the spray paint but i have to keep on going over it to get it draker and darker

hey shcel boy here is my paint job

the light looks fine

Here's more info on the headpipe. It is COMPLETELY normal as previously mentioned. It is not due to the engine design, however. It is because the pipe is made from stainless. Here's just a quick list of bikes that do it: TRX400EX, TRX450R, YFZ450, XR400, XR250, TRX250EX, etc. You can affect it slightly with jetting but you're wasting your time if all you're trying to do is stop the pipe from glowing. Just ride it. It's NORMAL!!

24v and s2K1.....thanks for the info on the head pipe.