which bike is faster has better handleing and is just a better overall quad

They both pretty much equal for duning but the YFZ is better for MX out of the box. Both great bike, you can't go wrong with either. If you do a search on this topic you will find a ton of opinions.

this has got to be the 15th topic like this. i know im guilty of starting one too.


its all a matter of opinion and taste. ride the bike before you buy it. find a buddy of yours, or somone thats willing to let you use theyr YFZ ride it, see what you think. then find somone with a 450R, and do the same. which ever one you like best, buy. bout as simple as simple can get.

personally im going to get a honda, always liked them, feel the bike fits be better, fell it has better suspension for me.

im going to buy onr during the summer.

Do you like Ford or Chevy. That is what it comes down to. They both have some +/- sides to them. Like stated above, try and ride them both before you purchase and see what one fits you best.

This should answer your question:

Honestly though.. Both quads are great. If the honda would of been out when I bought my yfz, I would of gotten it. But the yfz's are just a little bit faster, and you can get a lot of free power out of them.

Yea the yfz seems a bit faster than the Honda. Personally I went which one fit the best when I sat/rode on them, the yfz seemed low and I felt like I was sitting on top of it. The honda, which I bought, had a better feel and like I fit in it. Also been riding honda's for bout 25 years...no reason to change now. Like desertbound said both quads are great and you can't go wrong with either one.

if I wanted to spend the whole day racing up the hill in a straight line, I would have put more consideration to the YFZ, when the YFZs show up at the hill I take off my helmet like I've been there awhile but I like to run the dunes and an occasional trail. I spend alot of time sitting on my butt 'cuz I'm kinda fat and lazy and the TRX was just more comfy one the showroom floor. I still love it, no regrets. But I have yet to ride a YFZ. Don't let the kick start scare you, I start it sitting down.

choose which is more comfortable to you. On the honda you have to do a cam change to keep up with the yamaha, but you will still have a little bit less money invested in the honda. I bought the honda and I do not regret it, the suspension is great. I did the hrc kit and wb e2 slip on.

when racing yfz's up the hill, it comes down to rider, ive won some and lost a couple. The hrc cam is very mid to top. It hauls but on the top. i am more of a duner though and felt the honda was best for me.

Both are great bikes goodluck!

hey 85gmc454 do u have a bigger pic of ur avatar that s*** looks bad - and thanks for the replies! Ive ridden both quads my homie has a stock trx and my cousin has a yfz with a dr.d full system rejetted and some other minor stuff to it...i ate s*** on that bike and had to buy a new brake lever for it i was goin up a hill in second and i guess it didnt have enough power and died...didnt sound like it though

my 450r

If you the YFZ get blue If you get a TRX get black because that one up there is sick!!!

yea, the blue adds 6 HP i heard....


hey, 86 gmc, and dannyg, how do you guys like those paddles.

86gmc, dude, mad props on that bike....liiks sic bro, almost to a T of what im gonna get. just dont know about those fronts.....

danny g i like your wheels, nice bike

thanx g1500, as for the skat trak mohawks, i love them, and the haulers you can never go wrong with. it slides and hooks up great.
Have sand stars on my girlfriends raptor, i really like those also.

Desertbound is very fast, i raced im quite a few times and didnt even know it was him sure was fun, but now i think he will have more of a challenge when my bike is done

This is the one for my little lambchops and I
All up to how and where you ride the most.
85gmc454......Sweet machine
Shocker.....how goes bro, how's the racing going?? Pretty good year for my 1st year

Didn't do to bad.....7th overall in Spring series, but i missed 4 races and in the Fall series I came in 4th overall. Not to bad considering my YFZ is bone stock and I'm up against Elka shocked, A-armed, rear axled modded quads. The only thing i've changed is the rear tires, went to a Kenda Klaw MX-R 18".
I also had one bad crash this year, the others were minor. It was in Grunthal Manitoba.....Was the 2 day invitaional weekend and my wife, daughter and parents showed up to watch the weekend of racing. Well....it was the 2nd day, 8am and ATV's were up for there practice laps. Off the start there's a 120 degree left hander into a sweeping right then you come up to a triple. The ones with the modded quads were making it the day before and I wasn't trying it cause it was the 1st time I ever raced that track....anyho, In practice I tried it
I topped the upward part of the 3rd, seat bounced, hung on like a dummie, smashed my face into the brake res. denting the lexan on my goggles, bailed then my quad flipped once and was shut down (tether cord) and somehow was in nuetral. As it was rolling and I finished faceplanting in the mud, I jumped up tether in hand, jumped on the quad rolling, slapped the tether in, fired up and was gone like I didn't miss a beat.
My Mom and Wife freaked, Dad was giving me the and my buddies were . Ended up with a bent rear subframe and bent the bars. Placed 3rd overall for that weekend and took my 1st trophy home. Was pretty cool.

Not bad, i crashed on a table(one of my crashes), i think it was 50', i kased it with my rear wheels and went over, thats when i first bent my stem, never tried that jump again, pretty big jump, I to went to 18" klaws, and 20" holeshots up front

heres a pic of effinbees77 going off the same jump that i carshed on:

Sweet pic
I've been there a few times on the track in Beausejour, 70 table. Either you let of a bit in fourth or hit it fourth full out and you'll make it. Anything inbetween and you'll case it.
Here's one of me hitting the 50 ish foot mark.
I've done the full 70 feet only a couple times, but little too hairy for me.

YFZ450

I almost forgot what this thread was about

do you like vanilla or chocolate ice cream? I like strawberry
TRX450R, it even looks bigger

fixing to go pick my girl up a 450 and haven't decided on a YFZ or a TRX. I am worried she ain't gonna like the kick start. What would you guys do?

my gf can kick my 450r with no problems. she always has her riding boats on when she starts it, so that might be helping her out. i have not had to start it for her once.

Just remember not to hit the gas when kicking it.

this will be her quad, so what made you decide to get the 450r over the YFZ?

I had a banshee that was ported and all that fun stuff. I got sick of the $4.80 per gallon for 110, it handled like crap with all the suspension upgrades. So I sold it for 6k. I bought the trx over the yfz do to comfort, and I believe the suspension is better for the sand. The yfz looks like its just as stiff as my 85 chevy 3/4 ton. But basically ergonomics were a big factor for me. I almost got a raptor. My girlfriend has a raptor and wants my TRX450. Its a fun bike, the front end is super light, you can wheelie for days, get big air without bottoming out the suspension, its just an awesome bike, granted it will get worked by a ported banshee, but it can beat banshee's with pipes and intake.

heres my old banshee

sweet banshee, that's mine in the avatar....


i was wanting something heavier on the front end so she won't wheelie it....

i don't wanna buy a 400 of any sort cause i will just end up upgrading motor, suspenion, so i am gonna get her a 450 to start off



Kelly

If you don't want her to wheelie than get a YFZ450. The YFZ feels like it wants to keep all four wheels on the ground. This was a bummer for me because I like to wheelie out of every corner. Took a couple trips to learn how to wheelie the YFZ like my old KFX.