went iding in cloughs state park in NH with a couple of buddies. One of them just picked up his TRX and he wanted to ride and swap quads. we were riding snow packed trails so we decided to pass on the drag race and see how they handled in the trails.

both machines are completely stock. the TRX had the Baffle removed...while the YFZ's was still installed. the trails are nasty...whoops throughout. the suspension on both machines handled well. about an hour in and the TRX pulls over for an inspection on a vibration-rattling noise. turns out to be the heat shield for the header pipe. we remove and continue.

we flew through the trails. it was'nt long before we rolled both machines (no babying these machines). both incidents were due to catching the edge of the deep snow at high speed resulting in the quads flipping and the TRX and the YFZ now had bent handle bars...the graphics on the YFZ shattered off the rear fenders like broken glass and of course, light blue stress marks were left as a reminder. the TRX palstics were unbleamished.

we decided to take them to the powerlines where we could open em up more, jump and hit some hill climbs. despite earlier concerns of re-kicking a stalled honda. forget them. it re-started with 1 or 2 kicks everytime.

after we ran both machines hard as we could. we swapped.

the feel
I like the TRX alot. the ergonomics are very diffrent. after riding the YFZ allday...my *** thanked me for trying the Honda. it's very comfortable. Honda folks are gonna hate this...but it felt like i was on a stock raptor or a z400. i was comfortable standing or sitting. where as the YFZ...you have to stand. the ergonomics insist you to stay in the attck postion.

the Power
the Honda's power came on smooth. with a little jerk the front end lofted up nicely. it did'nt leap skyward like a raptor. we all agreed the YFZ by comparison feels like a 2 stroke. it hits hard and has a stronger mid range.

both machines are jumping champs. landings are a joy.

i could go on and on...so i'll just let you guys ask the questions you want answers to. i'll just end it by saying both machines are awesome. i'd be happy to own or race either. you'll definately be alot more comfortable on the TRX when riding for long stretches. you must ride the YFZ hard to fully appreciate it. if your the guy who likes to ride all-out and through the toughest stuff. the YFZ will keep you smiling.