A local quad shop (the same one I got my ltz250 from) has a yamaha yfz that he'll trade me for my 250, it's been raced so its got the exhaust, tires, nerfs, ect. But the bike looks like it's been worked, plastics are shaved with stretch marks, handlebars where bent when i looked at it, replaced now. Would it be wise to trade my bike for it? I just ride trails and feilds, Looking for a funner bike to move up to, but dont want a ton of maintenence. I'm really tempted to trade for the bike though.

 

hell ya!!! A YFZ is 20X The machine your 250 will ever be!!quick, befor the salseman isnt high anymorE!

 

he!! yeah you better go for it. it works fine in the woods and trails . peopel complain about the seat but it doesn't bother me at all and i went from the rancher's seat to it.and it awsome power

 

Quick replies in the yamaha forum! I'm really just worried about it over-heating from slow trail rides, but I dont own one so I dont know how they are on trails, I've never seen one run either but I'm guessing they're beasts by the way people talk about them. He also has a raptor with nerfs, and some kind of aftermarket suspension he could trade me, I think it's an 02 but it looks equally beat on. Both quads look like they've been through hell, I just want to know how they hold up after they've been raced because I dont have much money to dump into a quad.
The 450 doesnt have reverse right?

 

they do not have reverse. and i ride some pretty slow trails and it hasn't even gotten that hot

 

i would jump all over that deal. for the type of riding you described you might want to take a closer look at that raptor also.

 

I would defenatly trade it, the YFZ is reliable from what I done to it, I have beat mine in the track hard, and it's still running like new, and since it already has an exhaust, it's going to push even more.

 

i would be very carefull

why would some1 build up such a nice quad to trade it?
why would he want you bike over it?
seems too good to be tru......maybe something wrong wit it

if everyint cheaks out......GO FOR IT
mine never overheats, runs like new n i got it the day after it was advailable, n the torque is amazing, stay away from the craptor...i mean raptor, never liked them but they do have reverse.........i hardley ever need reverse when im riddin though

 

hell they're so light you can move it by hand

 

I believe he's building up a 450R, the yfz looks pretty old I know him personally he's not going to screw me. He wants my bike for his wife, I'm thinking more about the raptor he has now though.