Hey guys,
Just got my issue of ATVSport today and inside is a article about the new updated Honda Quads. Well Honda just might have saved a coustomer with the changes they have made. I have been thinking about getting a Yamaha or Suzuki until today when I read some of the changes they have made with the 450R. I have one question if anyone can help me with. In this article about the 450 it says "The transmission ratios have been changed from racing and trail use". I guess what I would like to know are they giving you a choice on which trans you want or have they just gone to a more trail freindly trans. I know a lot of guys that complain about the tall 1st gear for (tight) trail riding. Also you can get it with kick start or eletric. I'm just wondering if the kick start quad comes with taller (racing MX) gears and the eletric comes with a trail riding gears. Any light on this subject would be great and can anyone tell me when the dealers will have the 06's on there showroom floors.

 

for 06 they lowered the 1st gear.

 

Does anyone have the gear ratio numbers for the 05 450R and the 06 450R. Example my 400EX is 1st 2.916 (12/35), 2nd 1.937 (16/31) and so on. These numbers are strait from my O.E. Honda service manual.

Thank you in advance.

 

No, I'm pretty sure both the electric start and kick have the same lower gear ratios.

I think what the mag ment was that the tranny was changed from race (taller gears) to more trail friendly (shorter gears) tranny.

 

Rise, you have a PM...

 

What is PM?

 

Private message, top left of the forum page...

 

the mag says that the tranny it more race and trail friendly not just trail. they gave it better spaces between gears instead of haveing that tall first gear.

 

Thank you powerslider!!

 

For everyone else's reading amusement: I pulled this from another post on the net.

The Fuel tank on the 06 is 3.09 gal with a .77 gal reserve
04/05 Fuel tank is 3.17 with a .50 gal reserve


06 standard spark plug IFR7L11
06 High Speed Riding IFR8H11


04/05 standard spark plug IFR8H11
04/05 High Speed Riding IFR9H11


06 gearing 13/38

04/05 gearing 14/38


06 gear ratios
primary reduction 2.739
final reduction 2.923

1st gear 2.230
2nd gear 1.785
3rd gear 1.437
4th gear 1.181
5th gear 0.962

04/05 gear ratios
Primary reduction 2.739
Final reduction 2.714

1st gear 2.071
2nd gear 1.625
3rd gear 1.333
4th gear 1.120
5th gear .963


/Jon