any one...rappys, 660 and 700s...450s..anybody...i have mine but havent had the pleasure of racing anything yet...and i want to see what yamaha guys say too, instead of just zuki guys. howd they stack up...on the track, in teh dunes..everywhere.
and im not tryin to start any fights or pissin contests, just want honest answers.

 

Let me know your impression of the LTR 450. It would be great to throw a leg over that machine and give it a go. I haven't seen one out yet but I don't get out much these days. Let me know your impression of the power, handling, etc..

Nice videos by the way of the 450.

 

I have raced against one in snow cross on my raptor. even though he really couldnt pull away much after getting the holeshot, but i really couldnt do anything with him either. and he looked more comfortable than i was on a raptor with stock suspension.

 

hmmm, it looks like yer daddy was ridin the 450 in the video. You were on the 250 the whole time. No good 450 footage.

 

yeah my dad was riding teh 450 teh whole time in that video....i ride it too tho...that was the first day we got it and he was bein a hog cuz he can never ride (the 250 is to small). but i have some helmet cam footage of me on the 450 at some other places...i have to make a new video, but i also need to get more footage...about the 450...it is great...it has so much power especially compared to my lil 250. the suspension is a little stiff on the trails and it does sit really low so u have to look out for rocks. the efi makes it accel so smoothly and so quick. all the parts seemed crammed in the little frame...its a pain in the *** to check all the fluids cuz everthing is fit so tight in there.

 

My YFZ and LTR450 run about dead even in the power department. The first one off the line wins the drag every time. The YFZ also has a 13.5:1 piston, HMF slip on , air box removed, cam mod, and 2oz lightened flywheel. The R450 only has the spark arrestor removed, box lid removed, and Yoshi cherry bomb. You do the math.
As far as handling, havent had it on a track so i cant say if its all that much better than the rest or not. Im skeptical of the wider axle however, if its not made from a better steel than the rest of the stock axles its gonna bend on a bad landing.