Aright, I hade a frend offer me his YFZ 450 for $3000. It has some light scraches and next to the shifter the paint is starting to wear through. What I wanted to know is if there are any known problems with the 2004 YFZ that I need to know about. I have A 2001 raptor and will the yfz 450 beat my piped raptor in 300 foot or quarter mile? Fill me in on what I need to know about these quads. Will I have to change oil all the time and will it be alot of maintence and mony put into it to keep it running? Thanks rob

 

If both are piped the YFZ would likely win, not a total blowout or anything. If it is your friend, haven't you raced him yet? Yes, you would have to change the oil and check valve tolerances more often than with the Raptor. There were only a few issues with the '04s overall. Bad water pump seals leaked and had to be replaced on some early ones. If it still has the rubber decompression plug, upgrading to a billet one will prevent the plug from blowing out and the engine running out of oil as a result. There are some battery charging issues too. These can be solved by running with the lights on all the time, or riding at a race type pace, or removing the lights and installing a resistor kit Yamaha sells. The problem is the charging system was designed to basically be inactive unless there is a decent load on it(hence a minor increase in available power when racing.) The battery may not charge during tamer riding conditions unless the lights are on or the resistor kit is in place, putting a load on the system. Overall they are great quads, 3K is a good price for one in decent condition.

 

No, I havent raced him. He is not really my friend. I just know him because one of my friends knowes him and I was talking to him and went over to his house and looked at his bike. I have not even test rode is yet because he said the nabors will get mad since he lives in a subdivision.

 

That is a friggin' great price. If you don't buy it, I will. YFZ's are great bikes. If I wasn't so damn big, I would be giving the 450's a good hard look right now.

 

umm I can hook you up with him if you want he lives in penslavania. Theres nothing wroung with the bike and has bummper and full skids. He will take $3200 for it he said and also he dosent have a title so I cant garantee it's not stolen.

 

hey could u please hook me up with that kids number id like to get another yfz now. Thanks!

 

Write down the VIN and go to any police station. Tell them you are looking to buy this atv and just want to make sure it isn't reported stolen. They shouldn't have a prob running the vin and letting you know.

 

i dont care if it is stolen lol i just want to know dudes number to go pick it up 2morrow lmao.

 

Aright I guess he put it up on ebay with a buy it now of $3,300. here is the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-...QQcmdZViewItem