between the 400ex and the 400trx? and is there a big difference between those and a yfz 450 or honda 450r? i am not sure if the 400's will be quick enough for me, i am an 18yr old male, 6'2 190lbs and like to go fast and get there fast [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] i have only ridden the yfz 450. and i love the way it pulls and revs. thanks for all the input

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: menthox

between the 400ex and the 400trx? and is there a big difference between those and a yfz 450 or honda 450r? i am not sure if the 400's will be quick enough for me, i am an 18yr old male, 6'2 190lbs and like to go fast and get there fast [img][/img] i have only ridden the yfz 450. and i love the way it pulls and revs. thanks for all the input</end quote></div>

The Honda 400 is called a trx400EX. There is a big difference between it and the 450's. The 400 is a great quad for beginners and it responds very well to minor mods like an exhaust. It's hard to recommend a 450 for a new rider.

 

The 400's are the great trail quads. The 450's are better in more open country, where their revy engines can get out and run.

 

so would u recommend a 400 or 450? and why?

 

Depends on your riding environment. 400 for the tighter trails hands down. I know recon will agree with me there. The 450 gets hot quick and as you know likes to rev so in tighter trails it requires alot of clutch work and needs to get up to speed occasionally to get the air flowing.

The 450 is designed for race so it's higher geared and designed for higher speeds. It's best on the track or open areas where you can open her up. I go through trails on mine but, none of them are long and I can get out of them quick to cool her off. 450's are just not comfortable on the tight slow trails like the EX.

If however you plan on doing mostly open faster riding the 450's are lots of fun. I do alot of hill climbing on mine and it keeps on pulln where the 400ex would lug down.

 

well my friend goes trail riding alot, and he says he goes on ling trail rides, like 4hrs+ but he also says its not really slow riding. what do you think the slowest trial ride should be for a 450? and would i be worth modding a 400?

 

If you do long trail rides go w/ the 400 as that is what it was designed to do. This is the same reason I have a Raptor 700R over a YFZ 450!

 

so would it be worth modding the 400? or just getting the 450? the trails arnt that slow so? and well be doing some open riding aswell. thanks