Yamaha YFZ 450 or Honda 450R
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Yamaha YFZ 450 or Honda 450R
You can see some of my thoughts here: http://forums.atvconnection.com/mess...&keyword1=450R There are a thousand posts on this topic! Do an advanced search of the bike names, and be sure to select "title OR body". You will be reading for a week!
First, you need to tell us where you ride! Trail, track, wide open desert, mud, etc. And what bikes have you ridden before, so we know what to compare it to?
In my mind, the Yamaha is an MX bike that can be adapted for the trail. The Honda is a trail bike, that can be adapted for the track. Both have high revving engines, that don't like to be lugged down. So I don't like either one for any type of technical trail riding. They behave more like a 2-stroke, than any of the past 4-strokes do. For the trail, I pick one of the 400's (EX or Z). I only pull the 450 out of the garage if I am going to ride the fast, wide open desert.
First, you need to tell us where you ride! Trail, track, wide open desert, mud, etc. And what bikes have you ridden before, so we know what to compare it to?
In my mind, the Yamaha is an MX bike that can be adapted for the trail. The Honda is a trail bike, that can be adapted for the track. Both have high revving engines, that don't like to be lugged down. So I don't like either one for any type of technical trail riding. They behave more like a 2-stroke, than any of the past 4-strokes do. For the trail, I pick one of the 400's (EX or Z). I only pull the 450 out of the garage if I am going to ride the fast, wide open desert.
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Yamaha YFZ 450 or Honda 450R
OK - I would go with the honda for the 'cool' factor.. However - I'd make sure it was a 250R....
Save about 3k, and dump it into mods man - then you would be able to smoke any new 4 stroke.. (Really!)
You Hondas are known for their long lasting engines - I'm still on the original bore on my 85'..
If you must buy new - go w/ the honda.
Save about 3k, and dump it into mods man - then you would be able to smoke any new 4 stroke.. (Really!)
You Hondas are known for their long lasting engines - I'm still on the original bore on my 85'..
If you must buy new - go w/ the honda.
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Yamaha YFZ 450 or Honda 450R
Originally posted by: waynerod
OK - I would go with the honda for the 'cool' factor.. However - I'd make sure it was a 250R....
Save about 3k, and dump it into mods man - then you would be able to smoke any new 4 stroke.. (Really!)
You Hondas are known for their long lasting engines - I'm still on the original bore on my 85'..
If you must buy new - go w/ the honda.
OK - I would go with the honda for the 'cool' factor.. However - I'd make sure it was a 250R....
Save about 3k, and dump it into mods man - then you would be able to smoke any new 4 stroke.. (Really!)
You Hondas are known for their long lasting engines - I'm still on the original bore on my 85'..
If you must buy new - go w/ the honda.
he asked about the yfz450 and the trx450r...not the 250r way off here man.
the 250r rage has been gone, its now about 4-strokes. sure their fun but people are lookin for *NEW* quads these days.
anyways i think you'll like either purchase the honda has a closer displacement to 450, but its tamer. the yfz is shy a few more cc then the honda, but the power comes on harder. i've heard top end is pretty close to each other..but the yfz just hits harder so it seems faster.
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Yamaha YFZ 450 or Honda 450R
Hondarider - would you rather ride your 4-wheeler or your 3-wheeler?
C'mon - tell the truth. I bet your 200x still gets up and goes - even 'bone stock'
A foreman - with a winch (I've never actually seen a winch on a quad - but thats cool) - is so damn heavy.
I am obsessed with power - and my 250R... Yep.
It's all about havin' fun. Just plain havin' fun.
C'mon - tell the truth. I bet your 200x still gets up and goes - even 'bone stock'
A foreman - with a winch (I've never actually seen a winch on a quad - but thats cool) - is so damn heavy.
I am obsessed with power - and my 250R... Yep.
It's all about havin' fun. Just plain havin' fun.
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Yamaha YFZ 450 or Honda 450R
Originally posted by: waynerod
Hondarider - would you rather ride your 4-wheeler or your 3-wheeler?
C'mon - tell the truth. I bet your 200x still gets up and goes - even 'bone stock'
A foreman - with a winch (I've never actually seen a winch on a quad - but thats cool) - is so damn heavy.
I am obsessed with power - and my 250R... Yep.
It's all about havin' fun. Just plain havin' fun.
Hondarider - would you rather ride your 4-wheeler or your 3-wheeler?
C'mon - tell the truth. I bet your 200x still gets up and goes - even 'bone stock'
A foreman - with a winch (I've never actually seen a winch on a quad - but thats cool) - is so damn heavy.
I am obsessed with power - and my 250R... Yep.
It's all about havin' fun. Just plain havin' fun.
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