I am seriously thinking about the new 450 for woods riding. I would like to know from serious woods riders how they handle.

I am not talking about putting or play riding...I'm talking ***** out, rock smashing, stump jumping, log jamming riding! We are all ex-harescramblers who can't seem to get out of that mentallity. We start out at a leisurely pace and before you know it, we are tapped out in the woods. I can't take the pounding my suspension gives me...but i can't get myself to slow down either!

Are they nice in the woods, or would a KFX/Z 400 be better suited?

 

A great trail frame, but not the greatest trail engine. Handling is precise and agile, but the engine likes to rev and doesn't like to be lugged down, plus the gearing is way high for the trail.

 

So with the proper gearing, would you recommend it or go with a KFX/Z400?

How is starting it...does it get tempermental at all?

 

the 450r sucks in the woods, i and a xc racer and know all about them, kfx,400ex would be best

 

i would say the kfx because it has reverse and i think it has more groundclearance actually that was just a guess because i know basicly nothing about the 450r specs and it has electric start but i know the yfzs are pretty good in trails but it mostly is the rider

 

My bro is a lot more experienced than me out on the trails, yet I always get further and further away ever since I got my 450R! He has a KFX and he wants an R now...I have the 13tooth sprocket and 18" tires, sure it likes to be revved, but once you get used to it this quad kicks @ss on the trails

 

GNCC racing is where you find what's hot and what's not..........and I'm not talking about the Pro class either.

 

as long as your on some sort of trail and not trying to make a new one, its awesome.....i can carve out turns much better on my machine than my freinds on there machines....a banshee, a raptor, and a yfz. the front end i think could be a bit wider, but i havent rolled it on a corner yet, though the inside front wheel lifts off the ground under hard cornering. it really sucks for trying to blaze a trail, even with the new sprocket. as for durability, i havent had too much break yet....aside from a heel guard.....the factory plastic skidplate hasnt even fallen off yet.......put the 13t sprocket on, get the hrc kit ,and some real tires, and youll be goin as fast as you would want to through the woods.

 

Thanks for the info guys.

The more I read on this and other forums, the more I want one!

 

what a stupid comment! you have no idea. a 450R is excellent in the woods with -1 tooth on the front.