i no there in the high 60's the yfz in 2mph slower in top speed i read it in a mag.

 

The Predator will do about 75 top speed stock.

 

so the best bet would be to get the yfz. how good is the yfz in the sand compared to the raptor?

 

i really dont no what is better but if i had to pick i rather have the 450 its a better quad to me.

 

i have a ds650 baja x and a friend has a yfz450 when we are riding u can tell he does take off a bit better not by much tho, but i easily take him on top speed. On GPS he maxed out on packed dirt road at 77 mph stock for stock my friends yfz450 takes a raptor on take off and top speed. The GPS is proven accurate. And by the way i max out at 84mph

 

most HP DS650

 

i heard that the raptor has around 32 hp and and the yfz has around 47(dirt wheels). does anyone know what the ds650 has cause i thought the yfz had the most hp...

 

The yfz does have around 47 hp.......at the crank

 

the Certificate of Authenticity (MSO) for my DS says 48.6 hp (at the crank). My V says 49.4 hp. Where the DS takes a YFZ is in the torque which makes up for the extra weight in the DS.

I have run against a few YFZ's on the DS and it really depended on who got the hole-shot. But as mentioned before, if the DS fell behind at the start, it will real in the YFZ and pass it. The V on the other hand loses hp through the drive train (being auto and shaft drive) but I will admit that it feels capable to take all machines listed above in the hole-shot but loses out to all on top end except machines under the 450 class. I have put the V up against a Raptor, a modded V (CDI and pipe/jet work), and a Predator and I can take all of them (except the other V) on the hole-shot.

 

what do you mean by at the crank???