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Old 05-28-2006, 09:47 PM
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I've been told no stock or lightly modified quad can touch a YZ 250 or equivalent in overall speed and power...is this true? I want to know because I'm thinking of getting one.
 
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Default Can any stock quad beat a YZ250?

06 trx 450r, ive beet many dirtbikes stock
 
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What surface were you racing on? and how much can you beat them by?
 
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Default Can any stock quad beat a YZ250?

stock for stock i dont think there is a quad that will beat it with matched riders, however when we were practicing at a motocross track a friend of mine was beating up on all kinds of bikes with his almost stock banshee, i think that would be the only quad close stock.
 
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Default Can any stock quad beat a YZ250?

A lot is going to come down to the race itself, surface, rider talent, length, etc. If the start is pretty slick or full of loose gravel then there are probably a half dozen or so quads that can take a 250 dirtbike. Under more ideal launch conditions there is no way however.
 
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hard pack dirt, we did full stop drags and roll on drag, beat him by a legnth or two everytime
 
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Default Can any stock quad beat a YZ250?

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hard pack dirt, we did full stop drags and roll on drag, beat him by a legnth or two everytime
Were you racing a 250 2 stroke? I'll still get a used 250 though b/c a TRX450 would cost a lot more...and I'm sure I could beat a less heavily modified 450!!!
 
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Toyeboy, I have a stone stock 2000 YZ250 and a pair of piped yfz450's at my place. The 450's can and do take the dirtbike in drags, but it is almost always due to a bad start for the dirtbike. If it hooks up and doesn't wheelie(i.e. has a good rider, lol) it easily wins. You also have to think about fun factor though. I like quads a lot more than dirtbikes.
 
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Originally posted by: hazardracing76
stock for stock i dont think there is a quad that will beat it with matched riders, however when we were practicing at a motocross track a friend of mine was beating up on all kinds of bikes with his almost stock banshee, i think that would be the only quad close stock.
The dirt bike riders must have really sucked then because the banshee is really lacking on the mx track.


The 250's are quick and fast but with the right conditions a lot is possible.
 
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Default Can any stock quad beat a YZ250?

Originally posted by: maddog56
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stock for stock i dont think there is a quad that will beat it with matched riders, however when we were practicing at a motocross track a friend of mine was beating up on all kinds of bikes with his almost stock banshee, i think that would be the only quad close stock.
The dirt bike riders must have really sucked then because the banshee is really lacking on the mx track.


The 250's are quick and fast but with the right conditions a lot is possible.
Got to agree with maddog on this one. You can barely run a stock Banshee on a MX track...and you can't do it fast at all. Even at the stiffest settings, the stock suspension on a Banshee is way too soft for MX...bounced the crap out of my buddy. He is a better rider than me, but couldn't keep up with my slow azz on the stock Banshee...no way in hell he's beating 2 wheelers.

Any of the stock 4-strokes 450's or even the DS and Pred would be better than a stock Banshee on an MX track. Quicklink is not working...a couple pics are here though....http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e228/Webopper/
 


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