First off, I will state that I fully expect to get hate mail after this one goes out....I have a group of buddies that go ride the trails here. 3 of us have Z400's and one buddy has the Yamaha 450. 2 of our Z's have Yoshi's with jet kits and K&N's. We all love riding together, and last weekend after our ride, my buddy on the Yamaha told me to take his for a spin. Well I've heard all of the hype about this new quad, so I had to test her out. I can definitely say that it has lots of power and it has been impressive to watch, but after riding it, I think I am a lot happier with my Z. My first thing I noticed when I sat on it, was how uncomfortable it was. I didn't take it over any jumps, so I don't know how much better the suspension is. My other complaint was with the way it sounded. I kinda thought that it sounded like a tractor. I know that is just the difference with a 5-valve engine, but I love the way my Z sounds.....Does anybody know how it sounds with a pipe? Well I guess I will end this so the bashing can begin.....LOL, can't knock a guy too bad for his opinion

 

another thing i didnt like about it was that it was way small

 

Wow, I was sure that the first reply would be somebody disagreeing with me.

 

I dont like the colors...why no bright yellow? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I bet if you put this in the Yamaha forum you would get some hate mail!!!!

I often get envious of YFZ owners but then I get on my KFX400 and realize that it does just about everything I want. I would like a touch more punch out of the corners but I think with the hot cams and a drz base gasket I will be happy.

 

Suzukis are the best, better than anything in the world. Anything else is just second rate. There that will get some hate mail LOL[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Yamaha built more of a motocross specific machine, where the Suzuki is the better all-around machine. I spent an afternoon trail riding the 450, and was never so glad to get off a bike and back onto the Z. The suspension was harsh, and the powerband was all wrong for the trail.

When I bought a 450, I chose the Honda because it is less specialized machine than the Yamaha. I ride desert, and riding a motocross machine out there, just didn't make much sense.

 

2 different breeds of bikes.

 

Man, you guys must be in a nice mood today. Quadduck even tried to rile some people up and it didn't work. I do agree though that the Zuke might be the most well-rounded bike around. I picked mine up used from a buddy. It probably didn't have but about 10 hours on it when I got it. It looked brand new and I got it for $4000 w/ all of his accesories. I'm happy with that deal. I'm thinking we're gonna go out there today and do some riding. I got some awesome action pics last weekend, maybe I'll get some of me this time......

 

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Originally posted by: LOCO25
...Does anybody know how it sounds with a pipe?

my buddy has a yfz450 fully piped and jetted sounds great and has lots of power
I road it a while and I still would ride my Z over it anyday
the suspension is stiff, felt like I was sitting up to high
its a nice quad but its not for trail riding
more for racing