Do you think suzuki will ever produce anything that will live up to the Quadzilla? That would be sweet dont ya think a 2007 Suzuki LT 800 Quadzilla

 

yes it would be sweet, but they dont have the ballz, plus the regulations coming in 2006.

 

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you are not going to find anymore manufacturers kickin out ne new 2 strokes like fatty said the regulations on 2 strokes goes in effect in 06 2 stroke guys are like uncle rico from napoleon dynamite
they are living in the past

 

What regulations?

 

It would need to be more like a 4 cylinder 1100cc to even be worthy of the name resurrection!

The regulations folks speak of are EPA... Environazi's have made all the manufacturers scared... kinda funny how the snowmobile folks are already compliant with the regs... and they are still running 2 strokes! hmmmm???

Call me living in the past, but I'm still kicking serious tail with my old worn out antiques!

 

raptorrider05 even if they did make a 800cc two stroke would you drive it you probally have never driven a quadzilla 500 but if you have and think you could handle a 800cc quadzilla i bowe down to you i know well enough that a 800cc quadzilla is a sure ticket to your grave.your little raptor 350 is a spec of dust compared to most other wheelers

 

Yea hondahero53 your 100% right, i havent ever ridin a zilla, and an 800 would kill me lol. my raptor 350 is just a spec of dust compared to the other quads out there. But you dont have to much room to talk considering your on a 400ex which would be totally killed by a raptor 660, z400, yfz, bomb.650. So i guess your just a little bigger piece of dust compared to most other wheelers . I was trying to start a nice post, but someone always has a smart a$$ comment, go figuere

 

I think you'll have to build your own.

I recently stuck my LT500 motor into a YFZ 450 frame. It's mounted just like the original Quadzilla motor with Aluminum brackets in the front and at the headstay. The lower/middle mount is steel and welded to the frame (rather than bolted like the other aluminum mounts). Now, I am about 3/4's of the way through modifying the stock LT swingarm to accept the YFZ rear shock and linkage. After that, It will just be a matter of cutting and welding my PT pipe to fit the new frame. It doesn't look like it will take much to modify the pipe, but if anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them (I've never made changes to a pipe before). Otherwise, I know a reputable pipe builder about 3 hrs away that I may turn to. However, I like the Idea of doing the entire project myself.

I also have an '04 LE YFZ450 but I started to miss the feeling of having the fastest trailable quad in the area. Mounting the 500 in a modern chassis should make it far more enjoyable to ride (as well as drop a few pounds). The 450 DEFINITELY isn't slow. The last impromptu drag race I was at with that bike was a blast. I still had a stock (but modified) pipe and the piped Honda 450's quickly left the scene when my friends and I showed up on our Yamaha's (two fairly stock 450's and a modded Raptor). The Raptor had a pipe, cam, and intake mods. It easily took the piped Honda (I don't know what else it may have had) before it scurried off. These were about 300-500' runs and my 450 took the Raptor on every attempt except one when I badly flubbed the start. I'm not knocking the Honda's overall. In the bike world, the Honda has won every mag shootout I've read. However, the quad didn't get the full range of goodies that the bike received so more parts are needed after the original purchase to get it up to snuff.

Just when you thought I couldn't get more off the subject, I have one more comment to make. Quadzilla used parts go for outrageous prices given their age, condition, and their less than stellar performance compared to modern equipment. I'm buying nearly new YFZ450 parts for the same and often less money than I used to buy beat-to-he11 Quadzilla parts for. And in the end, when you try to restore the original bike, you still end up with an unruly P.O.S.

One the plus side, I will be able to make a reasonable amount of money back when I sell my remaining LT parts on EBAY (I can picture the suckers readying their fingers at the keyboard right now!).

Please don't take offence Quadzilla loyalists. I've had my big LT for 10 years so I understand the infatuation. However, I guarantee you that the 450 chassis can weave through the woods and sail through the air FAR better than a bike designed nearly two decades ago!

 

That sounds like a SWEET project. Lets see some pics of this machine.