i am not brand loyal ,i have a wr450f dirtbike wish yamaha would of brought the 2-trac to the states to sell here,i would have one.from what i know the ltz450r is going to be the top dog in the quad racing ,it's a pure racing quad. tell someone comes out with something better next year.i heard a rumor that the 2007 yfz 450 will be all new from the ground up so its going to be good for everyone .no quad is prefect though, all had problems.

 

Well i read that article and I go with suzuki and if not then I think honda will be the best if not the Z

 

I don't believe it is kickstart, they talk about having to put the battery lower in it so it must have electric start.
Even if it is $9000 it is going to be a bargain. Being race ready with "better than any aftermarket suspension" (per Doug Gust) is awesome. Just look at what a race ready YFZ costs, around $22k! Then you add electronic fuel injection, this machine will kick A**!
The August issue of Quad magazine has a one page article on it.

 

doug gust is a one off and cost15k-17k not 22k.and the believe what you want about the kickstart.battery for the efi ..i have my told you so button ready when its released .................

 

I have seen a lot of info on the Z 450, but have yet to see anything on wether it is kickstart or electric start. Blackbird you seem to be pretty sure its kickstart, where did you get that information. On a different note One of the good things about the Z 450 being the best is it will force the competition to bring there own quads up to the Z's level just to be competitive. ( assuming the Z will be the best, which it will.)

 

With everything that is coming out about the quad the Z looks to be the best but lets see what they are going to cost...

 

i want to see how their fuel injection is going to turn out. i know cannondale had problems, but when they came out i know everyone thought about snatching one up dispite their uglyness. has anyone ridden the new 06 raptor 700? did ya like the injection?

 

There was a static problem with the cannondales EFI, I bet you suzuki has learned from there mistake. I doubt it will have any problems.
As for the cost I fear it will be up there likely around 8k, thats just a guess.