r-450 looks retarded
Oct 3, 2005 | 10:39 PM
#21
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r-450 looks retarded
Well i bet it will be like they say and tear up the tracks and be big and mean on the strip aginst the yfz and 450r. My dad is checking it out hopefully he will buy it so i can drag it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Oct 4, 2005 | 07:12 PM
#23
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r-450 looks retarded
why do so many people dislike the looks? give suzuki a little break. does anyone really expect them to put quadracer plastics on it? to me it looks similar to the lt250R without the headlight and plus all the mods. really doesnt look that bad. yet the pointy nose does kinda resemble the yfz and the "cookie cutter mx look" but i think we will see it looking a bit different from stock. and if its all its hyped up to be it should blow everyone else away! if so many people like the looks of the quadracer or lt then why dont you go out and get one? if you already have one then please dont critisize new technology and new ideas for quads. yes i love the old quads from the 80's but 4 stroke technology is on a rampage. i say 2 thumbs up for suzuki. its not my favorite looking quad but its still very nice. just needs to get rid of those ugly heel gaurds and maybe the headlight. IMO
Oct 4, 2005 | 07:57 PM
#24
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r-450 looks retarded
The biggest bone I have to pick with it is the yellow/blue combo. First thing when I get my yellow one is gonna be a black seat cover and taking that headlight off. Springs could have been matching as it would be nice but what can you do. Other than that it looks pretty sharp!
Oct 4, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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r-450 looks retarded
Originally posted by: superevil
Well im not ******* suzuki or performance at all. See the thing is when the raptors and the yfz first came out,i really hated the plastic with a passion. It seems like a lot of sport quads now days are to domesticated Instead of being "barebones" racing machines like the 250r or lt250r. Im not in anyways against progress or better performance or someone wanting reverse and electric start,but a lot of newer quads have lost that "off road-dunebuggyish barebones look". Its like the difference between the old JEEP's and the new jeeps. I mean the old jeeps had like diamondplate metal dashboards and old school guages,and were made to carry you through mud and over rocks,not to carry you comfortably through town.You could leave an old jeep CJ out in the rain for a month with the top off and get into it the next day and climb a big hill. NOw they have jeep wranglers with "cd changers" and heated leather seats,air conditioning,cushy carpet and cruise control. It just kind of takes the " feel" of an off road machine away,even though it can probably perform well off road. Not saying the new suzuki 450 is comparable to my idea of a "new jeep"--cause for all i know it may be a fire breathing neck breaking machine,but it sure looks run of the mill. Sure the honda 450r,yfz 450,and the suzuki r-450 are pretty much bread and butter racing machines,but for christs sake i hate how domesticated and "hoity toity" they look,Ill pick the nasty yellow stock plastics of my lt250r anyday over a lot of the new quads.......................
Well im not ******* suzuki or performance at all. See the thing is when the raptors and the yfz first came out,i really hated the plastic with a passion. It seems like a lot of sport quads now days are to domesticated Instead of being "barebones" racing machines like the 250r or lt250r. Im not in anyways against progress or better performance or someone wanting reverse and electric start,but a lot of newer quads have lost that "off road-dunebuggyish barebones look". Its like the difference between the old JEEP's and the new jeeps. I mean the old jeeps had like diamondplate metal dashboards and old school guages,and were made to carry you through mud and over rocks,not to carry you comfortably through town.You could leave an old jeep CJ out in the rain for a month with the top off and get into it the next day and climb a big hill. NOw they have jeep wranglers with "cd changers" and heated leather seats,air conditioning,cushy carpet and cruise control. It just kind of takes the " feel" of an off road machine away,even though it can probably perform well off road. Not saying the new suzuki 450 is comparable to my idea of a "new jeep"--cause for all i know it may be a fire breathing neck breaking machine,but it sure looks run of the mill. Sure the honda 450r,yfz 450,and the suzuki r-450 are pretty much bread and butter racing machines,but for christs sake i hate how domesticated and "hoity toity" they look,Ill pick the nasty yellow stock plastics of my lt250r anyday over a lot of the new quads.......................
I know exactly how you feel, I say a 700r in person the other day and was shocked when i saw the "dash" on it has everything from a neutral light to a fuel light, its all unnecessary junk. I dont have any creater comforts on my dale and i love it.
Oct 4, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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r-450 looks retarded
Originally posted by: superevil
i waited forever to see pics of the 450,and when i do it looks stupid,its got the same retarded looking "space ship" pointy fenders that the yfx and honda 450r and the raptor have. I was planning on buying a suzuki 450 when they are finally released,but im going to hold of until someone makes a non-space ship looking fender kit for it. i actually heard rumors that the plastics look lt250r-ish,boy what a dissapointment for me,im not saying i know whats cool and im not saying everyone should think its ugly,but i think it looks very trendy and run of the mill,and i was hoping for something cooler
i waited forever to see pics of the 450,and when i do it looks stupid,its got the same retarded looking "space ship" pointy fenders that the yfx and honda 450r and the raptor have. I was planning on buying a suzuki 450 when they are finally released,but im going to hold of until someone makes a non-space ship looking fender kit for it. i actually heard rumors that the plastics look lt250r-ish,boy what a dissapointment for me,im not saying i know whats cool and im not saying everyone should think its ugly,but i think it looks very trendy and run of the mill,and i was hoping for something cooler
Oct 4, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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r-450 looks retarded
Originally posted by: RoughRider01
If youre basing your decision on whether or not you should buy it based on looks, then you really shouldnt get it anyways. It built for racing, not looks or in other words, "go" not "show". I guess youll just have to wait til the day quads have spinners and mink seats.
Originally posted by: superevil
i waited forever to see pics of the 450,and when i do it looks stupid,its got the same retarded looking "space ship" pointy fenders that the yfx and honda 450r and the raptor have. I was planning on buying a suzuki 450 when they are finally released,but im going to hold of until someone makes a non-space ship looking fender kit for it. i actually heard rumors that the plastics look lt250r-ish,boy what a dissapointment for me,im not saying i know whats cool and im not saying everyone should think its ugly,but i think it looks very trendy and run of the mill,and i was hoping for something cooler
i waited forever to see pics of the 450,and when i do it looks stupid,its got the same retarded looking "space ship" pointy fenders that the yfx and honda 450r and the raptor have. I was planning on buying a suzuki 450 when they are finally released,but im going to hold of until someone makes a non-space ship looking fender kit for it. i actually heard rumors that the plastics look lt250r-ish,boy what a dissapointment for me,im not saying i know whats cool and im not saying everyone should think its ugly,but i think it looks very trendy and run of the mill,and i was hoping for something cooler
Oct 5, 2005 | 09:56 AM
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r-450 looks retarded
Originally posted by: Air Look closely at the headlight, It looks like it is in a diffrent piece of plastic, Might be easily removeable for racing