I have been looking on the forums to see if anyone has been talking about Suzukis LT-R450.... but I couldn't find any.. I must say, I almost fainted when I saw the cover of the new Drtwheels.. WOW. IT is awesome. This is a sick looking quad.. Wow.. Holy cow this thing is sooo wide.. This sucker is bad ... I can't wait to get my hands on one!!!!

 

Did they test it or just talk about it's specs and stuff?

 

Just talked about it and the specs. Pretty good article ..

 

Sweet. I can't wait to ride one!

 

Did you notice how DW took the credit for designing and practically building the 450 for Suzuki? The DW folks have some pretty big egos.

 

Any idea how much HP it got at the wheels AND/OR crank??

This would be an intresting facts, i asked lots of people this question and it seems like no one got a clue...

 

hp has got to be competitive with the trx450r and yfz450 so Im gonna say 45hp +/-2hp

 

I noticed that also.. I bet Suzuki doesn't give a **** what DW has to say .. Suzuki knows whats up.. This looks like its going to be an awesome machine

 

Dirt Wheels always tries to take credit for a company's creation. Many a time I have seen them say their computer mock-ups have inspired a company to make certain quads. Yeah right. It's all about competition. The reason the LT-R450 was created was to be more competitive with Yamaha and Honda on the track becuase the z-400 wasn't cutting it against the YFZ and TRX 450's.

 

i'd say dirtwheels has a pretty big ego because they deserve it, they are in their 25th year as a magazine, that's pretty impressive considering their all about three and fourwheeled machines, which isnt the largest market to reach, especially back then.