Just like you ride it!!!! Just kidding! They didn't say anything about it but I think the trick is to not get it too hot too soon. Keep the RPM's down for the first tank of gas or two. I probably didn't do a very good job as i couldn't help but to hammer it a little down the straights to feel it pull. Man does it rev fast!!!

 

No I haven't. There are tons of woods trails in Palmer-Sutton area and we ride at KNIK a lot. We have tried a few places but we always go back to those two. There is a LOT of riding in the sutton hills. You can ride 10 different major trails so it is pretty cool.

 

LOL

You know the funny thing is my budd got a Predator about a month ago and that's what they told him...... I couldn't believe it.

How does that thing compare to your R?

Damn I'm going to have to go there(Sutton)...... You'll have to tell me how to get there.

 

Man, That candy apple red frame looks totally awesome! Speaking of Red, Hey Honda, have you guys opened your eyes yet, get with it. Congrates buddy, enjoy, Putt

 

My r is pretty bad ***, Curtis Sparks 265 National motor, all aftermarket, +3 houser front end with Custom Axis shocks, 4/1 front rims (makes it a plus 2 overall), the list is long. VERY DIFFERENT QUADS. My r sits very low with the zero preload set-up and lowering strut and its wide. It corners like all hell and those shocks rock for the bumps. It is set-up for racing and it steers very precisely but it takes a lot of effort in my opinion. It performs very well but is not as fun for trail riding as this....though I think with a pipe the YZF will out run my "r" in a race. The "r" is very close to the same speed as my Predator with a pipe...a little faster than a piped Raptor. I can beat the Raptor but the Predator would pull ahead in 4th/5th but the "r" would catch it in 6th but not pass it. It is running 18's on the back so a little gearing would change that.

 

That's sweet.... you don't see many R's up here at all.... I sure as hell would like to get my hands on one. Before the release of the YFZ I was thinking about getting one off of Ebay.

 

I bought mine off ebay...$6500 + $680 to get here. Kind of wish i had waited now as I expect the price of "r" 's will go down as the new quads come out. There is more talk about Honda releasing a new quad this fall...I bet they will. I can't wait so I bought this one but if it is an aluminum framed CRF450....something might have to go in order to get it.

 

no doubt... I couldn't wait either! I ain't gettin any younger. The thing that sucks is my summer is pretty much shot in the ***. My unit got activated and sent overseas about two weeks ago. I leave in August sometimes so that means I only have about a month and a half of riding left. Hopefully we have another mild winter.

What shipping company did you use to get you R sent out here?

 

even though we dont see eye to eye goodluck man

 

Thanks, tear it up on that Predator, it is a nice quad. If I rode in more open areas, I would have kept mine. I hope this Yami works out for me...I think it will but I could be just passing time waiting on Honda which is what i was really hoping for. They better do something good....These new quads (YFZ,Predator,Z400..kinda) are getting pretty damn good. It really is a matter of riding what works for you.