ya please tell us how u lost all that weight......it looks soo good

 

battery
battery housing (cut the blue plastic out too)
starter
starter gear
heel guards
fan
front fenders cut (about 2/3rds)
front fender support
tail light
sprocket guard
countershaft sprocket guard
rear disk guard
tail light
parking brake
coolant resi
associated hoses
associated wires
air box lid
sparky
springs
clamps
clips
brackets
guards
stickers
fasteners
oil
oil filter
oil resi

Just took a break from this reply and went out to the garage and weighed the box again - 39lbs. I can't believe the box weighs 4lbs, but I've also put stuff back on the bike like the kicker arm. Let's round it down to a nice 35lbs lost. The headlights are 1lb each and they are on the bike right now - rode w/ them Saturday morning. They come off real easy though.

Will be removing the black box around the air filter as soon as an aftermarket filter and wears are available. I'd also like to rework the crankcase breathing system. The machine still needs a key to close the circuit for starting too. It doesn't need to stay that way though.

I'm certain I could get creative and take more off the bike - perhaps 5lbs more. I'm sure the machine is less w/ the sand tire setup, but I have yet to do that comparision. I'd like to completely redo the steering setup: bars, levers, etc. but a new Lone Star stem is 400 clams - kinda hard to justify for a "recreational" machine - at least for me.

Hope that helps.

Just kidding about the oil stuff. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

selector

 

Selector,

Have you been to the Fairfield track? It's pretty fun on a quad. I also prefer the track on two wheels though [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

MX

 

I've only riden that on a bike - didn't know they'd allow quads. I'm gonna start my track experience @ Goshen. It's a pretty mild track.

selector

 

What did you think of the powerband for trail riding?? I think the stock bike really lacks low end, but no doubt an aftermarket pipe will wake it up.

 

Just removing the sparky and lid helps a lot (4hp @ 4,500'). The higher compression pistion, pipe and cam mod only add to the power. As you know, when folks speak of powerbands, they're typically refering to a point at which the machine really wakes up. With 4-strokes, they are awake from bottom to top for the most part. You can lug these things around at very low RMPs and have power nearly instantly upon throttle activation. That's why the 4-strokes get so many holeshots - they hook up very low. Whereas take a 2-stroke and you've got to get the thing singing at ~9k (varies) prior to real action. An engine that's running ~9k + tends to spin wheels. Wheel spin = no, or less (I should say) forward motion.

I'm a 4-stroke guy, so the different characteristic of that type of machine versus a 2-stroke are not something new. I know many people who just can't get over the different feeling/sound. Hell, before I bought my CRF, I thought 4-strokes sounded whimpy and therefore were. The CRF450 is one of the baddest bikes built and will surprise the hell out of you (if you stay on) if it's the first 4-stroke you've riden. I guess the same could be said for the YZ450.

Anyway, the big sweeping left-hander that I was sliding around was a blast. I was applying various amounts of throttle just to see how the machine would react. I was very surprised at how easy the bike was to handle relative to my experience with quads - I've riden (1) Raptor for less than a 1/4 mile and a V700 around a dirt parking lot.

I saw some videos on the net of some guys (it looked like back east) riding in some tight woods. This bike will absolutley kick as in the woods/trails. I just don't know about ground clearance versus other machines. If you want to haul a deer, I don't think it'll work. I you want to catch one, that's another story. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Like I said above, I'm gonna try my hand at a track with the YFZ and see how that works out. I'll never race, but I do enjoy the obstacles - except when they toss me - ouch.

Hope that answered your question.

selector

 

the stock YFZ does lack low end, but its not the engines fault, its the overly lean jetting! Once I pulled the baffle and lid, and rejetted, you can rip this thing through the trails until you're blue in the face!

 

YAAA but was your BUTT sore hahaha
on this forum that seems to be what matters. if your BUTT is sore it sucks.

 

Goshen is fun as well. I would hook up with you there(Only 20 minutes drive for me from SF) but, I am practically bikeless at the moment. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

MX

 

Bring the YZ.

BTW: I checked out your YZ pics and saw your fence. Can you get me some details on materials and how you put it together? I need to redo mine (long story) and your's looks great.

selector