my buddy is 6'2", he just got a raptor and he loves it and it fits him well

 

That's great, All you pred. boys need to buy real quads. They have never bult a sturdy quad and never will. Better stick to snow mobile's. So quit complaining because they are not worth crap. I have seen dozens break on the track for no reason, face it your quad sucks. We all make mistakes some times.

 

if you ride more trails than dunes then go with the Raptor.The YFZ seat will kill you in the woods,a YFZ rider will tell you different because thats what they ride.I'll give you an honest opinion cause I ride a Banshee and occasionally trade up with my buddies on the trail.

I always look forward to the Raptor and I always avoid the 450,you just can't ride that thing for extended periods.The raptor soaks up bumps in the trail better than the 450

For the dunes,I could probably stay on the 450 alot longer.You know what they say,you can't have your cake and eat it too.

 

If you acted like you had a pair, the 450 wouldn't be so hard on you - get a grip, the YFZ 450 rules!!!

 

This coming from another 450 owner,like I said they will always tell you different.You have obviously never ridden yours in the woods and I'm not talkin about the tree'd area along the beaches.Bring that thing to the mountains of WV or PA and try riding for 6-8 hours.
After that you wouldn't have much of a "pair"left.

I ride a Banshee and "can" admit the suspension is terrible,thank god it has a good seat.

 

Wrong! I ride the woods all the time - right out my garage from 600 ft. up to 3400 ft. in the Cascades. I am sure your shee treats you right, but I can tell you that the YFZ absolutely loves the woods. The only thing that makes me nervous is not having a swingarm skidplate when hopping stumps and logs. It sucks up this 20 ft. drop I do off of a tree root at the top of a hill no problem. I will give you, though, that after riding all day at the dunes with hitting lots of whoops and riding my @ss off, my nads hurt so bad I could hardly walk - don't know if that is just the seat or my letting everything slap too much.