In the next week im gonna buy a new quad. I was wondering what you yamaha guys have to say about ur YFZ's. I have heard that there have been a couple that have blown up.

 

get the yfz, much better

 

YFZ450 will smoke the 450R by around 5-6 lengths both stock, maybe even more depending on the rider... I have seen it over and over again!!

 

...the other problem is, your name. If you get the yzf, you'll have to be known as Yamahapowered. hehehe

 

So i guess youve dragraced both at the same time and switched right? Ive seen a 450r beat a yfz before so what does that tell you? besides who cares about dragraces for gods sake, barely anyone goes out and buys mx bred quads just to dragrace, thats kinda rediculous. You seem real biased against any brand than yamaha. anyway, who cares what people say, im more than happy with my 450r.

 

i herd that the 450r has a more reliable engin. i say they are both great quads for and type of rideing.

 

all the horror stories with all these yfz being in the shops for broken pistons and such make me think that the honda is the better choice! im sure they have there problems too but i am a yamaha guy but all and all i think honda builds the better quality more reliable bike....but i didnt say anything about them being faster!

 

I have a 450r now, Ive raced yzf's dragging and on the mx track. I dont know what roostin rappy has been smoking, but i wouldnt mind getting some of it. It really ends up being who has the better launch. The yzf is no faster than the 450r.

But the yzf stands a lot lower to the ground. The 450r does have a Raptor or Z400 tall feeling to it, but not nearly as bad. The suspension is still way better than any other bikes except for the yzf. All you need to do to fix it is loosen up the preload all the way, and then tighten the rebound and damper to where ever it feels right. Might not have to increase them at all because they are set pretty high stock. What this does is lower the ride height in the front and improves cornering a ton. It also helps move some weight to the front for the people that seem to think it has a light front end. they odviously havent every ridden a raptor (the most backwards weighted and messed up handling bike on earth).

If you plan on putting aftermarket suspension on it, you can make both bikes just as fast. Which is good. Now that there is competition between brands, we will see better and better bikes in the future. I am actually very proud of yamy on the yzf. For being its first year it did a lot better than my old 01 raptor. They do have some minor problems though. Havent seen any becides the idiots holding the throttle open on the 450r's while starting (this causes a major backfire that can crack the case). It scares me every time a freind jumps on my bike.

 

Thanks for the info guys but it is still a hard choice i think im gonna go with the YFZ! You shale now call me YAMAHApowered!

 

im still looking for a fast 450R. Ive seen a ton at the track and dunes and never had one come close to beating me in a drag race. In fact I have not seen a 450R beat ANY YFZ yet. Im sure they are out there though ???

I like the 450R alot and put an hour on one at the dunes, but as far as power they are totally different.

Both are good quads ... but the YFZ is a much faster machine