well you never know if they will be efi. i know suzuki's doing it so maybe they are too.heard the 06 banshee and blaster is the last year .they will have a new 250 4-stroke to take place of the blaster.if they put the wr-450 crank in it that will give them the cc they need for a true 450.but for the 06 dirtbike 450 motor they redesign the head and and the engine is shorter and they are going to a dual sump design on the dirtbike motor so that might be thhe motor they might use to

 

isnt just killing everybody that we have no clue wats at store its just killing to know and i dont know why no one will come forward and leak something to us all[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

I could really care less, I'm not planning on upgrading anytime soon. I would actually like to see new upgrades, that way I can trash some new bikes with my obsolete atv.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Well now, I guess we know who was right and who was fulla poo. I wanted to see some kind of enhancement to the grizz. I guess that will be next year. At least my quad is still the top of the line in Yamaha world. A 700 raptor is still cool. well, 686 anyway. I wonder if that engine will fit in my grizz'z frame???!!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I will be getting a set of the new graphics for my grizz though. Those look really cool. Do you guys think I could get them from my dealer? I will call and find out right now..........Can't get it. Won't be out until Aug. Dang it.

 

Well?

Was it only BNG or a pretty good, new model year for Yamaha? What did Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki or Polaris come up with that compares to the effort Yamaha put into their line-up?

Examples:

An all-new 700cc Raptor, that is lower and wider with EFI and an aluminum frame.

An all-new Wolverine with new styling, a bigger-bore (450c) plus an auto tranny with "On Command" 2wd/4wd. (Hmmmm)

Just over 80 changes including a true 450cc displacement on the YFZ450 ( plus a new Cross Country "Bill Ballance" version of the YFZ450).

An all-new Rhino (450cc) side-by-side!

I guess my magazine friend was correct. Yamaha would be introducing several "New" models and updating others.

I was disappointed that I didn't see any big changes to the utility ATV models like the Grizzly.

I like all the different brands of ATV's, but I like what Yamaha has done over the past 10 years.

IMO