Last Thursday I had both of my Raptors stolen out of my garage in the middle of the day. I had an '03 660 that was QUICK with a high comp piston, pro circuit exhaust and intake. I also had a stock Raptor 700. Anyways, I'm looking for another quad and found a TRX 450R that appears to have all the bells and wistles. I don't know much about the Hondas but want to know if it would be better than the 660 I had. I don't want anything much slower. Please give me any advice you can. Here's the specs:

2005 TRX 450R with the following upgrades?

VCP HammerHead 12:25:1 Piston Stock Bore ($245)
Venom-KBR PORT/POLISH ($350)
Ron Woods Intake System ($170)
40MM FCR Carb /w TPS ($380.00) Plus ($200) for the Bore
Kibble White Valve Springs ($160)
Kibble White Titanium Valves ($32 Each)
HRC Powerup Kit /w HRC Cam ($275)
K&N Filter ( Included With Ron Woods Intake System)
Dynatek FS CDI ($299)
ProDesign Radiator ($400)
C4 Red Radiator Hoses ($86)
Titanium HPC Coated Yoshimura TRS Pipe ($799 for pipe, $207 for HPC Coating)
Houser +2 Swing Arms ($550)
Houser +2 Stearing Stem ($299)
Houser +2 A-ARMS ($625)
G-Force 2+ or 4+ Axle ($299)
Elka Shocks Front / Back ($2,500) - Huge improvement over stock shocks
Elka Pro Linkage ($399)
DG Heal Guard Nerfbars ($170)
Full ESR Billet Alum Bling Package ($379)
IMS Bumper ( Mudd Flap Girl) ($150)
Holeshot XCR Front/Back on Douglas Rims ($300)
Skat Track Haulers Rear and Buffs Front On Blue Label Rims ($375)

 

Looks like she should be more than enough power.

 

if i do go with this 450 i'm going to miss the electric start and the reverse that the raptors have but oh well. Anyone else have any advice or anything for me? i just don't want to buy something to sell it in a couple weeks.

another question. would this quad be a good race mx quad? i've never raced but live only a couple miles from some tracks and would love to get into it. would this be a good bike for that as well as the dunes?

 

in one of latest "quad" magazines i read they did a shootout w/ all the 450 's and they liked the honda the least, if it was me id get suzuki if i were going the 450 route, sorry to hear about your loss, as for racing the suzuki is the most race ready quad u can buy and with a 40$ cherry bomb upgrade u get like 6 more horsepower, i hate the idea of buying a used quad that is heavilly modded, JUST MY OPININON