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Hey guys looking get a new Quad.what should i get TRX250r,LTR-450,YFZ450
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Posted by: Toyorider

Hey im looking at these quads but im not sure which one is the best deal and what quad beats the other. Ive owned a 250r in pass so i know what it can do.but as far as mods and money whats be best deal. and which quad will out preform the others.

1st choice
$6000
LTR-450
mods-YOSHIMURA "Cherry Bomb", FMF PowerCore 4 Muffler

2nd choice
$4000
TRX 250r
Mods-Duncan built race motor - 250R Eliminator Motor kit (increased motor size to 265 cc) improved with 1989 motor cylinder w/ cool head with adjustable domes
- Keihin 39 mm PWK carb
- Boysen Reed cage
- Hinson Quick pull clutch plate and clutch
- Fat Boy II silencer w/ slip-on spark arrestor
- Radiator shrouds
- CR250r CDI box
Chassis:
- Frame gusseted to ‘89 specs and powder coated
- Full under body skid plates
- Front stainless steel braided brake lines
- Roll Design chrome +2 steering shaft, dog bone bar clamp and pro-taper bars
- DR chrome front bumper and aluminum rear grab bar
- Anti-fade axle lock nut
- Extended rear axle
- LSR Axle carrier
- +2 +1 LSR chrome A-arms
- (-)1 Roll Design Swing arm
- Ohlin’s suspension front and rear

3rd choice
$6000
YFZ450
Mods- Suspension:
1. Elka Quad Rate Front Suspension: piggy back reservoirs with total control of preload, compression, and shock absorption.
2. Herman Racing Long Travel A Arms: 12in of travel!
3. RPM rear axle: Wider, gives more stability; as are the a arms
4. '06 carrier, swing arm, and rear suspension: There were difects in the '04 swing arms so we replaced it.
Engine
1. Curtis Sparks Full System Exhaust: Stepped header, this is my favorite upgrade to it all the bike. It makes a deep throaty sound that really brings the beast out of the 450.
2. True 450cc engine (put the '06 crank in)
3. Ported and Polished
4. New cams and valves
Tires:
1. ITP MXR 4, the latest in itp technology
2. Clover Beadlocked rear wheels
3. 190 aluminum fronts with itps
Controls:
1. Tag Metals Fat Bars
2. Viper Stearing Stem
3. Oversized Herman Racing Clamp
4. Emergency Teather Kill Switch: if you fall off the bike turns off
5. Brand new shifter levers
6. Honda 400ex thumb throttle: much quicker throttle response
7. Tag Metals sprockets
8. Galfer Waved Rotors
9. IMS Shifter
10. Ac Racing Pro Peg Ner Bars
Consmetics:
1.Laker Custom Complete Race Plastics: White and red with hood scoop
2.NCY Seat Cover
3.Aftermarket chain guides so that the chain never falls off
Extras:
1. Complete Black Plastics
2. 3 Sets of tires: Including Kenda Claws and ITP Baja rims with desert tires
3. Swing Arm, carrier, re valved rear shock
4. Tons of oil, oil filters, and others that will last you for over a season

Posted by: 07250ex

LTR is a no no the yfz alredy has stuff done to it and its widened out ppl only get ltrs so they dont gotta spend money on a arms why get a slower bike when u can get 1 of the other 2 faster ones?

Posted by: L0w3r55

The YFZ is looking pretty good man, i'd have to say that would be my choice, simple as that

Posted by: dr.dyfz

in the new august 2007 dirt wheels it says "yamaha's yfz450 is already an excellent trail and dune machine. On most tracks it's the fastest. a simple set of wheel spacers would make it faster at any track. An efi sytem would make this machine great. This feature would silence our complant of the heavy throttle. In 2008, hopefully yamaha will add this feature. even without it the yfz is the best all around stock 450 high performance sport atv available today."

the throttle is easy to fix just by a 450r throttle used or anything and it works great. I love the throttle personally

the Y beats the trx450r, lt-r450, and the new kfx450r

the max hp is:
kfx450r 40.78
lt-r450 39.22
trx450r 37.14
yfz450 39.33

weight dry
450r 350
kfx 364 (with the only aluminum frame)
ltr 368
yfz 350

[SIZE=4]YFZ 4 LIFE[/SIZE]

Posted by: 07250ex

ur hp charts are off kawi is 40 , yfz is like 39 - 40, honda is 38 , ltr is like 37.5 - 38 straight stock

Posted by: L0w3r55

thats pretty much what his chart said there man, dont need to be so nit-picky....

Posted by: Draven

quote:
Originally posted by dr.dyfz
in the new august 2007 dirt wheels it says "yamaha's yfz450 is already an excellent trail and dune machine. On most tracks it's the fastest. a simple set of wheel spacers would make it faster at any track. An efi sytem would make this machine great. This feature would silence our complant of the heavy throttle. In 2008, hopefully yamaha will add this feature. even without it the yfz is the best all around stock 450 high performance sport atv available today."

the throttle is easy to fix just by a 450r throttle used or anything and it works great. I love the throttle personally

the Y beats the trx450r, lt-r450, and the new kfx450r

the max hp is:
kfx450r 40.78
lt-r450 39.22
trx450r 37.14
yfz450 39.33

weight dry
450r 350
kfx 364 (with the only aluminum frame)
ltr 368
yfz 350

[SIZE=4]YFZ 4 LIFE[/SIZE]

may i ask what page you are reading this?

Posted by: 07250ex

nah u rated ltr to high and 450r to low

Posted by: ZSK

quote:
Originally posted by 07250ex
nah u rated ltr to high and 450r to low

Holy ****, you're going to argue about less than one horsepower. Do you think this stuff through before posting jibberish? No two quads will dyno exactley the same. There are far too many variables to have exactley consistant runs. Tire pressure, slicks vs. knobbies, air temperature, humidity etc. You could make a pull and get 38 hp only to have the next come in at 36.5 hp.

Posted by: ZSK

quote:
Originally posted by Toyorider
Hey im looking at these quads but im not sure which one is the best deal and what quad beats the other. Ive owned a 250r in pass so i know what it can do.but as far as mods and money whats be best deal. and which quad will out preform the others.

The 250R seems like the best bang for your buck, but the YFZ isn't bad either. The LTR seems quite overpriced.

Posted by: 250r4life

quote:
Originally posted by ZSK
Holy ****, you're going to argue about less than one horsepower. Do you think this stuff through before posting jibberish?

no... he doesnt...

Posted by: 07250ex

most people try to use slicks when they dyno lol

Posted by: svahle

I like the 250r (I dig LSR a-arms and Ohlins shocks). If you would rather have the 4 stroke, the YFZ would be my pick.

As for hp numbers, I don't really know. But, my Dale has been able to handle most every 450 I've been up against except an LTR with cherry bomb. So regardless of the hp, the LTRs are fast.

Posted by: dr.dyfz

its from the dirt wheels mag.

i never rated the ltr kfx or the trx

450r can in second right behind the Y

the kfx and ltr were very close it doesn't say which is better

Posted by: dr.dyfz

the Y and trx are going to vary in hp more because their not efi

the kfx and ltr are going to be closer each time

but dude i didn't rate them only the winner (of course)

the hp doesn't mean that much. a quad with alot of power would neccesarily be better than a quad that handled awsome and had some power.

Posted by: Draven

yea i read it, went out and bought it few hours after i read the post. honestly tho it all comes down to the person. what they prefer and their feel and likes. the article wasa good read and having road 2 different yfz's and 3 trx's im sticking with a trx cuz the yfz in my opinion is overated and does not impress me what so ever.

oh yea and they never said really what was 3rd to them but id take a kfx over the y also just because id enjoy reverse lol

Posted by: TWISTED DINLI

Get the YFZ450. still rated the best overall quad

Posted by: cc_z400

im looking to upgrade myself and cant decide which 450 to get alls i know is that doug gust won a title last year ltr and scott wimmer is winnig this year ltr.so i dont know the yfz is looking good to me

Posted by: TWISTED DINLI

quote:
Originally posted by cc_z400
im looking to upgrade myself and cant decide which 450 to get alls i know is that doug gust won a title last year ltr and scott wimmer is winnig this year ltr.so i dont know the yfz is looking good to me

scott wimmer?

do you mean dustin wimmer?

Posted by: cc_z400

lol yeah sorry about that seen the race last week and he came in first so ltrs have been a very good bike 2 years in a row

Posted by: TheNewn

I agree with what previous posts have said, I'd rather have a Honda myself, but that seems to be a decent deal on a YFZ. I've ridden one and it was pretty nice. And that one already has quad rate Elkas? MUCH better deal on taht YFZ than that LTR... like someon else said, LTR seems way over priced.

But then again, I have a 250R. Love it.

I'd get the YFZ. . . . Never thought i'd say that. . .