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[4stroker]

a mate of mine wanting to get into quad mx says he wants an LTR450.

are they doing anything about the gearbox issues for 2009? seems they had alot of trouble in 07 and 08...

thanks, mark
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[morebloodymoney]

G'day mark i'd say with all the crap flying around now with gearbox issues on there 08's i reckon they will have the strongest gearbox on the planet. Oh wait up thats what i heard about the 07's. Tell your mate there are 2 yellow bikes out there.

[OZ_450]

the gearbox issue is in the 08 not the 07 only time a 07 had issue was when they hi comped and worked the top end Tait Ovens 07 runs production and expert class this season and last and has had no issues


as for the 09 unsure if has been fixed havent read anywhere as yet
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[v8toy]

i love the ltrs and i love mine but i reckon id be sceptical to jump at another until they fix the box just pulled mine down and it dont look cheap
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[BARN-6]

Own two ltr450 and haven't had a problem with either,maybe i don't ride hard enough.

[Ozpilot]

The way the people at Suzuki seem to be denying knowledge of any problem you would have to assume it hasn't been fixed for the 2009 model.

[v8toy]

BUZOOKA wrote:

Own two ltr450 and haven't had a problem with either,maybe i don't ride hard enough.

thats what i thought till my last moto race on it now im up for some dollars


The way the people at Suzuki seem to be denying knowledge of any problem you would have to assume it hasn't been fixed for the 2009 model.[/quote]

thats just what they say so 10,000 people dont do warranty claims all of a sudden
but time will only tell whos gonna be the guineu pig to push them hard first
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[Wadey]

Son Cam, #7 , has had three 06/07 LTR's , national clubman '06, National expert and National and state production 07, never one problem with the tranny and you cant say they werent ridden hard, as Brad said like Tait's, all stock engines and never even had the head off one of those bikes.

[OZ_450]

hey David i forgot to mention Cams

cam is a good example of the 07 model as he done 2 classes all year

must be soon as ya start moding the motors they start to be a problem
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model vx ss 350 hahaha
enough bass to compensate for lack of skills
Empty Wallet Racing proudly on track for GM Motorsport

[v8toy]

my engines stock beside a pipe, pim and airfilter and i eventually blew a box
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[OZ_450]

maybe unlucky or just damn to hard on em v8toy lol
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model vx ss 350 hahaha
enough bass to compensate for lack of skills
Empty Wallet Racing proudly on track for GM Motorsport

[v8toy]

id say to hard on them got a year outa it b4 it died pics of gearbox are on the other ltr thread
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[Wadey]

It seems to me if you punt any race quad hard enough for long enough, it eventually will give tranny problems, lots more load than a two wheeler but gearbox is not much heavier. Ive seen issues with all the major brands, so I dont think any are imune from it. As i said in the other thread, as soon as they start to jump out of gear, fix it IMMEDIATELY. otherwise the end consequences are usually not good.

[v8toy]

to true theres alot more weight behind those gearboxes that where basically engineered of a 2 wheeler
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[fourtrax]

v8toy wrote:

to true theres alot more weight behind those gearboxes that where basically engineered of a 2 wheeler

this isnt entirely true, i have a yz450f motor in my trx250r hybrid and have over 50 odd hp and have had no tranny problems (touch wood!)
this set up has been used since 2000 when Tim Farr ran one in his championship winning 250r. they are common practice in the states and gearbox are not a normal issue even though they are bike motors.

I would say this is rather a problem specific to the ltr.... its a real shame because the ltr is the first quad ive ridden that handles or feels like the legendary trx250r ! if i was to buy a new quad it would have been the ltr, but not now, hope they fix it soon...