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YFZ 450 White bros
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
Joined: 10 Nov 2008
Posts: 91
Location: Katherine N.T
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 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:42 am Post subject: reliabilty |
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Ok i'm looking to get a 450 race bike, i have a yfz at the moment but em selling that due to i want to up date..
out of all the 450's what is the most reliable? all i would want to do to it is, exhaust, intake, fuel delivery.
i just want a bike that will keep going,i will of course be servicing it all the time, like i know the sport of motor cross is a extremly high matenance sport, so i thought i would start off with a reliable bike.
so please write up what you think about reliabitly of the modern 450's, which one is the best buy and all that.. thanks
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Quad
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 2773
Location: UP FRONT
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| The ktm worlds best ,They will till you. looking at getting 1 or 2 to race , go the KTM. |
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Todd 127
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Joined: 12 Feb 2006
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Location: Hawkesbury
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:35 am Post subject: Re: reliabilty |
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| YFZ 450 White bros wrote: | Ok i'm looking to get a 450 race bike, i have a yfz at the moment but em selling that due to i want to up date..
out of all the 450's what is the most reliable? all i would want to do to it is, exhaust, intake, fuel delivery.
i just want a bike that will keep going,i will of course be servicing it all the time, like i know the sport of motor cross is a extremly high matenance sport, so i thought i would start off with a reliable bike.
so please write up what you think about reliabitly of the modern 450's, which one is the best buy and all that.. thanks |
I think there pretty much all reliable. If you are only going to do bolt ons , with no engine mods i cant really think of a quad thats going to let you down. Maybe you should look at How much the Quad is going to cost you to service. Ktm would have to be the most expensive to service, a top end rebuild will set you back a lot more than a Yammy, Honda, Kawi. These 4 strokes are all pretty expensive to maintain. Dont just look at oil and cleaning the filter, they will need a replaced piston, timing chain, possible valves etc.
Just get one that you feel the most comfortable on what you exactly plan on doing with it, MX, trailriding.
Good Luck
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OZ_450
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Joined: 12 Feb 2006
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Location: those who need to know knows :)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Quad wrote: | | The ktm worlds best ,They will till you. looking at getting 1 or 2 to race , go the KTM. |
lol Darren just buying one wont win ya races buddy  |
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mitch41
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Joined: 12 Jan 2009
Posts: 535
Location: Brisbane
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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my opinion would be to get a 08 polaris outlaw 450 MXR
they are great bikes, comfy ride, really reliable and come standard with Fox Podium Shox and Maxxis RZR MX tyres
the 08 models are selling for $8,995 australian $ at the moment (brand new)
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shan660
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Posts: 345
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| i was travelling down this path at one stage to, i was set on the kawasaki, but after listening to a good mate of mine, who got me riding in the first place, i started to look at the suzuki 450, to which i was told comes with a lot of after market performance parts already on it. |
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OZ_450
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Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 1631
Location: those who need to know knows :)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| q0d wrote: | my opinion would be to get a 08 polaris outlaw 450 MXR
they are great bikes, comfy ride, really reliable and come standard with Fox Podium Shox and Maxxis RZR MX tyres
the 08 models are selling for $8,995 australian $ at the moment (brand new)
cheerz, q0d |
rear plastics are crap and break lots and lots i know alot of racers were replacing them nilly every meeting and expencive if is first time racing get something cheaper and with less breakages |
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dynamitediscodave
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Joined: 27 Aug 2009
Posts: 569
Location: arm chair in front of xbox
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah i'm a fan of the ltr450. |
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WHATEVER
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Posts: 349
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| OZ_450 wrote: | | lol Darren just buying one wont win ya races buddy |
That is true about most quads ... except the Cobras' ... apparently if your kid rides a Cobra it is all the quad and none of the rider!! :p
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WestAussie
50cc nipper
Joined: 12 Oct 2009
Posts: 33
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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another yfz
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JRE
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Joined: 03 May 2009
Posts: 526
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That is true about most quads ... except the Cobras' ... apparently if your kid rides a Cobra it is all the quad and none of the rider!! :p[/quote]
Thats cos racing a cobra against a CVT bike is like running a YZ80 against a Peewee 80
80% bike 20% rider beating a cobra on a CVT is 80% rider 20% bike |
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JONO
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Joined: 27 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| WHATEVER wrote: | | OZ_450 wrote: | | lol Darren just buying one wont win ya races buddy |
apparently if your kid rides a Cobra it is all the quad and none of the rider!! :p |
that sounds about right, although i'd say it's about 75% bike 25% rider, just not fair having them race against cvt quads.
I'd choose an lt-r for reliability, we haven't blown a motor yet and once they've got the billet gears they're fairly bulletproof |
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sioux
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Posts: 388
Location: western sydney
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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id say the ltr 450 ive had em since 06 and have never had a problrm
nice and wide and reliable
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Losty Down Under
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Posts: 444
Location: Nelson Bay
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the new 450 bikes are fairly reliable. Just depends as to how much money you want to throw at them to get them into race trim.
Why hasn't Lenny jumped on this post yet?
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WHATEVER
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Posts: 349
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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| JONO wrote: | | that sounds about right, although i'd say it's about 75% bike 25% rider, just not fair having them race against cvt quads. |
Thanks for the vote of confidence ...
What is not fair about racing a 70cc Cobra against a 90cc CVT? Anyone, any track, any time - you wanna swap bikes and have a race? Insert excuse here ............................................................! 
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cowchaser
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Location: Warrnambool
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:19 am Post subject: |
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What has Cobra vs CVT got to do with this post??? Come on guys!!!
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WHATEVER
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Posts: 349
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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| cowchaser wrote: | | What has Cobra vs CVT got to do with this post??? Come on guys!!! |
True ... sorry!! 
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