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[DAZ]

I am looking at buying either a yamaha 450R 09 or a kawasaki 450R 09 what would be the best buy ?. THey are both great looking bikes. What are your thoughts.

[DAZ]

So i guess know one knows about these bikes on here ?

[bowser]

DAZRAPTOR wrote:

So i guess know one knows about these bikes on here ?

might help if you put up what type of riding you intend to do, where you live and what access you have to parts/spares, what spares you may already have, riding experience.

personally i would go the Yamaha as you will find spares easier. What about the suzuki's? they have a good rep.
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[Noy Q75]

Go and have alook at the state rounds here in W.A. all year i only saw 1 green machine. but lots of yamahas so i guess yamaha is the bike? do the new kwakas come out race width ? our do you still got to put arms and axel on them ??
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[Pigz]

Were going into the third season on kawasaki and so far these bikes have been bullet proof .I have not cracked chassis or blown gear boxs like on my old hondas.There is the need to spend some $ if you want to run mx compeditevelly .

[DON450]

go the yammy

[DAZ]

Yeah mainly doing trail riding and mx that sort of thing in SA. We have been riding for around a year or two. So dont know a huge amount about the bikes as yet so more just after your thoughts on the best overall bike etc. They were the best bikes based on looks, that i have seen. Its all about quality of the bike vs how much you pay for the bike.

[ning]

my yamaha didnt give me much trouble. was a awesome bike and id give anything to have one of the newer ones
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[Todd 127]

Pigz wrote:

Were going into the third season on kawasaki and so far these bikes have been bullet proof .I have not cracked chassis or blown gear boxs like on my old hondas.There is the need to spend some $ if you want to run mx compeditevelly .

That was a big word for you Worthy

[yogie]

you cant go past green, its as simple as that...
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[IRS 525]

Nice to have reverse when you're in the bush.

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[feralkid]

yogie wrote:

you cant go past green, its as simple as that...

I have to agree. John Deere is a very trustworthy brand.

Go the yamaha.
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[mitch41]

yammie all the way
just that the rear rims are way too soft for racing so you'll have to swap em for aftermarket ones if u wanna race

theres a budget build up of the yammie in ATV ACTIONS last couple of mags

cheers, q0d

[09rap]

more yamahas finish the suoth african dahkar rally than kawaski thats the best judge of any bike.

[ozquad44]

Reliability between a Yammie and a Kwacker should be pretty much on par. Just because a lot of people ride one brand doesnt nessasarily mean the alternative is poor quality. There are number of factors that weigh into popularity, not in the least marketing.

The Yammie (I assume you mean the R) is wide out of the box, which will save you a fair bit of time and money over the Kwacka, because the green machine will need to be widened to race competitively. But having said that you should be able to get the Kwacka a lot cheaper in the first place.

You also have to remember that The Yammie has the runs on the board. 450 Yammis have been running around in Australia since 2003, and they were the machine that really dragged Quadracing out of the dark ages. The YFZ450's were the first machine to give the average quad rider access to cutting edge chassis and engine design. Before the YFZ, it took mega dollars to get a quad up to speed.

Since that time all the other manufacturers have got on board so we are a bit spoilt for choice now days. CAN-AM, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, and Polaris all make quads with the potential to win races.

As for green verses blue, If your going to race the Yamaha will probably be easier, by virtue of its width and popularity. If its trail riding, either will do the trick. I agree with you that the green machine does look the part!
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[Quad]

Duz not matter whot you ride its the guy on it that will win.
On any brand set up right.
Myself ride the pretty must std yfz 450 and come last most times.
BUT have a lot of fun on it. because that my budget.
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[atvstoresnet]

I think both this atv have good quality standard eventhough there is difference in terms of price but its worth to buy
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[Hudson]

Darren weren't you just bragging in another thread that you had a $10000 engine you had to rebuild 3 times every 10 hours????? If that's a tight budget I'd hate to see what you'd do with a large one
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[IRS 525]

Have you considered a Polaris MXR450? I reckon they're a good compromise between the two and would be good for MX and the trails.

You should be able to pick up an 09 model for around $8500.00 new.
47inch's wide and with reverse, a good reliable engine, braided brake lines, hydraulic clutch etc, etc. They're good value.

Willow.
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[Dazz]

check out the cost of a rebuild / Parts for each .. that will help you decide also the reverse on the kwaka is a good option

[mitch41]

YAMMI!!!