Z450 vs. YFZ450?

[300EX_HMF]

my friend is selling his Z400 with everything done to it besides motor. i told him id buy for it 6000 cash at the end of summer if hes still got it. but what im trying to say is, if i put a 450 kit in the Z, port and polish and everything i could do to the motor, would it be the same if not better than the YFZ motor?

[ShiftFMX]

$6000 :eek:

What kinda stuff is on it?

[sly400ex]

6k, I wouldn't waste my time.....by the time someone throws a few hundred dollars into a yzf450 (IE Pipe, etc.)....buu bye Z 450!!!:o

[roostin_dale]

Doug Gust has proven a Z450 can keep up with a yfz (or 20). If you do the motor right and you can ride then it shouldn't be a prob. $6,000 sounds like alot though, list the mods...

[300EX_HMF]

long travel roll design front end with Elka quad rate piggy back shocks, Rpm axle, tag bars,Dyna ignition,nerf bars,homemade pipe,FCR 39mm carb,new top end,250r quadtech scoop he wants to get 7 out of it. its one hell of a deal thoguth!! theres pics of it on here somewhere just gotta find it! here the link to what it looks like, keep scrolling down u wil see it.

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43793&highlight=Z400

[Out_Sider]

o yeah, go for the Z on that one, but i'd only pay around 5500 at the most for it, i mean, no matter what when you build a quad like that, he's gonna lose money.

[roostin_dale]

Originally posted by 300EX_HMF
homemade pipe

:huh got a pic of that^^?

rest off the bike looks sweet!

[Wired]

Originally posted by roostin_dale
Doug Gust has proven a Z450 can keep up with a yfz (or 20). If you do the motor right and you can ride then it shouldn't be a prob. $6,000 sounds like alot though, list the mods...

you understand who doug gust is right? hahah the guy could probably win the pro class on a 400ex! :blah:

[roostin_dale]

Originally posted by Wired
you understand who doug gust is right? hahah the guy could probably win the pro class on a 400ex! :blah:

thats my point exactly....anyone could win on a z450 if they can ride...

I have a Z440 and wouldnt trade for a YFZ unless it had the same stuff on it as mine. You arent a pro so it really wont matter which you go with. Both are good choices, but I say go for the Z.

[hondarider2006]

I would say go with the z and make it a 450:D

[Scottie Mac]

Put it this way, if you pay 6k for it and get the Yoshi 450 kit (2 K) you will have a race ready, bad arse quad for 8 grand. That is a good deal. The only downside is that you never know how long a built up motor like that is going to last. But, you couldn't get a YFZ or a TRX450r race ready for 8 grand.

Scott

[markeg192]

You also have to remember how many guys are still breaking the Z frames.

[Scottie Mac]

Good point. But, if you plan on racing, you should gusset any production framed quad, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda, etc.

Scott

[300EX_HMF]

thanks everyone! but does anyone have a any experience riding one of these to or seen any of these to goes against each other?
is there any articles here on the internet?