yellowrider
04-29-2004, 08:20 PM
first off i have to say i was a little scared buying a yamaha. cause the dealers around my area is not like the honda dealer they dont have commen sense they do anything that book tells them. lol
it climbs hills like no other.. i am very confident with it . it may get me hurt..
the only thing i could say about this bike compared to the honda is.. on the honda you expect the front end to come up a little so you are ready for it and you get better at it.. while on the yamaha 96% of the time it dont come up and when it did today i almost panic... luckly i still had some skills with the clutch :D and rode it out like i meant to do it :cool:
this 75 % of the reason i bought it over the honda (hill climbs)
15% because it had electric start
10% beacause it has more power then the honda and handle better than the 450r i tested. ( im sure they didnt have it set up like all you other people on here have it sit up.. and i heard that it was a good improvement.)
cons
tires do not last long on this bike
sucks alot of gas
i dont get to ride it enough
hard to keep the swingarm clean
hard to change spark plug
skid plate sucks!! but i got a prm now
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pros
lots of fun
made me a better rider somehow (i climb much smoother on the yfz then i did on my 400ex)
Lands better than my 400ex
well its not really a good review but i was bored and had nothing to do ..
if you have any questions you can ask.. and no i havent had any kind of problems with it knock on wood..
but as soon as i got it i ran with the lights on and when i get off on it for breaks to let it cool down and talk with my friends i jsut keep the key on and park it in neutral so their is always something on .. so my battery shouldnt over charge or do anything wacky ..
:D
it climbs hills like no other.. i am very confident with it . it may get me hurt..
the only thing i could say about this bike compared to the honda is.. on the honda you expect the front end to come up a little so you are ready for it and you get better at it.. while on the yamaha 96% of the time it dont come up and when it did today i almost panic... luckly i still had some skills with the clutch :D and rode it out like i meant to do it :cool:
this 75 % of the reason i bought it over the honda (hill climbs)
15% because it had electric start
10% beacause it has more power then the honda and handle better than the 450r i tested. ( im sure they didnt have it set up like all you other people on here have it sit up.. and i heard that it was a good improvement.)
cons
tires do not last long on this bike
sucks alot of gas
i dont get to ride it enough
hard to keep the swingarm clean
hard to change spark plug
skid plate sucks!! but i got a prm now
--------------------------------
pros
lots of fun
made me a better rider somehow (i climb much smoother on the yfz then i did on my 400ex)
Lands better than my 400ex
well its not really a good review but i was bored and had nothing to do ..
if you have any questions you can ask.. and no i havent had any kind of problems with it knock on wood..
but as soon as i got it i ran with the lights on and when i get off on it for breaks to let it cool down and talk with my friends i jsut keep the key on and park it in neutral so their is always something on .. so my battery shouldnt over charge or do anything wacky ..
:D