What Quads Too Not Race?

[SCOOTER450R]

Pretty simple!

I went to the Nebraska National Forrest last weekend and I think I was the fastest there.

There wasn't anyone that would pull up to race.
There was 2 guys on 400EX w/ pipes and a guy on a atc250R
that were drag racing so I pulled up and smoked them, and I knew I would but there was a guy on a piped Raptor, and 2 piped DS650 but nobody would race.

I have a 450R w/ HRC, 13t sprocket, 100oct fuel, and last two baffles in stock muffler removed.
So what should I stay away from?

I also rode by a guy with a predator and he would race either!

[cooper505]

ME!!!

haha

[r450rr]

watch out for decked out banshees.. they like to lerck around at those races

[Rogers_Dad]

I raced my wife today. She was on our Foreman S. I was riding my brand spankin' new 450R. I can officially say racing Foreman's is safe ;) . Seriously that thing is faster than most dirt bike's I've ridden. I love it.

[Sportrax10]

Raptors, DS650s, Predators, you should be ok...

Anything really modded out, modded Banshees, modded YFZ's, you might wanna get a pipe for...:devil:

[04'400ex'er]

In an article in atv action about the05' predator, they said that in a drag it would pull the 450's on top. we all know that won't happen on the track, though.

[trick450r]

The 450r blows preds off the track all day long...i was draging on the ice for a day and took out a ds650, a kfx 440 a banshee with toomys, a stock blaster:D , hmm in one pic it looks like im beeting a arcticat firecat 700 sled when in fact he was just giving me a head start and he hadent left the line yet!:blah: ...their was one guy out their on a decked outt drag sled that got clocked by a cop out their doing 127 mph inside of 300 ft

[Jaybr]

Cannondales will give you a run, the one in this pic is stock.

[04'400ex'er]

Originally posted by trick450r
The 450r blows preds off the track all day long...i was draging on the ice for a day and took out a ds650, a kfx 440 a banshee with toomys, a stock blaster:D , hmm in one pic it looks like im beeting a arcticat firecat 700 sled when in fact he was just giving me a head start and he hadent left the line yet!:blah: ...their was one guy out their on a decked outt drag sled that got clocked by a cop out their doing 127 mph inside of 300 ft I know that the r is faster on the track. I was talking about drag racing.

[joe1l]

Cannondales will give you a run, the one in this pic is stock.

I raced a C-dale with moto/speed mapping and I was able to beat him with my 450R. At the time I only had a pipe and a cut airbox lid. We raced a few times and they were all close races but I pulled him everytime.

[Chef]

You really dont need to waste your money on that 100 octane fuel...it doesnt do you any good with stock compression.

[44oEX]

a 500ex. you have no hope lol ( I hope anyway )

[twisted threads]

What to look out for??? This!:D

[redroost85]

:rolleyes: :devil:

[Chef]

Originally posted by twisted threads
What to look out for??? This!:D

Pfft...:o :D

[Goat397]

to make it easier just watch out for anyone with more money than you

[WhiteZee]

Originally posted by Chef
You really dont need to waste your money on that 100 octane fuel...it doesnt do you any good with stock compression.

[PEPwalshZ440]

a 535cc STROKE BANSHEE
http://www.eastcoastatv.com/BuildaQuad/Banshee535CC/side2.jpg :eek2:

[Rogers_Dad]

I'd race that just to say I lost.:cool:

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by Rogers_Dad
I'd race that just to say I lost.:cool:

Same here. I wish my Banshee looked half as good and was half as fast as that beast.

Rogers_Dad, where in Minnesota are you located? We're always looking for new people to ride with.

[trick450r]

I wouldent race my 250r xept maybe in a 50 foot drag!:blah: but seriously my 250r will wreck my 450r if they both get into 5th

[tjar66]

Don't race my kids on thier Raptor 80's. You might beat them but they wont turn away from a drag race.

[TrX450rKiD]

Originally posted by PEPwalshZ440
a 535cc STROKE BANSHEE
http://www.eastcoastatv.com/BuildaQuad/Banshee535CC/side2.jpg :eek2:

I could take him :cool:

LOL, if I was in an airplane

[Rogers_Dad]

Originally posted by Toadz400
Same here. I wish my Banshee looked half as good and was half as fast as that beast.

Rogers_Dad, where in Minnesota are you located? We're always looking for new people to ride with.

Blaine. Send me a PM if that's somewhat close. All the guys I usually ride with have utility machines. It would be nice to not have to stop every 5 minutes and have bugs eat me alive.:D

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by Rogers_Dad
Blaine. Send me a PM if that's somewhat close. All the guys I usually ride with have utility machines. It would be nice to not have to stop every 5 minutes and have bugs eat me alive.:D

You are probably about an hour and a half from me.

Yea, I don't have to worry about riding with utilities, but I do end up stopping a lot for my friends:p .

[Kilabanshee]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PEPwalshZ440
[B]a 535cc STROKE BANSHEE

I saw that quad at eastcoast when it was first getting built thats one bad *** banshee. Yeah ive seen plenty of quads give the 450's a run, cannondale's,banshee, even my 416ex full modded has a hard time keeping up with the piped ones but still gives them a decent run.

[Derno24]

Originally posted by joe1l
I raced a C-dale with moto/speed mapping and I was able to beat him with my 450R. At the time I only had a pipe and a cut airbox lid. We raced a few times and they were all close races but I pulled him everytime.

Not trying to start anything, but you didn't pull him on top. I have had my Dale clocked at 89 mph. It is not stock, but even stocker have a higher top speed than a 450r. If you got him in a short distance than cool it was rider not machine. These quads are very similar and rider can change an outcome drastically. Drag racing may seem like the best way to determine which quad is faster, but it isn't. There are way to many factors that will change the outcome.

Like beer located at the end of the drag strip! :devil:

[300extreme#8]

them trx 90s wooo, now them jokers r bad***** ,hahaha j/k idk just race people and find out who to stay clear of.all i know

[1110]

Race em' all!
If you get beat,mod it some more and go back and spank'em.
Its one of those vicous cycle things.

[cletusEX]

A 440ex done right will give a 450r a run for it's money. Most drag races are won by the rider if both bikes have reasonably the same power.

[TRX450R2]

Happy racin makes the world go round!:) :cool: :devil:

[Rebelrider4OOex]

so whats faster stock to stock cdale or 450r?

[lukester720]

Just figured I'd chime in and let you know that a 450r won the unlimited class in the flat drags the other night. It was 160 ft of hardpack dirt which they did ocassionally sprinkle some water on to keep the dust down. The quad that won has the sparks pipe and agressive cam, sparks jet kit, sparks lightened flywheel/ignition kit, custom intake and a 13.5:1 piston and was spanking everything. he beat a built cannondale, a couple beefed up yfz's, a predator, A few big bore 400's, banshees, a streched blaster with a yzf 600 motor on it and a lt500r. it was double elimination and he did get be once by the lt500r but turned around and beat him in the next race to win it! There were quite a few quads in this class running wheelie bars but he was not one of them. He was running 300ex shocks and cut his linkage and welded a piece in to make it longer so his quad would sit lower. This quad like mine just hooked up and went. here are the pics of these guys quads:
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/lukester720/drags_005.jpg
I'm not sure which one of the quads on the end won because they look identical, the only difference is that one has a hrc cam and the other has the sparks cam, I thing the one with the sparks cam is a little faster though. The one in the center is stock and has won just about every stock 4 stroke class it has entered in this year:macho

[Sportrax10]

Originally posted by lukester720
Just figured I'd chime in and let you know that a 450r won the unlimited class in the flat drags the other night. It was 160 ft of hardpack dirt which they did ocassionally sprinkle some water on to keep the dust down. The quad that won has the sparks pipe and agressive cam, sparks jet kit, sparks lightened flywheel/ignition kit, custom intake and a 13.5:1 piston and was spanking everything. he beat a built cannondale, a couple beefed up yfz's, a predator, A few big bore 400's, banshees, a streched blaster with a yzf 600 motor on it and a lt500r. it was double elimination and he did get be once by the lt500r but turned around and beat him in the next race to win it! There were quite a few quads in this class running wheelie bars but he was not one of them. He was running 300ex shocks and cut his linkage and welded a piece in to make it longer so his quad would sit lower. This quad like mine just hooked up and went. here are the pics of these guys quads:
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/lukester720/drags_005.jpg
I'm not sure which one of the quads on the end won because they look identical, the only difference is that one has a hrc cam and the other has the sparks cam, I thing the one with the sparks cam is a little faster though. The one in the center is stock and has won just about every stock 4 stroke class it has entered in this year:macho

Wow thats quite impressive!:macho

[Rogers_Dad]

Originally posted by lukester720
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/lukester720/drags_005.jpg
I'm not sure which one of the quads on the end won because they look identical, the only difference is that one has a hrc cam and the other has the sparks cam, I thing the one with the sparks cam is a little faster though. The one in the center is stock and has won just about every stock 4 stroke class it has entered in this year:macho
When I die and wake up in heaven (I hope:devil: ) this is what I want to see in front of me.:cool:

[Snow]

yeah that is a beutifull sight:eek2: . im drooling

[joe1l]

Not trying to start anything, but you didn't pull him on top. I have had my Dale clocked at 89 mph. It is not stock, but even stocker have a higher top speed than a 450r. If you got him in a short distance than cool it was rider not machine. These quads are very similar and rider can change an outcome drastically. Drag racing may seem like the best way to determine which quad is faster, but it isn't. There are way to many factors that will change the outcome.

??? I'm not trying to flame any C-dales. But I had him, and they were very long drag races. There is no doubt the Cdale has a great top end, because I rode his and i agree that they are very fast on top, and can rev to the moon, but my 450R had better bottom end so I would get the holeshot every time. Not to mention that the 450r is geared higher than a C-dale. According to the gearing calculators a 450r's top speed is close to the same as the C-dales. http://www.kg4vpv.com/~ncliborne/cdale.htm (Gearing Calcutlator) I know you love your C-dale but don't tell what I did and did not do, I have no reason to make up stories.

[danyeo]

Originally posted by joe1l
??? I'm not trying to flame any C-dales. But I had him, and they were very long drag races. There is no doubt the Cdale has a great top end, because I rode his and i agree that they are very fast on top, and can rev to the moon, but my 450R had better bottom end so I would get the holeshot every time. Not to mention that the 450r is geared higher than a C-dale. According to the gearing calculators a 450r's top speed is close to the same as the C-dales. http://www.kg4vpv.com/~ncliborne/cdale.htm (Gearing Calcutlator) I know you love your C-dale but don't tell what I did and did not do, I have no reason to make up stories.

Hey Joe. One thing to remember is that my quad kept giving me problems with shifting as i was getting stuck in 2nd gear, also consider my engine blew up in May so who knows what was the matter with it. But even if those things were fixed the 450r is still excellent in a drag and probably better on trails than the Dale, maybe i would have been even with you through the first 3 gears if i had no problems and if i was a better drag racer but the Dale would pull away in 5th probably. But still, your quad is still running strong right now and i am quadless and that's really the main thing, i do love the overall feel and smooth power of the 450r and Honda quality and reliabilty compared to a used Cannondale isn't worth discussing which is better. Overall though i could see a drag between a Dale and a 450r going either way with the rider being the main factor, they are both really fast quads.
In response the original post, since most quad riders are recreational riders who cares if you loose or not, go out and race anyone, what's the point of spending 6000 on a quad and being afraid of race someone.