New 2006 450 shootout!

[Mxracer53]

Here is the main andand most rumors that seem true and are.
and some hopefull things.

2006 TRX450r-
longer swingarm
hrc cam
new valving and linkage

2006 YFZ450-
MX, xc, and regular editions
Full 450cc
less stiff thumb throttle
MX-
itp mxr4's
mx bumper
kick start
shaved plastic
wider axle
wider a-arms
different valving
XC-
itp hd's
full skids
larger plastic
xc bumper
different valving
REGULAR-
everything same but normal holeshots

2006 LTZ450-
rmz450 motor
lower center of gravity
yfz,z400 looks

So far thats all i ahve heard ill post up more info when i get it.

[DJJ450r]

sounds awsome. hope it true

[250xridamatt]

I really doubt the YFZ thing is true. That would seem to raise the price quite a bit, and it wouldnt make much sense for Yamaha to do that right now.

[RandRRrider]

Honda raised their prices. For a 1000RR it's almost $12,000. For 450R, it's like $6,600 or $6,700.

[blakefoote]

I doubt that Yamaha will do that to a factory bike. Where are you getting this info.

[bradley300]

i highly doubt the yamaha stuff will happen, there not going to put holeshots on a factory xc racer when bill ballance uses razr's

[duke416ex]

They might, I doubt they really care what their racers are getting paid to use, they are going to use whatever company gives them a better deal on a couple 100k tires.

Cannondale tried to build race specific bikes too........you saw what happened to them.

I'm not sure building seperate quads would be the best way for Yamaha to make money.

[desratt]

look at the profile of the poster it is a 14 year old

[Mxracer53]

yes i am 14 but i can send you to every website i got the info.

[desratt]

ok
we're all waiting

[Mxracer53]

fine here is for the yfz
YFZ info (http://www.yfzcentral.com/invision/index.php?showtopic=28337&st=0)
and at z400central got to z450 talk and there is hundereds of topics pic one.

[29FTEX]

Originally posted by Mxracer53
fine here is for the yfz
YFZ info (http://www.yfzcentral.com/invision/index.php?showtopic=28337&st=0)
and at z400central got to z450 talk and there is hundereds of topics pic one.

Those are your sources for credible info? :ermm:

The only real way to know is after the dealer shows announce what's coming. Other than that, it's all speculations, wishes, and rumors.

Some guy came from Japan and has an mx version... can't show pics or give a vin # or dealership??????? :rolleyes:

[TRXDresh]

First of all, American Yamaha will be the one releasing the bike. If it had been released in Japan, we would have already known about it. Yamaha isn't going to spend millions of dollars re-tooling their manufacturing facility when they will bot even spend any money to support the developement of the sport. In the leisure industry (which ATV's are in), they don't change it if it isn't broke. Why would they change things if they are selling well? If this was true, the quads would be close to 10,000 dollars retail anyway.

[duke416ex]

Give it a couple years, they will be 10k, not long ago 5k was high for a new quad, now retail is 6500.

[Mxracer53]

i never said i new it for sure i said that this is the main rumors and some of my hopes.