racing a yfz yfz 450

[coalson]

I have a race with an 05 or 06 (not for sure) yfz 450. I know he has a full exhaust and k&n filter and no lid and jeted up. My ? is how good of a race is it going to be ? I have an lrd pro 4 full and k&n no lid and jetted should i beat him ? we r about the same in ridn abilitys any advice on racing him THANX

[Scro]

It should be a fairly good race. Try starting in 2nd gear, if you on loose terrain. If you start in 1st, all you will do is spin.

[nowukno]

I agree , should be a close race. What's the weight difference between the two of you? It could come down to that.

[ghott]

I have both an 05' YFZ450 and 05' TRX450R.

The 450R has:
HMF Full Sport Series Exhaust
HRC Airbox Lid
HRC Snorkel
Sparks Racing Filter

The YFZ has:
Alba Racing Full Exhaust
K&N Filter
Airbox Lid off

The YFZ pulls 1/2 bike length in 1/8 mile.

But....the YFZ is geared significantly lower than the TRX.

Thats some food for thought for ya. 06's are very different from the 05's, just thought I would throw in my .02 cents. :)

[jshtex]

The better rider should win.

[Flodies400ex]

you should be good to go and good luck

[dtmichau]

The 06 R is supposed to have the more potent engine out of the three big 450s currently out. But it will probably come down to little things such as gearing, whos better on the clutch, and rider weight. Make us prowd, eat that YFZToilet ALIVE!!!!!!!

[Flodies400ex]

lol I am going to go riding tomorrow and i will see if I can beat a banshee and yfz non stock with pipes and k&n maybe

[coalson]

Originally posted by coalson
I have a race with an 05 or 06 (not for sure) yfz 450. I know he has a full exhaust and k&n filter and no lid and jeted up. My ? is how good of a race is it going to be ? I have an lrd pro 4 full and k&n no lid and jetted should i beat him ? we r about the same in ridn abilitys any advice on racing him THANX

wahoo we raced a total of 5 time i won 4 out of 5 I lost the second race cause i just took of to hard and it pulled up real hard but he only won by about a length. I won the first by 2 links and the rest by just a tire or less and his yfz is an 06 tahnx for the help THanx bama450 i started in 2 and that helped a lot ohh and i weigh 235 and he weighed im going to guess maybe 150 - 175 some where in there we even swithced bikes for 2 race afterwards and he beat me on mine about 2 1/2 lengths im glad i ride a honda

[ghott]

Great job!