z440 dependable?

[quads14589]

hey i have a quick question some guy wants to trade a 04 z440 for my 03 400ex do you guys think thats a good deal? the z440 was raced for a couple of races so is the 440 kit dependable? and would u say its a good trade?

tyler

[suzukiray]

It's a KILLER deal for you as the Z is SOOOO much better a bike than the EX! That makes me wonder what's wrong with the Z? Has it been crashed? How long ago was the piston done & how much run time on it? Something must be up with the Z because it really IS a better bike. Find out as much as you can before trading. If he is a friend, get him really drunk & THEN see what's up with his bike! Talk to his friends to see if any of them have heard him say anything. I don't mean to sound paranoid but you need to find out what's up. Ray.

[quads14589]

it was raced by a kid he bought it off of for like 3 races he said and a engine builder built the 440 kit for the kid, im gonna prolly check it out this weekend the guy trading me said that he likes hondas more, more relable and better re-sale so im gonna check it out.

[quads14589]

did the z440 kit with the sleeve blow up?

[Z-Rider86]

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not buying the story. Why would you ever trade a race ready Z for a 400ex? I'm not saying there is anything bad about a 400ex. If he wanted to have a race ready 440 he could have done it with an ex. Granted there are some advantages the Z has over the ex (i.e. liquid cooled and duel cam), but still if he liked the ex's better in the first place and found them more dependable....he would have bought one and made it race ready to begin with. It's sounds like a steal, but prolly for him.

[quads14589]

well the guy is kinda old he said he is 39 and he said he wants something different the quad only has the 440 kit and rev box and exhaust no kind of suspension on it, he said he wants a 400ex becuase more dependable and something new.

[dvxxx400]

39, Kinda Old?

[Sandgod4]

A Z is on par w/ the 400ex as far as reliability..