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Boweman
06-19-2007, 10:13 AM
ok, i came off a 125cc dirt bike and i was pretty good but i switched to 4 wheelers just for something new. i traded traded it for a 300ex because i was not sure how i would do but it turns out i am faster on my 4 wheeler, i feel like i am extremely fast i am faster on my 13 horsepower 4 wheeler than i was on my 35 horsepower dirt bike. i have only had my 300 for about a month but i think i need something bigger. i have been working for a while and i am now thinking by the end of summer i am going to try to get a 450. i am going to sell my 300 for about 2000, and i am going to have about 1500-2000 saved up by the end of summer. i am going to try to buy a 450 for about 3500-4000. i ride alot of trails and some mx. i was planning on racing both mx and offroad. mostly offroad but i do enjoy mx alot. i am 5'4 and 110. i love to ride and ride alot, i do wheelies and jump and go really fast so i need the bike a reliable bike and a bike that will stand up to some big jumps. my concern with the 450r is that the kickstart is pretty awkward for me being that i am short, i cant get to big of a kick on it. i am used to kickstarts but not the forward kick type. i am pretty sure that the 04 yfz450 is elec. start. so which would be the best overall bike for me?

07250ex
06-19-2007, 11:53 AM
your the same exact size as me and i like the feel on a yfz much better it feels tons lower and more stable, yfz shocks are much better for a rider like you that rides trails but will also hit a MX track the shocks have much better bottoming out resistance,more travel, and beefier coils

sdbrown12388
06-20-2007, 02:48 PM
i'd say you should go with the yfz because it feels smaller to me than a 450r

pro-rider46
06-24-2007, 08:12 PM
ride both ,

i am bigger and my r fits me better than a yfz