lightest atv

[scotteveratt24]

what is the lightest atv out there ive seen pics of a titanium frame hybrid with carbon fiber plastic. anyone goin with an expensive carbon fiber frame? post pics of your light quad!!

[troyleepred719]

PREDATOR :):):)



im sure you will get a million different responses, saying that everyone and their brothers 450 r and yfz are the lightest, but production, i believe that the CanAM ds450 is the lightest, not sure of after market....

I hope your joking about the pred. Technically the Can Am is the lightest, being 345lbs dry, but that's only 5lbs less than a yfz.

[OutlawBill]

On the CAN-Am is that the phony dry weight that Yamaha use, they list the YFZ450 at 350 lbs dry but on the show room floor it weights 372 Lbs with out gas. Is the CAN-AM the same way? The new KTM 450/525 weights 357 Lbs with out gas. I have seen some drag 450’s under 300 Lbs.

[Caseys 300ex]

Do you mean like all big quads excluding minis or do you mean just 400 and higher?

[ZWILLETT47]

1983 LTA 50 Quad = 156 lbs

[OutlawBill]

This is the lightes one I have found :D http://site.rctoyz.com/51C814_blue_1.jpg

[Caseys 300ex]

Heres the pic of the titanium framed quad with carbon fiber plastice.

[OutlawBill]

http://www.planetsand.com/memberphotos/61226.jpg



for full size and sand drags only found on planet sand

[mx1791]

that new raptor 250 is mad light

[bradley300]

i love how narrow mnded some people are, someone says lightest atv , and automaticly everyone thinks about the 450s', lol

the raptor 250 is the lightest full size atv at 313 lbs dry, the blaster is 2nd at 320 lbs dry

[mx1791]

Originally posted by bradley300
i love how narrow mnded some people are, someone says lightest atv , and automaticly everyone thinks about the 450s', lol

the raptor 250 is the lightest full size atv at 313 lbs dry, the blaster is 2nd at 320 lbs dry
haha jinx. we stated the same quad at the same time (i know i have no life:ermm: )

[GE4x4]

I would call the Raptor 250 more a mid-size then full size. Those things are small compared to the full size. But in the mid-size they are the lightest. Any 450 out there would have to be weighed as company dry weights are known to be to accurate.

[DVXracer]

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[250r4life]

i would think the trx 250r would be the lightest Full size made...

it is quite a bit lighten than my YFZ...

and no, a blaster is not a full size quad...

[bwamos]

Stock, I would agree on the Raptor 250.

DS-450 may be the lightest 450, but there really isn't any concrete info yet.

Lightest "Full sized performance quad", non-drag: TRX250R w/ Lonestars rare Titanium Frame. Not legal to race.

[bradley300]

Originally posted by 250r4life


and no, a blaster is not a full size quad...

technicly, yes they are, "full size" is anything over a 90, thats why you need to be 16 to buy one

[CannondaleRider]

Originally posted by bwamos
Not legal to race.

Depends on the series;)

[Rulz]

The TRX250R is the lightest "big" quad ever built, it weighed in at 328 pounds!!

[R3Concepts]

Originally posted by OutlawBill
http://www.planetsand.com/memberphotos/61226.jpg



for full size and sand drags only found on planet sand

This is my bike, and its a hill bike. Weighs 245.

[born2ride14]

Originally posted by R3Concepts
This is my bike, and its a hill bike. Weighs 245.

DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZWILLETT47]

Most racers don't want to tell there quad weight......

I dont count Blasters or Raptor 250s, there not full size quads to me. My 14 year old cousin cant even fit on one.

[Fred55]

I'm 6'2" and the Raptor 250 does not feel that small to me, it feels A LOT larger than it really is. It is nothing like a Blaster.

[gohstmofo6696]

:macho :blah:

Kawasaki's got some good stuff

Originally posted by Fred55
I'm 6'2" and the Raptor 250 does not feel that small to me, it feels A LOT larger than it really is. It is nothing like a Blaster.


u must be high the blaster feels way bigger then the raptor 250 their tiny i coulnt belive how small they were when i sat on one

[400exrider707]

Manufacturers claimed dry weights are all different and they all measure differently. Most use simulation models in the computer software to generate a "theoretical" weight within the software. Input materials and let it calculate material used and it comes up with a weight. Most of them dont even include obvious things like gas, coolant, oil, and some dont even include shock fluids!

Also the lonestar titanium framed CRF pictured has Carbon looking plastic, its not really carbon fiber. That quad was around 325lbs if I remember correctly.

[GE4x4]

One thing we all need to remember, you can't ride a quad in the dry weight state, thus the weight is useless. I love how Honda now has curb weight and I hope the rest follow. The only mag I know that actually weighs quads for there shootouts is ATVSport. So hopefully they will have the next shootout with wet weights. The only thing about the Honda curb weights, they have not listed many yet. Still waiting on the 450R weight.

[Mean250r]

you people that say 450's your retarted

250r was the lightest full size built.

[bradley300]

what exactly is the curb weight? is it just another name for wet/ready to ride weight, or something else?

[2strokeTim]

dinli 90 (no plastic cut/any mods completely stock)=297lbs;)

[bwamos]

Originally posted by bradley300
what exactly is the curb weight? is it just another name for wet/ready to ride weight, or something else?

Pretty much.

Curb weight in respect to auto is the weight of the vehicle with all coolants, oils, a full tank of gas and all "standard equipment" with no passengers or cargo.

I think ATV's should have a standard of their own. ATV w/ 2 quarts of oil, 2 gallons of fuel, and 2 quarts of coolant (if applicable), and all other liquids full (shock oil, brake fluids, etc.), also have a standard wheel/tire weight. This would not penalize for oversized radiators, oil reserves, or a good set of wheels/tires. All good for racing but bad for "weights".

[Mean250r]

Originally posted by 2strokeTim
dinli 90 (no plastic cut/any mods completely stock)=297lbs;)

FULL SIZE!