Anybody have a YFZ450R yet???

[dirtmerchant42]

My cousins waitin on em to come out so he can start riding again.
anybody know a release date or anything like that
thanks

[#17YFZRACER]

new pics of dustin racing it this weekend at glen helen

[#17YFZRACER]

another

[ATVMX905]

sickk quad :eek2:

[dirtmerchant42]

contacted yamaha and found out their shipping one to the dealer near me on the 17th

[tedwilley]

I found one that had just been prepped at a smaller dealer , wasn't even out on the floor yet.
Brought it home!
Going to break it in this weekend!

[popo]

Originally posted by tedwilley
I found one that had just been prepped at a smaller dealer , wasn't even out on the floor yet.
Brought it home!
Going to break it in this weekend!

pics

[tedwilley]

I'll have some pics this weekend. I'm not racing with it, but I'm going to do the first practice session on it. I will post up what I thought, along with some pics. The following weekend, I should have the new Laeger's nerfs and bumper, and hipers installed.

[dirtmerchant42]

cool deal man my cousins parents leave to go pay for his new one in the morning

[Toadz400]

Is Dustin racing for Factory Yamaha? If so, why do they never run any of their stock components that are "race-ready"? If I'm buying something because it's race ready, I would like to see a factory rider racing with the stock components.

[1socal450]

Dustin has obligations with other sponsors to use there products.You cant look at it that way,not even the ktm riders will use a stock set-up.Lets face it,theres always room for improvement! After riding the new YFZR,the only thing I am doing is exhaust,re-valve/re-spring(dual rate)the already long travel shocks,and thats it.Unless you are at the pro level,thats all this thing needs!!!

the shocks on the new 09 are 2"s longer and the old 08 were 15 1/2 so get your facts right and also does anyone know whos making aftermarket stuff so far i should have 2 this week

[1socal450]

Originally posted by hondarider11
Just becuase they say it is long travel it isn't. Long travel on a yfz is like 18.5 inches and long travel on a honda can be up to 21 inches. Stock yamaha shocks are like 14 inches so I do not see how they get off saying stock shocks are long travel when they are the opposite. Long travel is obviously something you dont understand!Even a 5 inch shock can be long travel.Yes the YFZR is long travel setup.A long travel suspension has a certain amount of sag,which allows the vehicle to sit lower(pro stadium trucks/desert trucks are a good example)which allows for better turning/handling.When the vehicle is in the air,whe wheels drop out to the full length of the shock,upon impact the shock works at its full length of stroke and then settles at its ride height.The new YFZR has a few inches of SAG...

[1socal450]

No,they are a bit longer,Yamaha has a different mounting position than Suzuki.Go pick up the front end of a LTR,the front wheels almost immediately come off the ground with the bike,then go pick up the new YFZR,the bike will pick up a few inches,before the wheels follow.The length of the shock has nothing to do with being long travel or not!!!

[moto50]

Who cares about the shocks. I just hope it has a really big power band.

[tedwilley]

I raced my new yfz450r this weekend, still getting used to it being stone stock.
Pulls great, handles great, but the front is way stiff. I'm used to 12" of travel on my other quad.
The stock shocks are 16-1/2" just like the yfz, but valved different. The stock upper a-arms limit the upper ball joint travel, allowing Yamaha to use the standard length shock. Probably to keep the list price at under $8k
The new Laeger's upper a-arm kit will allow true 18-1/2" Yamaha long travel shocks and should perform much better.
I managed second in the holeshot in the first moto, not so good in the second moto(probably over thinking)
I love the riding position, much more room than the yfz and better for me than the ltr.

[tedwilley]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z86/NotSoYoungAnymore/DSC07383.jpg
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[moto50]

They let you race without nerf bars?

[tedwilley]

Yes, and shame on me for doing it. Normally I wouldn't have even considered it, but that Yami felt so good. I couldn't help myself!

[1socal450]

I dont know how a upper a-arm kit will allow you to run a longer shock?The shock mount positions wont change,that upper arm kit is only for adjustability.Nice pics,you lucky Ba*****...:D

[tedwilley]

If you pick up the front end, the upper a-arm with the stock shocks, downward travel is at the limit of the upper ball joint due to the geometry of the a-arm/ball joint mount. The lower arm has plenty more travel available. The Laeger's upper a-arm would change this upper ball joint angle and allow the use of longer shocks. It's also camber/caster adjustable.
Longer shocks do not mean it would necessarily sit any higher than stock. the ride height is determined by the spring length and rate, they support the bike at a given height. Longer shocks just provide more overall travel from full extension to full compression. That after all is the advantage of long travel.
Other than the front end travel, only minor changes will make this a kick *** quad.

[400grl]

The stock shocks were too stiff for you? I had them set 4 clicks up from the softest, and they felt great - and I'm about 130 lbs.......night and day difference in feel/handling from the YFZ, btw. I have raced stock YFZ's a LOT.....I'll be getting my YFZR in January, and plan on only adding a full pipe/intake system and racing it that way all year in 2009. VERY MUCH a race ready quad.....!!!

[Quadevil]

I'm keeping an eye on this new YFZ 450R, very nice quad.
Though there's one thing that keeps it from being race ready: kill switch. I don't know why Yamaha didn't add that from factory :(

I mean, you can enter in official races without nerfs, without beadlock's, without fat bars, fat pegs, bigger arms etc BUT you can't enter without a kill switch, it's a safety device. So, straight out the box, the new yfz isn't race ready. But it's very good i admit :)

There's only 1 quad that's race ready out the box...

[daddio]

GYTR® Racing Lanyard


Required for AMA®/ ATVA® - sanctioned racing, this GYTR lanyard features stock connectors for easy installation. This direct-connect feature means a quick, neat installation - no cutting or splicing of wires like run-of-the-mill products on the market.


Fits '09 YFZ450R


18P-H25C0-V0-00 $36.95http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/accessories/250/18p-h25c0-v0-00-250.jpg

[Quadevil]

Yep i saw that in Yamaha official site. Just don't understand, being so cheap, why didn't they put that from factory...

[daddio]

most of the YFZR's won't be raced anyway. It's the same reason they have the big quiet exhaust.

[tedwilley]

I read that Yamaha based the yfzr setup on sales data that while over 50% of 450 motorcycles are ridden on mx tracks, one's y 10% of 450 quads are ridden on tracks. Sad

400grl
I'm used to LT with 12" of travel with triple rate Axis shocks and Flexx bars.
VERY different than the stock yfzr.
Most of my racing and track time is on the same track as the motorcycles. Lots of ruts and braking bumps!
Plus, I'm old!
I don't blame the shocks as much as the progressive rate stock springs.

[tedwilley]

Originally posted by tedwilley
....
The new Laeger's upper a-arm kit will allow true 18-1/2" Yamaha long travel shocks.....

I stand CORRECTED.
I spoke to Laeger's today. The stock shocks ARE LT 18-1/2"
And the Laeger's upper arm kit are camber/caster adjustable, which not a bad thing by itself. Plus they are candy apple red like the frame.
Guess I should have pulled a shock and measured it before spouting off!
I believe the shocks motosx put on his yfzr are 18-3/4" axis and they fit the stock yfzr LT a-arms.
Those front stock shocks are just too stiff for mx. I have my hi and lo speed all the way out, and then back in two clicks and one click respectively and they were better, but not still soft enough for me.

[1socal450]

Stock shocks are 18 1/2in. GREAT...Shock companies are already doing revalve/dual rate spring conversions,and thats all im doing!

[woodside83]

i ordered it in october still waiting

[Solaris]

hi,

i think i get my first yamaha in next week.
I hope this is not big mistake :eek2: earlie i have been suzuki man

waiting i can put icetyres and going track
your video with old 08 yfz450 and without icetyres..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A11MsfiBo0s
maybe later video with new 450r :o:huh

[daddio]

We raced ours this weekend. We threw on a set of nerfs from an LTR450 (only slight modifcations required) a Pingle kill cord, race tires, and took it out.

Very impressive. The biggest obsticle was having the confidence to do the big jumps. Without being able to hear the motor (stock exhaust), it was a little hard to judge if you were going fast enough, and if you could grab another gear or not.

For a 150 lb rider, the suspension was a little stiff, but not too bad. It soaked up the jumps, without bucking the rider off.

Oh ya............ The thing turns like a wet dream!

[400grl]

Yeah it does - I almost threw myself off a couple of times when I was riding one for a day! LOL!! Shock rebuilds on the YFZR should be a very affordable option for many racers.....VERY cool!! :)

[DarkRider3]

Does your '09 have the efi?

[tedwilley]

The 09 yfz450r has EFI, the head off the yz450 bike, and an all new crankcase.

FCI did some dyno runs with the airbox off and the spark arrestor removed, got around 47 HP stock!
Fuel Custom Intake(when design is finished) and a full exhaust system should yield 50+ with no internal mods.

[daddio]

Originally posted by DarkRider3
Does your '09 have the efi?

Yes........

[DarkRider3]

can you post any pics of the engine and frame. I cannot find any links to the new '09's. I was told that they wont be out till february.

[tedwilley]

Originally posted by DarkRider3
can you post any pics of the engine and frame. I cannot find any links to the new '09's. I was told that they wont be out till february.
Google YFZ 450r

http://www.atvriders.com/atvreviews/yamaha-2009-yfz450r-atv-trail-ride-review.html



The first ones were at the dealers in early December, I believe.
But very few.

[spincr4hire]

Ballance YFZ450R

[spincr4hire]

2...

[spincr4hire]

3...

[XCRacer236]

where was that?

[Solaris]

i get my today, i run about 1hour in snowmobile "street" on wood's.
It's diffucult says anything but few little mod then it's very good. Weekend we go to mx-track and can try how fast that machine is ..jihaa

http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00565/3248734.jpg (http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=3248734.jpg)

[Ride1Rob]

Originally posted by tedwilley

FCI did some dyno runs with the airbox off and the spark arrestor removed, got around 47 HP stock!
Fuel Custom Intake(when design is finished) and a full exhaust system should yield 50+ with no internal mods.

47hp with the airbox removed and baffle taken out :eek2: . Where did you get or hear that info from? Not saying it's BS but that's ALOT of hp for a bike that doesn't even have an exhaust on it yet. With an added pipe it should push 53/54hp. Portwork and hc piston would get you close to 60 and you still have room for more mods such as more aggressive cams and bigger valves. Maybe I do need to get rid of my bike for one of these monsters :ermm: lol .

[daddio]

From FCI


The first run is lid off, no seat, no filter at all. took stock foam filter off to compare tubes, baffle-in

second run, lid off, no filter, no baffle

third run, fci intake with filter, no baffle.

This is all with out tunning, i have no programmer for it yet


http://yfz450.theatvchannel.com/invision/uploads/monthly_12_2008/post-1973-1228441949.jpg

[Ride1Rob]

Wow! That's nice.

[spincr4hire]

Originally posted by CaseDawg350
where was that?
Iuka, MS MidSouth Winter Series

[woodside83]

still waiting

[griffin32]

will just pulling the lid off and pulling the baffle out mess with the efi

[daddio]

Originally posted by griffin32
will just pulling the lid off and pulling the baffle out mess with the efi

Fuel customs says no...........

[Solaris]

Hi again, i have little problem ..

i don't know how mutch motor oil 450r needs and haven't get my manual yet.

can somebody help, i must change oil before weekend :o

[tedwilley]

Without new oil filter : 1.40L
With new oil filter : 1.45L

[nicker71]

These look nice, my biggest problem with the 04-09 yfz is how they turn. I sure would like to ride and compare for myself.
But can afford it. Parts are just now getting cheap, I couldnt see myself starting all over again. Maybe in 3 years.

[nicker71]

These look nice, my biggest problem with the 04-09 yfz is how they turn. I sure would like to ride and compare for myself.
But can afford it. Parts are just now getting cheap, I couldnt see myself starting all over again. Maybe in 3 years.

[coryatver]

Gt thunder just released there line for the yfzr

http://gtthunder.com/YFZ4501/2009YFZ450R.htm

[A A R O N]

Originally posted by nicker71
These look nice, my biggest problem with the 04-09 yfz is how they turn. I sure would like to ride and compare for myself.
But can afford it. Parts are just now getting cheap, I couldnt see myself starting all over again. Maybe in 3 years.


I have not ridden a stock yfz450r yet, but I rode a race ready 09 shortly after riding my practice bike (which is the old yfz) and the new R turns like a dream! I love it.

[florentino]

[ ha thats in hollister ranch races i was there .. my name is tino and i had the white yfz#69 got the holeshot , remember me, ]

[tedwilley]

Yeah, How are you?
Next race is at Club Moto on Jan 3-4 in Livermore.
Club Moto (http://www.clubmoto.com)

Great track, with great jumps.
Merry Christmas, Tino, and Happy New Year!

Are you on Nor Cal yet?

Nor Cal ATV (http://www.nor-calatv.com)

[florentino]

Originally posted by tedwilley
Yeah, How are you?
Next race is at Club Moto on Jan 3-4 in Livermore.
Club Moto (http://www.clubmoto.com)

Great track, with great jumps.
Merry Christmas, Tino, and Happy New Year!

Are you on Nor Cal yet?

Nor Cal ATV (http://www.nor-calatv.com)
i will go. if the track is safe since i have a broken hand. so on club moto are there anal about sound? and is there going to be a practice on sat..

[tedwilley]

No sound check.
Practice on Saturday 8 AM

[florentino]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tedwilley
[B]No sound check.
i will see you there thanks ., how do you like the yfz r vs the old..
my 2 friends rick and diego are going to get one. but i will stick to my ds 450 its the best out of the box. but i will race my yfz .. i also have a trx 2005 .. and rode kfx its junk.. if you want to check out some sick pics check me out at
www.myspace.com/california450club

[bobbys9350]

Does anyone around the Indiana are know when they are getting theirs?

[Solaris]

we revalve my suspension and now it's nice and smooth to drive

jump_landing (http://jr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/iinatti_joulukuu_2008/IMG_9213.jpg/_small.jpg)

and few other pics from today

http://jr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/iinatti_joulukuu_2008/

also one in track is faster than me , that hornet :eek2:

i hope next weekend my frend's also coming to track , so i can try my speed with ltr and ds450..

[tedwilley]

nice pics!

[1socal450]

Nice pictures!That snow/ice looks brutal.

[woodside83]

still wait'in

[bobbys9350]

Mine is in the warehouse and will be in monday! Got it for $7,300 OUT THE DOOR.

[AR1]

Nice pics man, on snow :)

i had mine but really i can't ride it on mx track because no steering dumper

no pipe so, am stile waiting to get them from state.

[#17YFZRACER]

yeah...MY @$$. and i race local A

[AR1]

Here we race quads and mx bikes on 1 track so it's geting worse 65 85 125 mx1 mx2 and Quads for 2 motos it's crazy and the others have the dumper.
And I get arms geting so f$$$$$

[AR1]

lol i wish i can go only with what u say, but i want a steering dumper, did u ever try your Quad with 1 on it ?

[AR1]

And i think you know the different, with or without :) lol
i have race on Friday and am going to try without dumper and ill see how am going to do :)

[griffin32]

i got mine friday broke it in saturday wrecked it sunday now i need new front fenders and a steering damper is not necessary there are many local pro and a class riders that dont have one

[AR1]

hahahah ya i know man.


ok ill try and ill let you know how is it
thanks

[tedwilley]

AR1, we race 80% of time like you do, on the same track and same day as the motorcycles; lots of ruts and braking bumps.
While I have ran the last 3 races without a stabilizer, it is only because the new mount is still being finished.
NO one who races regularly on these types of tracks doesn't use at least a stick, and most have Precisions.
Less wear and tear on the quad and the rider, and faster times; period.

If you run quad only tracks, or race casually, you can probably get by without a stabilizer, but why would you??

[AR1]

OK. exactly same

our tracks all for motorcycle not for Quads and i have been using stabilizer for 3 years now, desert baja race and mx so i get use to it,

thanks for the numbers u give me but i don't think they can do any thing to me because i can't pay them direct,

i sent email to Precisions and they told me they will be ready next month and they will let me know when its ready,
we race every Friday, we took break for x-mas only.

[Solaris]

-10 celsius and nice training day

http://www.harry.pic.fi/kuvat/Moottorivehkeet%20%2C%20kilpailut/Iinatti%206.1.2009/IMG_9094.jpg/full

few pictures -> http://www.harry.pic.fi/kuvat/Moottorivehkeet%20%2C%20kilpailut/Iinatti%206.1.2009/

[Mikey08]

Hey guys new to the forums here! Im from Las Vegas and race the ITP series! Im picken up an 09 on friday and gion riding sunday so i will try and get some pics for all you guys! :)

[johng]

Golden West had 2 YFZ450R's at the shop Monday, So I am pretty sure they will be out soon!

[Mikey08]

Yea mine is coming in from Havasu! I get it at about 1:00 :)

[johng]

Congrats!

[woodsracer144]

how much are they?

[woodside83]

finaly got mine. flipp'in sweet


http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/783woodside/0108091838.jpg

[woodside83]

[IMG]http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308

[red rider88]

pheifer Polaris of donegal sold there 09 today to my friend Jimmy. he got the white with orange seat. im going to ride it Tuesday. but dont tell dad haha im not supposed to be on a quad for another month or so.

[Solaris]

one lap on Ice-track from Finland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDwb91-b6s&feature=channel_page

[tedwilley]

Sweet video!