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dirtrider77
06-17-2009, 07:43 PM
ok so im in a bit of a pickle....i know a mx and xc quad is way diff, but i do alot of xc and technical stuff, as well as fireroad trails, as well as alot of jumping. I want a 450 because i just like them...lol

so i got a 04 450r for 1500 with the following mods

-port polish head-bored .40 over -weisco 13-1 piston -carb has been jetted with k&n kit -nerf bars -fat foot pegs -metal heel guards -hmf exhaust -pro taper contour bars -teather kill switch -swingarm skid -full bully skid -lonestar carrier -gforce axle -key relocated -front bumper -rear grab bar -shock covers -parking brke block off -case saver-new oem clutch

im putting the motor back to stock for reliability...i bent the stock a arms so i have to upgrade those

...so since i think i got a good deal on the 450, should i keep it and upgrade the a-arms and shocks?

or what should i do???? thanks


also, my axle chrome is starting to peel...should i get it re-chromed, or powdered, or polished??

thanks

XCRacer236
06-17-2009, 08:02 PM
just start over and get a standard 08 YFZ. most places i have seen them for mid 5's

JParisi48
06-17-2009, 08:17 PM
i wouldnt waste 5 grand, just mod the one you have now, and with 5 grand worth of mods itll be better than a stock yfz. JMO

dirtrider77
06-17-2009, 08:36 PM
yeah i mean i have to give 4,000 more to get yfz, and i can take 4,000 and put it in this r and the yfz will have no chance

XCRacer236
06-17-2009, 11:00 PM
well then yeah just do that. i just went off what your title said.

as for shocks and a-arms, Houser +.5 a lot of people like on the Honda's, and getting stock shocks rebuilt would prolly be all you would need.

as for axle, not sure.

06-18-2009, 07:02 AM
Did you run the vin number?? Because either that guy was desperate for cash or it sounds stolen to me. $1500 is way cheap for a modded 450r.. even the 2004's...

dirtrider77
06-18-2009, 07:54 AM
well dmc heres how it went..lol

i bought a ktm 200exc dirtbike in peices for $1200, then got a yz250 (junk) for $300....then i put ktm together and a guy wanted to trade banshee for the two dirtbikes, so i did. then guy wanted to trade 450r to banshee..so i did

so...thats how i only have $1500 in it

06-18-2009, 08:02 AM
Originally posted by dirtrider77
well dmc heres how it went..lol

i bought a ktm 200exc dirtbike in peices for $1200, then got a yz250 (junk) for $300....then i put ktm together and a guy wanted to trade banshee for the two dirtbikes, so i did. then guy wanted to trade 450r to banshee..so i did

so...thats how i only have $1500 in it

Oh, you did really good then! Cool dude.

dirtrider77
06-18-2009, 08:09 AM
yeah i thought so too

the 450 juust needed a-arms, tierods, tires, wheels, handlebars, and plastic

i figured i would be replacing those anyways so i didnt care that they were bent..lol

guess thats what happens when you roll a 450r end over end down a hill

631kfx400
06-18-2009, 08:11 AM
kfx450. love mine

dirtrider77
06-18-2009, 08:32 AM
haha i feel im going to get alot of biased opinions

people that say 450r have the 450r
people that say kfx have kfx
and people that say yfz have a yfz

but the kfx would be handy in xc because it has reverse

all i know is i dont want a ltr, or the 09 yfz....anything else is fair game....but i think i might keep the r and mod it

hondariderdylan
06-18-2009, 08:48 AM
Originally posted by dirtrider77
[B]people that say 450r have the 450r
people that say kfx have kfx
and people that say yfz have a yfz
B]

well of course, thats all they have to go on
and they also want brand loyalty:D

BlaineKaiser450
06-18-2009, 01:28 PM
Id say mod the 450r or get a new YFZR. Ive ridden both equally modded and they are REALLLLY nice quads

dirtrider77
06-18-2009, 01:40 PM
yeah...but i kinda like the reverse on the kfx, but i will prolly mod the 450r...i mean all of the 450s are nice and i will probably be happy with any of them....there are good things about all of them

but i dont want a ltr, just because i dont and have heard bad things

and the kfx only reason i want is for reverse

and the 450r and yfz ive heard to be pretty similar in performance, with the honda being a little more reliable, and with xc thats what i need....

they all go fast and have power, so i guess i will ride the 450r for a while......