Uh oh...

[Stickman400]

Well about a month ago one of my friends decied to get back in the quad scene and bought a nice used 2006 450R and started racing up near Oskaloosa, IA. Well this last weekend he and another guy were going over a set of doubles and on the second double the other guy came up short and his back end clipped the lip of the landing and threw him off and sent his quad bucking up into the air right in the path of my friend. Well my friend was already in the air when this happen so he couldn't do anything and ended up clipping the other guys quad and getting thrown off of his. He got somersaulted a few times and somehow his helmet flew off and he took a dirt sample with his face, literally. Ended up shattering his nose, fracturing both cheek bones and the bone under the upper lip. Anyway needless to say he decided to call it quits and sell everything and get out of the sport for good while he could still walk.

Now I told you that story so I could say this. He ended up selling his 450 to me for $3,000 and that included a nice set of triple folding aluminum ramps and some other little things. 4 quarts of oil, 2 K&N oil filters, brand new motion pro clutch cable, 3 spark plugs, spark plug tool and a bottle of Engine Ice. The quad is a 2006 450ER that he converted to kick start after he had enough with messing around with the ****ty electric start on it. The motor is stock but it has a lot of aftermarket goodies. Here's a list from just looking it over, not 100% on everything though.

Frame and Sub-frame is PC'd red
Janssen Outlaw +2 A-Arms
Elka Stage 4 quad rate front shocks
Tag T2 bars
LSR stem (not sure on height)
K&N filter
2 line SS brake lines on front and SS brake line on back (not sure of the brand)
ASV levers
Tag metals bumper
Tag grab bar?
AC Racing Blackline nerfs
Wave rotor (not sure of the brand)
Full Jardine exhaust
Walsh Savior swinger and linkage
Fox podium rear shock with remote rezzy
LSR +4 axle
18" Holeshot SXs on ITP T-9? rear beadlock rims with almost new tread
20" Kenda Klaws on Hi-Per CF1 beadlock front rims and about 1/2 tread
Grey aftermarket plastics with Bomb Squad graphics kit and seat cover
Maier? hood

I think there is a few more small things but that's about it.

I've rode a few 450R's before but I'm so used to my 400s power that it always suprises me how quick these 450s get up and go. So needless to say after I rode it around my house I fear my 400 may never see the light of day again, and that's a shame after all the money I put into it. But that 450 is so insanely powerful and snappy that I couldn't really go back to the 400 and have fun. Anyway here is a few pics of it and a few up-close shots of the parts. It's still a little dirty since he didn't have any time to wash it with all the trips to the hospital and everything since the wreck. Let me know what you guys think. Did I get a good deal or what?

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[01boneless]

dam that things sick and ready to race mx! you stole it for 3000! throa cam in it and later get it ported and higher comp and it will be really bad *** ,i pmed you

[HondaRacing83]

thats pretty sweet. you can now do what i always dreamed of.. throw some handguards on the 400ex, make it a strictly trail/xc quad and make your 450 a strictly mx/fmx quad. dont be a turd and put razr 2's on that 450 hahahah

[Stickman400]

Thanks boneless, and Honda I still probably won't put hand guards on that 400. It'll be lucky if I put anything else on it now, let alone get ridden. That's a good idea to make the 400 a trail quad, but I rarely race mx since there is next to no tracks around here, so all I do is ride trails and do freestlye. I'm thinking of trying a different tire on it than a Razr 2 for once, but I am throwing my rear 400 tires and rims on it for now since I don't like the tiny 18s on it. It needs re-geared to.

[madskrillz2]

Hell yeah you got a good deal. You have almost 3 grand in suspension alone there.

[Stickman400]

Well after a little searching on walsh's site I found that my swinger may be the savior style, which is $1500, wow. Here is a link: http://www.walshracecraft.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.details&ProductID=86963

[Ruby Soho]

if you can afford it, keep both. if you could use the money definitely part that 400.

[dxcody]

Hell ya!

Most 450rs around here are going for like $2500 - 3000 STOCK!

You are now moving on... :eek:

[ish416]

Most 450rs around here are going for like $2500 - 3000 STOCK!

I have seen several 450's of this level or better selling for between $2500 - $3500 in Indiana/Michigan/Ohio.

My friend just picked up an 08 YFZ with Zbroz suspension, Ars-FX A-arms and brand new Moto-Xperts engine for $3500. The receipts on just the engine were over $1600. All the parts were installed within the last few months. The parts alone are worth more than the quad. The PO had money issues and needed the cash asap. Didn't feel like parting it out so sold it hella cheap. I see deals like this all the time. Makes me regret buying new from the showroom.

Nice Honda btw Stickman. Just need to bump up the compression, cam it and porting and it will be stupid fast.

Since picking up a 450, my EX has become a great backup/buddy/GF quad. It's definitely nice to have a 2nd decent quad.

[Stickman400]

Thanks everyone. And yea I am deff. keeping the 400 for a nice backup quad. I'm never selling it unless I REALLY need some money, because I'd never get the $10,000+ that I put into it back out of it.

[TheAwesomehonda]

That 450 is really nice and a good deal.. I think your gonna miss reverse tho :blah:

[Stickman400]

Most of the trails I ride have little hills that I can ride up and roll back down to turn around, and I can pull a donut anywhere on a dime. And if none of that works I ride with plenty of friends that have 450s too, so they can help me push, lol.