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HiperEX
09-10-2003, 09:49 PM
Ok guys Yes its finally here looks great but how many of you have one on order or are goin to be doing that soon i know i am goin to sell my shee as soon as i know what they will be out on teh dealers floors

09-10-2003, 09:51 PM
I bet you will see alot of people trading in there yfz450s for this unit,TRX450R kickin ***

oldsandman
09-10-2003, 09:52 PM
Me

holeshot19
09-10-2003, 09:55 PM
he// ya;)

09-10-2003, 09:59 PM
i dont knowif i shuld get a $4500 loan yet to get it? i can get $3,400 maybe for my quad now..:confused: i would have to work 5 days a week after school to pay the loan, my car insurance, & other things & that leaves little time to ride so I dont know if i shoul;djust keep my 400ex? :confused:

cgmxer115
09-10-2003, 10:07 PM
I put 6K down over a month ago....gettin the 3rd one in.

JUSTINcredible
09-10-2003, 10:30 PM
why would you put an order in on somthing that you basicly have no idea what is going on inside the motor, now im sure im gonna be wrong, but what would happen if u put money down on it and it turns out to be kinda slow ( im sorry i said that, cuz im pretty sure im wrong)

suzukiz400rider
09-10-2003, 10:34 PM
Trade in the yzf, I dont think so, that honda is the ugly, its a shame. Yamaha kicked there *** this year in all fields of the market

Watch how many hondas lose to the yzf

09-10-2003, 10:35 PM
how yamaha kick hondas ***? honda is number one man u better read again

Castor-426ex
09-10-2003, 10:36 PM
i will next tuesday:eek:

OregonYFZ
09-10-2003, 10:39 PM
I will wait to see the TRX450 performance before making any comments. I am not worried about it replacing my YFZ. I do know one thing, it is ugly. To some people fast is most important, but when your quad is down right ugly you better be fast. :blah: :blah: :blah:

09-10-2003, 10:40 PM
why do blue traxx members come here? do they think they are cool?

oldsandman
09-10-2003, 10:42 PM
If you paid attention then you knew the big picture. After the dealer fax is when I got on the list for one. Sure your taking a risk but thats what it's all about! You snooze you loose...I have not put any money down so financialy it has cost me nothing. I figured that if I didn't like what I got I would have my dealer sell or I would e-bay it. People always want somthing new thats in demand.

batgeek
09-10-2003, 10:43 PM
why do you come here? do you think you are cool?

if you do, you are sadly mistaken.

that was meant for RideMeHard...not oldsandman.

09-10-2003, 10:45 PM
i have a 300ex its almost as fast as a banshee, honda rocks

batgeek
09-10-2003, 10:47 PM
Originally posted by RidinHard
i have a 300ex its almost as fast as a banshee, honda rocks

ok...done listening to you.

thanks for proving what i thought.

suzukiz400rider
09-10-2003, 10:54 PM
lol, thats funny

09-10-2003, 10:55 PM
ok screaming96

Meek
09-10-2003, 11:21 PM
Originally posted by RidinHard
i have a 300ex its almost as fast as a banshee, honda rocks

If you push the start button on the Banshee, it will run a lot faster.

Baley69
09-10-2003, 11:24 PM
I'll wait for the price to drop.

jgfarmsracer
09-10-2003, 11:30 PM
i have had two on order since july 21

kwatts400
09-11-2003, 07:03 AM
I sold my 400ex yesterday, and will have a deposit on one today. The more I see it, especially the action shots, the more I like it.

09-11-2003, 07:08 AM
I like the looks of the new honda and i'm sure it hauls ***.. The only thing it has that I want compared to my 400ex is the motor. Chassis wise.. my quad is more suited for racing than this one..

If the parts are interchangable then I might get me one here in a year or so...

trueblue450
09-11-2003, 07:43 AM
parts will be interchangable.. honda was thinking.!

Pappy
09-11-2003, 07:45 AM
Originally posted by trueblue450
parts will be interchangable.. honda was thinking.!

that would be the biggest break we could get:D

09-11-2003, 07:53 AM
Wonder if the Carb will work on a 400ex....:confused:


:eek2: :devil: :eek2:

trueblue450
09-11-2003, 07:56 AM
Originally posted by Pappy
that would be the biggest break we could get:D

hopefully the hood will be interchangable too! :devil: :D :bandit:

quadman21
09-11-2003, 08:07 AM
It looks like with th 8.4" of shock travel up front that the shocks could be swapped. meaning that if you already have aftermarket shocks on your EX than maybe you could switch them over to the 450R? That's one thing that sucks buying a new quad. Doing the aftermarket set-up all over again. Skid plates, handlebars, etc.

booneTRX
09-11-2003, 08:11 AM
Serious here!! Why no electric start? YFZ has higher comp ratio, piggy back front shocks, lower seat height, longer wheel base AND elec start.

With dead engine starts in hare scrambles the YFZ seems like a good idea.

Hope Im not mad I passed on a YFZ to hear about a slightly better 400EX.:confused2

09-11-2003, 08:15 AM
Originally posted by booneTRX
Serious here!! Why no electric start? YFZ has higher comp ratio, piggy back front shocks, lower seat height, longer wheel base AND elec start.

With dead engine starts in hare scrambles the YFZ seems like a good idea.

Hope Im not mad I passed on a YFZ to hear about a slightly better 400EX.:confused2

YOu ever see ballance start a race with a kick start?? He still gets the holeshot...:eek2:

Electic start would have been nice but this is a race bike..no need i guess..:ermm:

the new honda has piggy back shocks up front too..there tucked back behind the shock and air scoop.

In my mind it's a 400ex with a CRF motor and a couple other goodies..:macho

atl855
09-11-2003, 08:27 AM
just got back from putting half down on one at 10:00

JustRace
09-11-2003, 10:32 AM
Originally posted by Meek
If you push the start button on the Banshee, it will run a lot faster.

Good luck finding the start button :huh (kickstart lol)

I would love to just have any of the new quads, but i have no complaints with the ol EX.

coryatver
09-11-2003, 10:50 AM
The 450 has the motor and the great handleing:eek: And all the little things to make it tough for racing.

OutlawEX
09-11-2003, 01:08 PM
Im not even gonna bother to get one. Im going to yamaha now. Honda dissapointed me as they did nothing extra than the yamaha has. If it was the alumminum frame id get one,but its not catching my eye as much:confused2

Sportrax10
09-11-2003, 01:12 PM
I would like too, but I dont know if that is possible. Im only 14 and when I turn 15 ill get a job to work for a truck. If I can ill try to save up the extra money but idk.

trx400
09-11-2003, 01:14 PM
mines on order but i put it on order before they released it, but i'm havin second thoughts now but i'm stil gonna end up gettin it

Tommy 17
09-11-2003, 01:28 PM
50 and 400 are up for sale... and i just went and got 3 job applications:eek2: :devil:


i'll get one in feb march or somewhere around there... but i will get one... its time i got a job and this was the thing thats gonna make me....


anyone want a brandy new xr50:eek:

ryanh250ex
09-11-2003, 03:48 PM
lol, i just started to look at a new 400ex for me, and now this happens :mad:

who knows, maybe with good enough grades i'll convince my dad to buy me the best thing honda has to offer.........:D

it looks okay, but i definitely aint crazy about the light location.

09-11-2003, 03:53 PM
im not likin the new honda:ermm:

twisted threads
09-11-2003, 04:09 PM
Originally posted by Rico
In my mind it's a 400ex with a CRF motor and a couple other goodies..:macho

YEP!!:D :macho And thats why I will have one in the shop next to my other HONDA'S by the end of this winter!!:cool: :D

400exbiggun
09-11-2003, 06:41 PM
I am too a little dissapointed. I think it looks better than the yfz, but as it stands now, i think if i won the lottery...lol (the only way i could afford one) i would have to go with the yami. I hope it is as fast or faster than the yfz, and i hope it kicks ***** for everyone that ordered one, but it aint got reverse, so i am still getting me a raptor....now that honda heard you track riders, how bout us trail folks, i think a 650ex with reverse would be fine...:D

AlaskaSpeed
09-11-2003, 07:11 PM
This is the moment so many of you have waited for and now years later when it happens, you b!tch about it? I agree with Rico, nothing wrong with a 400ex with a CRF450 motor in it. I am happy with my YFZ and in the end, I see both quads being very close. JIM

Taco
09-11-2003, 07:39 PM
Originally posted by AlaskaSpeed
This is the moment so many of you have waited for and now years later when it happens, you b!tch about it? I agree with Rico, nothing wrong with a 400ex with a CRF450 motor in it. I am happy with my YFZ and in the end, I see both quads being very close. JIM For once I couldn't agree more;)

twisted threads
09-11-2003, 09:54 PM
Originally posted by AlaskaSpeed
This is the moment so many of you have waited for and now years later when it happens, you b!tch about it? I agree with Rico, nothing wrong with a 400ex with a CRF450 motor in it. I am happy with my YFZ and in the end, I see both quads being very close. JIM

VERY WELL SAID Jim:D

suzukiz400rider
09-11-2003, 10:37 PM
Going to get the yamaha now, that has to be the most nasty looking quad, HONDA REDESIGN IT PLEASE I BEG OF YOU, AND WHATS UP NO ALUMINUM FRAME, THAT WOULD OF SET YOU APART FROM YAMAHA, NOW ALL IT IS A MATCH OR WILL THE YAMAHA BEAT IT,,,,, WE WILL HAVE TO SEE!!!!

oldsandman
09-11-2003, 11:09 PM
Originally posted by suzukiz400rider
Going to get the yamaha now, that has to be the most nasty looking quad, HONDA REDESIGN IT PLEASE I BEG OF YOU, AND WHATS UP NO ALUMINUM FRAME, THAT WOULD OF SET YOU APART FROM YAMAHA, NOW ALL IT IS A MATCH OR WILL THE YAMAHA BEAT IT,,,,, WE WILL HAVE TO SEE!!!!

go buy your yamaha and go on over to blue trax...Don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out of here! Have a nice day:D

twisted threads
09-12-2003, 12:47 AM
Originally posted by suzukiz400rider
Going to get the yamaha now, that has to be the most nasty looking quad, HONDA REDESIGN IT PLEASE I BEG OF YOU, AND WHATS UP NO ALUMINUM FRAME, THAT WOULD OF SET YOU APART FROM YAMAHA, NOW ALL IT IS A MATCH OR WILL THE YAMAHA BEAT IT,,,,, WE WILL HAVE TO SEE!!!!

GO AND GET THE YAMAHA THEN!! I got to ask you one thing! You bash Honda's 450r but you have SUZUKI Z400?? :rolleyes:

Chanman420q
09-12-2003, 11:25 PM
Originally posted by oldsandman
go buy your yamaha and go on over to blue trax...Don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out of here! Have a nice day:D

as soon as i buy my yammy ill be runnin so fast over there, ill knock that door off the hindges:blah:

tinytim
09-12-2003, 11:41 PM
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GetHigh250r
09-13-2003, 09:46 AM
Originally posted by booneTRX
Serious here!! Why no electric start? YFZ has higher comp ratio, piggy back front shocks, lower seat height, longer wheel base AND elec start.

With dead engine starts in hare scrambles the YFZ seems like a good idea.

Hope Im not mad I passed on a YFZ to hear about a slightly better 400EX.:confused2

u must not have been to to many national hair scrambles....electric start sucks, ballance blows everone away, and all the bikes with electric start have trouble too

EvilEwok
09-14-2003, 06:58 PM
the trx does have piggybacks, they are just on the back of the shocks hidden for more reliability.

BTW if I had the money my order would have been in on the 11th :D

booneTRX
09-15-2003, 02:13 PM
Well........ I think I am sellin' my R and puttin' money down next week.

AND I dont have to change my user name;)

Bad Habit
09-15-2003, 10:16 PM
Well said Rico and Alaska,

I wish I had a nickel for every time I read on hear or heard in person someone say "Why doesn't Honda just put that d@mned CRF450 motor in the 400EX? That would be the ultimate quad." Well, that's exactly what Honda did only better, they made that d@mned CRF450 motor quad friendly.
Where's the electric start everyone asks. The kick is starting to grow on me, especially after seeing a starter going out on a Raptor at the dunes. You should have seen the look on my bro-n-laws face when we would be about 3 miles from camp and his bike would just make an ugly clank sound. We would just look at him and say don't even think I'm gonna try and help you push start that thing in this sand.:blah:

And what's up with people saying Honda has only matched Yammi at best????? I think everyone has it backwards, Yammi has FINALLY stepped up to Honda's level of quad building. Sure, Yammi has and probably always will win the hp war, but I'd take a 27hp 400EX that I can actually turn rather than a 36hp Raptor that's best when going straight anyday of the week. Yammi might (and I stress might) have finally matched the stock handling of Honda, which is going to be pretty hard to ever improve on without getting very pricey.

OK, I feel better now;)

FirstTRX450R LA
09-16-2003, 03:48 PM
Yea I got the 300ex and the 400ex and now i am adding to my toys by getting the new 450r and i am the first one at Honda World in Louisiana to get one In my area!!!:D Man it feels good to be one of the few to get the first one in Dec w/ the power-up kit in it before i ride it!!!:D :D and for FREE bike and power

SSRedRider
09-16-2003, 04:19 PM
I have put money down to have the first one in my area. I have been reading all the the bull on here and here is my two cents.
I think that Honda will have the perfect racing quad out this December, Yes December that when my dealership said that the first one will be in. Also I believe the reason they didn't make the TRX450R electric start is that it would ruin the sales of the 400ex. If they put a electric starter on the 450 nobody would buy the 400ex. And why would they want to cut the sales of one of the all round best quads out there. A kick starter won't bother the real red riders. For instance look how long the 250R has been around, and it is still the quad to beat. As the one post said,"Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda.

PowerPro400
09-16-2003, 05:20 PM
Fourth on the list at Apache Honda, Phoenix,Az. My dealer also said they would be getting a few in December. What a great X-mas present! Ride Red!!!!!!!!!:)

kwatts400
09-17-2003, 10:54 AM
I'm 3rd on the list at DMS in Dover DE. I agree with you yellow416, I think kick start is a real good idea on this quad. I can't count how many times I went ridin with my 400ex, and I was the last one ready to head out becuase I was still waiting to see signs of life from the beast. Yes, everyone else was on kick start bikes (r's and banshees). (BTW, its a $2-$300 option on the Yammi). Not to mention having to remember to hook it up to the charger the night before a ride. I think everyone needs to wait till they get to ride it before they start bashing. Just becuase it has less travel than the yammi means nothing, it could very well be a better setup. Remember that Honda usually doesn't make the fastest bikes, but they usually come out on top. One last point, does anyone here keep their motor stock anyway?

EvilEwok
09-17-2003, 02:52 PM
I do, unless its a pipe, jet kit, filter and misc things. But usually its stock. Concering the 450, I dont care if I keep it stock or not, most likely it will be stock but we will see, for the reason being that its hitting 40hp already