Anyone Outrun a YFZ?????

[Berry]

so is there anyone in here that has somthing besides a YFZ that HAS raced a YFZ and won?

i lost

[Matt756]

i seen a raptor beat a yzf after about a 1/4 mile

[250EXking]

ive seen a 450r pioleted by a honda factory rider beat alot of yammi's and other quads. :devil:

[Sick0]

I hate to say it but both a banshee and a raptor have out run me.
Now this was going down the train tracks in top gear. The top speed of the yfz ain't really high. But I kill them until I top out.

[Maxx_Action]

Well...

in a hundred yard drag race I haven't been beat yet. Banshess, Raptors, Preds, Banshees, 400 Ex's, 250 r's, 265 r. Really no one has even come that close. Different story if you talk top end...

Maxx

[Sick0]

The only quad that I have line up againts and totaly smoke is mikes walsh KTM 520. That thing is a yfz killer.

[raptor_02]

Originally posted by Sick0
The only quad that I have line up againts and totaly smoke is mikes walsh KTM 520. That thing is a yfz killer. i doubt that

[450ex]

im pretty sure that walsh's latest ktm
is a 525

if so then the stupid think comes from the factory
with 60ish horse power

how many yfz or 450r are making that horse power

walsh is kinda in a win win situation

[raptor_02]

Originally posted by 450ex
im pretty sure that walsh's latest ktm
is a 525

if so then the stupid think comes from the factory
with 60ish horse power

how many yfz or 450r are making that horse power

walsh is kinda in a win win situation stock predator has what, 45 hp. A piped YFZ has lets say 45hp. A piped YFZ will rape a stock predator. Just because something has more horsepower don't always mean it is going to be faster. The CRF and YZF engines access their horsepower so fast it will make up for a loss in horsepower. I'm not saying the 525 isn't quicker than a YFZ, but I think a piped YFZ or a Piped TRX450 with a higher compresion piston and better cam would give a KTM quad all it wants. And maybe more, that's just my opinioin.

[Toadz400]

I beat a YFZ with my banshee in about a 1000 ft drag, if that. It wasn't by much though...he was right on my ***...I rode it before that and man those YFZ's are FAST!

[Sick0]

Originally posted by raptor_02
i doubt that

What do you mean you doubt. I line right next to him on the line. The gate drop, and totally kill me. From What Heard is bore to a 540 and probly has plenty of mods done to it but thing will kill any normally yfz. I have a pipe,jet kit, k&n, lid removed, cam mod. He killed everybody off the line every time. And the ony thing in the class were one 450f and all yfz. I know it helps having mike walsh riding it also.

[biohazard1.2]

Originally posted by Sick0
What do you mean you doubt. I line right next to him on the line. The gate drop, and totally kill me. From What Heard is bore to a 540 and probly has plenty of mods done to it but thing will kill any normally yfz. I have a pipe,jet kit, k&n, lid removed, cam mod. He killed everybody off the line every time. And the ony thing in the class were one 450f and all yfz. I know it helps having mike walsh riding it also.

what the heck are you trying to say here? Are you an exchange student? .:D

If you went with a lil better pipe for dragging, you would be fine. We have several 520+ KTM powered quads around here and they are nice in the drags, but not so great in the woods. But, they are NOT unbeatable.

take care and hit a few more of the keys on the keyboard. (JJ)



thank you.

going to take an imetrex...and some lithium:bandit:

[z400ACDC]

Doug Gust beat several of them at Glen Helen! Yokley won at texas in a sea of blue. But, lets face it, the YFZ is the fastest stock quad ever built. I like em all!:)

[AlaskaSpeed]

Originally posted by z400ACDC
Doug Gust beat several of them at Glen Helen! Yokley won at texas in a sea of blue. But, lets face it, the YFZ is the fastest stock quad ever built. I like em all!:)

Oh....I would have to say the Cannondales were the "fastest" stock quads ever built......;)

[z400ACDC]

I forgot about those experimental quads.;)

[AlaskaSpeed]

Originally posted by z400ACDC
I forgot about those experimental quads.;)

lol....yes, the Delorean's of the quad world.....:p

[linkcmd88]

my little 250ex beat my yfz when one of my buds ride it cus he kills it all the time and im at the end when he gets going lol:devil:

[Sick0]

I agree thre yfz is the fastest prodution quad.

[450ex]

you are using the word fastest all wrong

it is the quickest quad not the fastest

having one i know that around 70 mph alot of bikes will pass it

raptor, predator, ds650


BUT the first 200-300ft it is their *****

[cheetah]

I beat a YFZ barely. He had an HMF and I was completely stock and took him by about a wheel.

[Mango]

I can smoke any YFZ in reverse!:D

Mango

[raptor_02]

Originally posted by cheetah
I beat a YFZ barely. He had an HMF and I was completely stock and took him by about a wheel. sup bud, when we going to hook up at Daniel Boone and get some seat time in?? If I can get off of work i'm going to try my best to race the national down there. I'm for sure hitting muddy creek (blountville tennessee), you should go to man. But we need to plan a ride at Daniel Boone some time, I could get a few buds here to go in on the track rental price and maybe you could get a few buds and we will all have a good oh time on that track. That track is awesome. Seeya dude

[NDpredator]

I've only raced 1 YFZ and i beat him in 300ft 3 times in a row. He was completely stock and all i had at the time was a slip-on. Now I can absolutely kill a modded YFZ.

derrick

[Maxx_Action]

Originally posted by NDpredator
I've only raced 1 YFZ and i beat him in 300ft 3 times in a row. He was completely stock and all i had at the time was a slip-on. Now I can absolutely kill a modded YFZ.

derrick

HEy...

don't get this guy started! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/p/2talk.gifHe gets a little cranky when you challenge his Pred's Manhood! :D J/K ND!

Maxx

[NDpredator]

Hey maxx it's you again!!!!!! Hey I finally got my big bore in, but haven't got to race anyone with it yet, too cold and too much snow. I'm sure you guys will stay informed with the outcome.

derrick

[SSRedRider]

I lined up against a yfz450 this weekend, and we went about 600'. I was on my stock Trx450, the yfz was stock also. We raced 4 times. The Trx won 3 out of 4 times. The only time he won was when I went sideways in the mud and had to let off of it to keep from hitting him at the start, and still almost beat him. Does beating the Yami with a Honda count?

[Maxx_Action]

Originally posted by SSRedRider
I lined up against a yfz450 this weekend, and we went about 600'. I was on my stock Trx450, the yfz was stock also. We raced 4 times. The Trx won 3 out of 4 times. The only time he won was when I went sideways in the mud and had to let off of it to keep from hitting him at the start, and still almost beat him. Does beating the Yami with a Honda count?

Yeah, I think the Honda has a better top end, which you should easily be at by 200 yards. How much did you beat him by?

Maxx

Racing I have been able to out run every other quad that has been near me in open fields. That includes the stretch of the 12 hours of america where we were topped out for about 1/8 of a mile. I came out of a corner in 5th and held it all the way down the straight into the corner catching a predater that was about 10 feet in front of me at the begining. he ended up about 5 feet behind me going into the turn. it's kinda hard to tell how fast things are though if the are close to each other. you have to remember while dragracing each other you WEIGHT and how you shift come in to play a lot.

[SSRedRider]

I just beat him by 1 to 1 1/2 quad lenghts. The guy riding the yfz weighed aprox 20 lbs lighter than me.

[YamaWarr0121]

I've beat my share, and lost to my share too, very nice quads, once i get my engine back though, there's nothing gonna keep up with it..cept for another quad like mine:blah:

[ramp rida 55]

my stock z400 hit 72 mph across my lake next to a sled and his speedo said 72 but i know those are off a little so i think i was doin bout 70mph. my friends piped z400 baet a stock yfz after about 100ft and i beat him by about 250 ft the yfz just has the quickest accelaeration around

[Maxx_Action]

Originally posted by ramp rida 55
my stock z400 hit 72 mph across my lake next to a sled and his speedo said 72 but i know those are off a little so i think i was doin bout 70mph. my friends piped z400 baet a stock yfz after about 100ft and i beat him by about 250 ft the yfz just has the quickest accelaeration around


Err....

what have you been smokin? Your friends piped z400 beat a yfz after 100 feet, please. At a hundred feet a yfz would be far enough ahead that it would take another 300 feet for him to catch up....

Maxx

[jammer72]

I've raced a couple on my speed. Won a couple lost a couple. Stock for stock my dale would beat them easily but piped,jetted and cammed the YFZ's are mean machines.

[thomez]

I rearended a stock one on a straight-away ... haven't been home to ride much any other time to see them opened up. I imagine I'm close to one with the normal mods. When mine get done... they better look out. :D

[shamisc]

I've beat a couple piped YFZ's and all stock ones by 3-4 bike lengths. I've raced a YFZ that was piped by Sparks and had a cam, and he opened up a can of WhoopAss on me ! Those things are crazy fast! IMO, They are very fast in stock form!(compared to any other stock production bikes)

[tbyrd15]

i beat one on my 250R. i pulled him throughout the entire race.

[foleyit]

I dragged against 4 YFZs that we're piped up Comp Hill at Dumont and beat them 3 times. 1 of the 4 was faster and he and I we're neck and neck. I also raced another YFZ and had my ***** handed to me. There's always someone faster!

Off the floor they are some awesome machines.

[310Rduner]

On the Straight, I beat my buds yfz with cam mod, gytr carbon/stainless, K&N, and 8 paddle extremes. My R is an Esr 310, lightened flywheel, 8 paddle haulers, and centermount pipe. I could beat him on the flat sand without much hassle, my bike has much more power to pull on the top end than his. On the whooped out drags, I couldn't do much but tie him as I would almost loop it on ever whoop. I think if I had an extended swingarm I could beat them very easily, otherwise I have to take off slightly easier or I wheelie and flip.

The yfz's are VERY fast and capable bikes, and I'll probably end up with one, but they are NOT like a big bore 250R in any sense.

[AndrewRRR]

My lil 350 puts the hurt on YFZ's bad :D
Same with casper and my banshee. I am thinking about getting a YFZ as a play bike to keep fairly stock since they have decent power and suspension along with electric start.

[96FMF300EX]

Originally posted by ramp rida 55
my stock z400 hit 72 mph across my lake next to a sled and his speedo said 72 but i know those are off a little so i think i was doin bout 70mph. my friends piped z400 baet a stock yfz after about 100ft and i beat him by about 250 ft the yfz just has the quickest accelaeration around


yeah it definatley cant hit 72 mph stock. Dirt Wheels clocked a Banshee at 72 and there is no way a Z400 can hit that. The YFZ is a good quad and has great hp numbers. So there is no way you could have beatin a YFZ450 after 100 years when your Z400 with a pipe. And plus go to Bluetraxx.com there is a video of a YFZ450 and a Z400 and by third gear for the YFZ it is over 5 quad legnths. If you dont believe go check the video section.

[aparker5]

I saw a Raptor at Durhamtown Plantation dirt drag strip out run two different yfz's over and over. I would guess the guy had ten to fifteen thousand dollars in his though, and I could not see inside the motor.

[450ex]

i half tracked a yfz in 300ft drag race


oopps

i was on my powroll 770 raptor

does that still count

i was only dynoed at 105hp on juice

my best run was

4.69 seconds in 300ft

come to central ky dirt drags to see some super fast bikes

[Maxx_Action]

Originally posted by 450ex
i half tracked a yfz in 300ft drag race


oopps

i was on my powroll 770 raptor

does that still count

i was only dynoed at 105hp on juice

my best run was

4.69 seconds in 300ft

come to central ky dirt drags to see some super fast bikes


Ehhh....

that doesn't count. :D But I would like to ride your Raptor...

Maxx

[RIDER11X]

All I can say is don't lose any sleep over it with Crazy Honda at the controls! We dragged on a icey/snowy gravel lane with moderate traction, that was straight and flat for about 100 yards were we raced. I won 4 of 4 with a CT piped 400ex! Granted the YFZ should eat me for lunch, so all I can figure is it must have been rider error.
He complained of lack of traction so I swapped lanes with him twice, with no change in the results! I got about 3 quad legnths on him out of the hole, and he would start to reel me in at about 75 yards from the start.

I think he is looking to swap his YFZ for a 400ex! J/k Did I mention I really like snow, ice, and mud for racing? I doubt I can pull this off on dry dirt.
:( They are fast, just it takes a good rider right Crazy Honda?:D J/p

[roostin_dale]

I really want to get my cannondaly out against one! I had my 300cc, 250x in a local race and took a stock on off the line...lol....it had to have been the rider..i dont think my 250x could actually take him..

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by RIDER11X
All I can say is don't lose any sleep over it with Crazy Honda at the controls! We dragged on a icey/snowy gravel lane with moderate traction, that was straight and flat for about 100 yards were we raced. I won 4 of 4 with a CT piped 400ex! Granted the YFZ should eat me for lunch, so all I can figure is it must have been rider error.
He complained of lack of traction so I swapped lanes with him twice, with no change in the results! I got about 3 quad legnths on him out of the hole, and he would start to reel me in at about 75 yards from the start.

I think he is looking to swap his YFZ for a 400ex! J/k Did I mention I really like snow, ice, and mud for racing? I doubt I can pull this off on dry dirt.
:( They are fast, just it takes a good rider right Crazy Honda?:D J/p

Well he added a LRD pipe, and now it's over. That #$%^&%@ quad is a screamer and sadly toasts my 400ex.:( My glory binge is over!:mad:

[KandK952]

I pulled on a YFZ up a big hill at Broome Tioga last season, stock YFZ that is, I ride a PRP CRF450R that was all stock as well.

[beyer05]

I beat them all of the time, but they are fast.

[WhiteBros400ex]

I got beat by one but my friends 450r took it and the 450r is all stock and the yfz had a gytr pipe and they are both really good ridders.

[LT250Racer609]

actually the YFZ isnt the fastest stock quad ever built...the suzuki LT500 was....those things will break ur neck..


My LT gives YFZ's hard times

[AndrewRRR]

Originally posted by LT250Racer609
actually the YFZ isnt the fastest stock quad ever built...the suzuki LT500 was....those things will break ur neck..


My LT gives YFZ's hard times

I've only seen one LT500 that impressed me. It was built to the hilt and ran even with my buddy's Ninja 750 powered LT500 (and beat my Ninja 600 powered LT250).

YFZ's will beat a lot of faster quads just because their suspension is nice from the factory. The YFZ riders never have to let off hammering up whooped-up hillshoots or choppy terrain when older bikes usually have to let off and get back on the throttle.

[LT250Racer609]

i thought this was in a drag situation?? yah it would deff. kill anything in MX no doubt...the handleing is like a dream

[AndrewRRR]

Yeah MX definately, but even in drag races on hillshots i've seen YFZ's beat bikes that would be faster on smooth terrain just because the other bikes start trying to swap ends and the rider has to let off while the YFZ just floats over the bumps with the throttle pinned.

[LT250Racer609]

yah i dont doubt you one second

[supermax99]

Actually, It is pretty much all about the rider when it comes to MX racing. I use to race a warrior and I would smoke YFZs and then some YFZs wouls smoke me. Then i got MY yfz.. everything changed

[supermax99]

Actually, It is pretty much all about the rider when it comes to MX racing. I use to race a warrior and I would smoke YFZs and then some YFZs wouls smoke me. Then i got MY yfz.. everything changed

[eddings]

Originally posted by WhiteBros400ex
I got beat by one but my friends 450r took it and the 450r is all stock and the yfz had a gytr pipe and they are both really good ridders.

I am sorry, but that is a joke a stock 450r will not beat a piped yfz unless there are some major problems with the yfz.

My best friend has a 450r and he has been beat by sereral stock yfz's and he only weighs about 150. He is also a better rider than they are and still got beat. This race was in a flat sod farm drag race.

[member]

ill race a stock yfz any day at a mx track.. i will NOT drag one cuz i know they will whoop me ***....all i have for motor mods is a k&n filter and i *accidentally* broke off the bolts that hold on the stock end cap on the pipe, but i think with my suspension mods i can hand it to a yfz at the track...i have gibson +3 LT a arms, and some coustom axis 19" LT shocks then on the back i had santo derisi revalve and convert to zps for MX all i need to finish this 400 is wheels and tires and a mild 416 or 426 kit... wid a port and polish which i will probably do myself... ehh i think i will give them a run for their money at MX.

[Andrew400ex]

Originally posted by AlaskaSpeed
Oh....I would have to say the Cannondales were the "fastest" stock quads ever built......;)
damn straight mo f*cka

[SuzukiRacr07]

Originally posted by member
ill race a stock yfz any day at a mx track.. i will NOT drag one cuz i know they will whoop me ***....all i have for motor mods is a k&n filter and i *accidentally* broke off the bolts that hold on the stock end cap on the pipe, but i think with my suspension mods i can hand it to a yfz at the track...i have gibson +3 LT a arms, and some coustom axis 19" LT shocks then on the back i had santo derisi revalve and convert to zps for MX all i need to finish this 400 is wheels and tires and a mild 416 or 426 kit... wid a port and polish which i will probably do myself... ehh i think i will give them a run for their money at MX.
ill race u on my YFZ:) I have +2 LSR DC-4's w/ PEP ZPS all around, a LSR axle, and Kenda Klaws on Hipers all around for now. Will have a pipe within the next month or so when I get some cash. BTW, I have seen a stock YFZ outrun a 426ex w/ no problem whatsoever in the holeshot. Name the place, I'll be there.;)

[supermax99]

has anyone beat a honda 250r.. or a 310? on a Yfz.. by how much did you win or lose buy?

[supermax99]

has anyone beat a honda 250r.. or a 310? on a Yfz.. by how much did you win or lose buy?

[member]

Originally posted by SuzukiRacr07
ill race u on my YFZ:) I have +2 LSR DC-4's w/ PEP ZPS all around, a LSR axle, and Kenda Klaws on Hipers all around for now. Will have a pipe within the next month or so when I get some cash. BTW, I have seen a stock YFZ outrun a 426ex w/ no problem whatsoever in the holeshot. Name the place, I'll be there.;)


i said stock:grr:

[AndrewRRR]

Originally posted by supermax99
has anyone beat a honda 250r.. or a 310? on a Yfz.. by how much did you win or lose buy?

A YFZ will walk on a 250r with a stock, or crappy porting job. But there have been people who got 60hp out of 265R's. All depends on how it's set up.

[yammi450]

Originally posted by supermax99
Actually, It is pretty much all about the rider when it comes to MX racing. I use to race a warrior and I would smoke YFZs and then some YFZs wouls smoke me. Then i got MY yfz.. everything changed



Dude,
what are you smokin, a Warrior could not beat a YFZ450 on its best day with a backwind riding downhill.

[montyjcm]

what are you smokin, a Warrior could not beat a YFZ450 on its best day with a backwind riding downhill.


Well put.:D LOL

[montyjcm]

what are you smokin, a Warrior could not beat a YFZ450 on its best day with a backwind riding downhill.


Well put.:D LOL

[LT250Racer609]

i agree with you...a blaster gives a warrior a hard time lol...theres no way in H3ll that a warrior will beat a YFZ..i dont care in what racing or anythin...just cant happen...a warrior is like a utility quad with race style fenders...YFZ is race set up right out of the crate..no way dude..sorry

[Maxx_Action]

Originally posted by supermax99
has anyone beat a honda 250r.. or a 310? on a Yfz.. by how much did you win or lose buy?

My buddy...

Has a ported, bored, reeded, K&N'd, piped 250R. We have dragged at least 20 times. The result is always the same, I win. I would say at best by 5 or 6 lengths, at worst 3 or 4.

Maxx

[LT250Racer609]

ya...but with a 250r...its a whole different story when u throw in a 310 Power valve motor...take that 4-5 quad lenghts and make it 1...maybe not even with a pipe, port and polish and reed valve

[AndrewRRR]

Originally posted by Maxx_Action
My buddy...

Has a ported, bored, reeded, K&N'd, piped 250R. We have dragged at least 20 times. The result is always the same, I win. I would say at best by 5 or 6 lengths, at worst 3 or 4.

Maxx

5 or 6 bike lengths? Did he port it himself or something? lol
Is he still running the stock carb? That'll choke you back big time.
It's really not hard at all to get 45+hp out of an R, and R's are lighter than YFZ's stock.

[Roostin250R]

I agree with AndrewRRR, I own a 89 250R ported/stock bored cylinder, piped etc..and I have no problem keeping up or beating a YFZ. Don't get me wrong, the YFZs are fast machines and I'm seriously considering picking one up because of its 2 stroke like power delivery but the Rs horsepower to weight ratio is seriously hard to beat when modded even slightly. Not flaming the YFZ at all, great machine. Rider ability plays a huge role in any race.

[TRX310R Rider]

I can not wait until my 310 is done and race a few YFZ's up Comp at Dumont...Later

[twisted threads]

I can see a ported, piped 250r loseing to a piped YFZ. I have beat many stock cylinder 250r's with pipes with my EX((my riding party that I go to the dunes with are huge honda fans and there are probley 10 stock 250rs with pipes)) ... and I have beat every STOCK YFZ that I have raced with my EX so far but that was last summer when they were first came out. The races with the R's and the yfz's were close. All these races were at the dunes in the sand not dirt or pavement. Im sure most of those R's and YFZ's are faster than my EX but they don't even come close to the torque my EX has. And if I get out my 250r the only way a YFZ will be close to that is if a tide a rope to it...:cool:

[Maxx_Action]

Originally posted by AndrewRRR
5 or 6 bike lengths? Did he port it himself or something? lol
Is he still running the stock carb? That'll choke you back big time.
It's really not hard at all to get 45+hp out of an R, and R's are lighter than YFZ's stock.


ehhh...

noy sure on the carb. He is still running stock bore, stock compression, I do know that. Remember, it's in a 300 foot drag. the thing he says is that my YFZ has immediate power. Even with all of his mods the 2 stroke still has to wind up to start making it's peak HP. When we race from a roll towards the top of first gear it's a lot closer.

Maxx

[exrider360]

theres a movie of a 426 highley modded tAKing a 450 idk how lon gof a strip it is

[Pro400EXC]

Originally posted by AlaskaSpeed
Oh....I would have to say the Cannondales were the "fastest" stock quads ever built......;)


Amen to that....

I don't think there is a quad out there that can match the technology of a Dale...

The motor just absolutley rips,plus it takes you about 5min to change the way the motor puts power down,so you can have it snappy like a YFZ or pulls stumps like a John Deere....


I know in long straights piped YFZ's are maybe 1 bike behind me,and outta the hole? A feel a Dale will be right next to it,if not roosting on it...(depending on the riders of course)

Cause i know after leaving the scannign tents in GNCC's and just dropping the hammer,it shoots out like a rocket(if i catch traction of course)

But anyways,I feel the Cannondale was the best,and still is the best quad money can buy w/ right outta the box power)

[jarsong]

Originally posted by Maxx_Action
ehhh...

noy sure on the carb. He is still running stock bore, stock compression, I do know that. Remember, it's in a 300 foot drag. the thing he says is that my YFZ has immediate power. Even with all of his mods the 2 stroke still has to wind up to start making it's peak HP. When we race from a roll towards the top of first gear it's a lot closer.

Maxx

I think what seems make my YFZ faster than my old 86 250R that was pumped up was traction. The power delivery of the YFZ is nothing but perfect for Dragging. It hooks up and launches. At times with my 250R I felt I was spinning the tire the entire 300-400 feet and never getting a bite early enough to get down the track. If it was wet it was worse. I never did get to race them against each other but on Blacktop it would have to be to close to call and if the drag was long enough I'd have to give the advantage to the 250R for top end with the 6 speed.
jarsong

[AndrewRRR]

Traction always plays a huge role. If you are racing in a slippery area any quad that you can lug down low (4 stroke) will have the advantage over a quad you have to keep on the pipe. Usually around here with the 300' drags either dirt or sand, traction isn't a problem. In fact I'm usually getting too much of it, I need a +8 swingarm for my R. As long as you keep a built R on the pipe they are impressive (especially if it's a blue drag-ported 350R stroker, muuahahahaaa):devil:

[loons]

I got beat my a z400 by about 30 bike lengths.





































in reverse.

[Andrew400ex]

Originally posted by loons
I got beat my a z400 by about 30 bike lengths.





































in reverse.
GOOD JOKE!:macho

[mjtwvc]

me and my brother both bought quads 2 months ago i went with the trx and he got the yfz.
we waited till we both got used to are bikes and then it was on!! tired of here say!! time to find out .
we raced three times he took me the first time but i had a crapy
start then it was all me the other two times by a bike length:eek:
hes is all stock and i just have a 13t sprocket and i thought i was
going to have a better chance with the 14t but WOW didnt excpect that!! i do believe he would have got me off the line if he would have been a little more experinced . i had him from 2nd to 5th:devil:

and if i buy the HRC kit it'll be bye bye yamaha guy and my bike then would cost as much as the yfz:D

not trying to piss any buddy off i rode hes and he rode mine and we both agree there sweet bikes each has a + and a - about them and how boring it would be if every one rode the same bike
(450r or yfz) lame:( to each his own ride on ride on!! )

[yfz450xc]

I have a 440 kit in mine and about $16.000 counting purchase price and also own a yfz w/ some minor mods and can I tell from riding both machines that my Honda can't touch the Yfz even though I hate to say it Honda Failed to do more homework w/ the
450r but it is still a very fast bike and good set up for motocross, and it still comes down to the riders .
Ride red or Blue ???? what fits you best is what I'd vote on .

[SRH]

yeah hrc kit, ill toss the lid, remove the pea shooter and do the cam mod for free, bye bye hrc kit bla bla haha

ktm 520 should have no problem walking away from a yfz especially with a 540 kit:eek2:

[BlueZ440]

I beat several..but it also depends on the rider...:D

[jjgixxer]

i have rode both trx and yfz and the trx is a joke compared too the yfz, i got on the yfz rode it then hoped on a trx i thought i was riding and automatic it dont have no *** what so ever... and for cannondales yeah there quick but who wants to listen too all the motor noise from them :eek2:

[LilDacktyle]

you cant beat them the yfz are too fast

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by LilDacktyle
you cant beat them the yfz are too fast

Not as untouchable as some would have you believe.......A well built 426ex with a good rider will give alot of YFZ's fits. I won't give up my 400ex any time soon. :cool:

[Ryan]

Originally posted by Pro400EXC
Amen to that....



Did you guys forget about the LT500? :o

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by Ryan
Did you guys forget about the LT500? :o
No way!..........I remember running over a silencer that just freshly vibrated off of one just a few years ago! No big deal, the owner would probably have blown a head gasket in just a few minutes anyway..............he had to use the parking lot at the grocery store to turn it around to come back to get his silencer! :D :devil:

Ok, I really haven't seen much good from those machines! Sorry!;)

[SRH]

i dotn know about you guys but i love how the yfz motor sounds with a pipe that squeal or soemthing you can slightly hear, very distinct to the yfz, yz, wr motors, i love it

[Ryan]

Originally posted by RIDER11X

Ok, I really haven't seen much good from those machines! Sorry!;)


I agree with that! They are super fast, but trying to keep them running is not easy!

[r450rr]

to say the trx is a joke compared to the yfz is just idiodic, ther eto close to call in a drag race, if thats what everyone is reffering to, now gear the trx down to a 13 tooth and bump up to the same compression and then race...:eek2: the yfz is great but alot of people on the site are exaggerating a little bit when it comes to the drag races,

[660r2a400ex]

YFZ is super over rated, quick yes, but its all rider, i use to be a raptor owner so of course the day i got to see my first yfz my quad was broke down and was desperate to race him, i got on an alba piped Z400 with gearing and beet him in 300 feet by 100 feet ! needless to say he never slowed down and went straight home. that was the first time i ever drove that Z, anyways i sold my raptor and bought a 400ex and i am still king even with a slow *** 400ex

[LilDacktyle]

really, everyone is over exaggerating about those yzf's. ya there fast, but there not faster than a banshee. i raced my friend and i was right with him goin up Olds in Glamis. and for people that dont no what Olds is, its a hill in glamis and everybody races up it. anyway, there fast, but not that fast like everyone is saying. rider skill also is a huge facter everyone is forgeting.

[SRH]

you gotta be a good rider to know what everyone is raving about, and yes the yfz is the best quad out there right now

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by SRH
you gotta be a good rider to know what everyone is raving about, and yes the yfz is the best quad out there right now
I agree, I've seen people test ride them, not going over 5,000 RPM probably, and come back to say they were not all that impressed...........They don't show what they got till you are screaming them and riding at race speeds! You gotta run'em to appreciate them. And without mods, like a pipe, no airbox lid, and proper jetting, they are really tame too. My 400 beat that stock one 3 times, but the mods above changes all that. ;)

[fx40027203]

first off if a quad wasnt great you wouldnt hear great things about it ... i have owned a raptor a piped ds 650 and own modded cannondale and a stock v force and a yfz with kn pro flow kit gytr full system and i will say the cannondale is the closest to the yfz in power to close to call the yfz definatlly has more torque ,, but to clear it up between the trx vs yfz i raced a curtis sparks piped trx 450r with a 210 lb rider that has more experience than i do with the bike and racing in general and outran him by 7 quad lengths before the kn pro flow kit was on.. and yes you have to be on the throttle to get to the power!!!!

[fx40027203]

i also ran the 700 with the gytr on without rejetting and it coughed and back fired and still beat it by 6 bike lenghts from start to finish:o

[1992 Trx 250x]

if it rolls it's good enough for me!!!

[j joyner]

OH YEAH BUILD A FAST QUAD AND WATCH THEM GO OUT OF BUSINESS.AND LEAVING EVERY BODY HOLDING THE BAG.THE HECK WITH THAT STICK WITH HONDA,YAMAHA,SUZUKI FACTORYS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND AND ARE GOING TO BE HERE WHEN WE NEED THEM

[ChrisSekerak]

I used to be the proud owner of a 2003 Yamaha Raptor, and a 2005 YFZ450 LE. The Raptor was bored out to a 700 or 690 to be correct.

I took it up to Silver Lake Sand dunes where they run drag's all the time. My raptor was extremely fast, probably the fastest I've ridden. There was a 310R there, not impressive. There was a long rod banshee there, not impressive. There were several piped Predators, not impressive. There were a ton of 400ex's but you can only expect so much from those. Honda 450r's, there were a few, actually I was impressed with most. A couple of YFZ's that were fast as all get out, and there was 1 quad that took my breath away. A Yamaha Banshee with a Skidoo snowmobile motor wedged into it with not 1, not 2, but 3 exhaust pipes coming out from underneath the gas tank. That thing was fast!!!

[ChrisSekerak]

I used to be the proud owner of a 2003 Yamaha Raptor, and a 2005 YFZ450 LE. The Raptor was bored out to a 700 or 690 to be correct.

I took it up to Silver Lake Sand dunes where they run drag's all the time. My raptor was extremely fast, probably the fastest I've ridden. There was a 310R there, not impressive. There was a long rod banshee there, not impressive. There were several piped Predators, not impressive. There were a ton of 400ex's but you can only expect so much from those. Honda 450r's, there were a few, actually I was impressed with most. A couple of YFZ's that were fast as all get out, and there was 1 quad that took my breath away. A Yamaha Banshee with a Skidoo snowmobile motor wedged into it with not 1, not 2, but 3 exhaust pipes coming out from underneath the gas tank. That thing was fast!!!

[440ex dragger]

I have beat them at drag races and at the TT track. My R has been worked over but I still beat the ones with significant mods (pipe, cam, gearing, airfilter). They are fast but its mostly rider and not all motor.

[lol]

yehhhhhh way to revive a two y/o thread!!!!!!!;)

[stroker97]

hahaha thats funny, a z400 wouldn't touch a yfz


Originally posted by 660r2a400ex
YFZ is super over rated, quick yes, but its all rider, i use to be a raptor owner so of course the day i got to see my first yfz my quad was broke down and was desperate to race him, i got on an alba piped Z400 with gearing and beet him in 300 feet by 100 feet ! needless to say he never slowed down and went straight home. that was the first time i ever drove that Z, anyways i sold my raptor and bought a 400ex and i am still king even with a slow *** 400ex

[IWIN450R]

I HAVE A LT 500 QUADZILLA THAT A YFZ CANT TOUCH! I RACE SO MANY AND I HAVE WON ALL OF THE RACES!

[Legal250R]

It all comes down to the rider and surface conditions. With perfect track conditions and riders of equal skill, a good running two stroke of at least 250cc's (without regard to manufacturer) or a similar weight but higher horsepower four stroke should outrun a similarly modified YFZ if the track is fairly long. However, the strength of the YFZ in drag racing is a great combination of power that is usable. They flat hook up like nothing else that I have ridden. My 250r will outrun either of my YFZ's on pure top end and will come on strong toward the end of a long drag race. However, unless you are racing on blacktop, the YFZ's will jump the R by a couple quad lengths out of the hole and pull the R or at least hold their advantage through 4th gear. When the R hits, it spins. When the YFZ hits, it propels the quad like a rocket. My buddies and I all switch off quads and the results are the same in the absence of a bad start. I have no experience racing in sand so my comments are not meant to apply to that situation.

One of my buddies just bought a new 06 450R so we will line them up before long. As he and I are of similar weight and skill, it should be interesting. A third friend's Z-440 (with head work by CT), porting, jetting, exhaust and ignition will run neck and neck with my YFZ's but he is an exceptional rider and I am only an average rider.

At least in my experience, in an average length drag race, if you start poorly you get beat unless you have a tremendous advantage in horsepower over your opponent. That would explain why so many people say they saw X machine beat Q machine when we all know that Q machine is so much faster than X machine. People are not lying only reporting what in my opinion is an abberation explained solely by rider ability.

[fasterblaster09]

Originally posted by Toadz400
I beat a YFZ with my banshee in about a 1000 ft drag, if that. It wasn't by much though...he was right on my ***...I rode it before that and man those YFZ's are FAST!

My drag blaster would blow up if I even considered dragging 1000ft..that's far...I beat a piped yfz450,but thats all I've ever raced.Im pretty sure anything more than that would probably take me.

[250r4life]

Originally posted by Legal250R

At least in my experience, in an average length drag race, if you start poorly you get beat unless you have a tremendous advantage in horsepower over your opponent. That would explain why so many people say they saw X machine beat Q machine when we all know that Q machine is so much faster than X machine. People are not lying only reporting what in my opinion is an abberation explained solely by rider ability.

perfect... this should automatically appear in response to any of these q vs x posts...

[yfz450rida]

i laughed so hard when i read this thread to think someone would accually start a thread about this ****. The two main things i can think about that determine so call whos is faster are rider skill and how thick ur wallet is? money will make you go faster....i i can't hold back nemore...the guy with the blaster that said he beat a piped yfz keep dreaming.... maybe u can take ur blaster and put a banshee engine in it and u can accually then get close enough to taste the dust coming off a yfz...u should be so privillaged... bottom line if ur buddy keeps beating u then find a higher paying job....money makes u faster...and their is always someone out their faster.

[440racer66]

Originally posted by 660r2a400ex
YFZ is super over rated, quick yes, but its all rider, i use to be a raptor owner so of course the day i got to see my first yfz my quad was broke down and was desperate to race him, i got on an alba piped Z400 with gearing and beet him in 300 feet by 100 feet ! needless to say he never slowed down and went straight home. that was the first time i ever drove that Z, anyways i sold my raptor and bought a 400ex and i am still king even with a slow *** 400ex


hahahahahahahah ai would luv to see this cuz this thing must have had a been a weedeater hybrid cuz i beat a z on my ex and i beat my ex with a yfz so...... you do the math

[zeus54]

even with all my mods i still have trouble with them i won't bash them in anyway but it still comes down to the rider in the end

[racemx]

i went up agains a crf 250r dirt bike (06) beat him until i hit 5th gear and hit my rev lim then he went by me.

[enquadrider16]

i've beat a few yfz's up olds hill at glamis on my banshee, they killed me off the line but i took them after that.