new yamaha quad

[350Xccelerator]

have u guys seen the new 2004 yamaha YFZ 450 quad it's on the yamaha website, they've also added some colors to the other quads.

[Bill X_R]

Yea I saw it...looks are up in the air....but I like the engine! I've never been on one, but hear great things about it ( the engine). I wonder if it will be around the price of a 400 ex?

[350Xccelerator]

yamaha also made a new Bruin 350 utility quad that looks just like the grizzly but alot cheaper, I'm pretty sure the yfz 450 costs a couple hundred more than the 400ex.

[lisnup65]

The new 450 Yamaha is gulp $6800.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wickedfinger]

...Tossed in some pics .... I don't know about the bodywork though .... Kinda looks like a cross between a Raptor and a Z400 but with something just not right ...

[yamaha200E]

the front plastic look like a blaster maby it a mut lol. kyle

[Bill X_R]

I'VE GOT IT!...It just hit me (ouch!) IT looks like an eagle with that point on the front...!!!

That was drivin me crazy!

[200xer]

350 lbs, that's what I'm talking about

[REDMAN225]

now they need to put that engine in the wolverine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ATC crazy]

Dude...that is awesome...lets hope it happens. I would do anything for that thing. :shock:

[ATC crazy]

Looks like it has Works shocks too, or WB.

[atcpunk107]

plastic looks like a cross between banshee and warrior

[stonehedge]

Yea, 320lbs. if you toss the starter and batt. and install the already avail. Yami. kick starter kit! That is one light machine. Its nice when a company offers so many sport quads to choose from. This pig will be the one to watch! Got to add this to the collection. My craptor was gonna get a 720, it will have to wait another season, gonna go with a 450. The Shee hasn't been getti'n rode much, but thats o.k., its resting.

[REDMAN225]

if they dont put it in a wolverine soon...i'm gonna have to get a scrambler 500. i'll give em til the end of the summer.

[Billy Golightly]

I'm not sure what to say about that, technicly wise it sounds very promising. Down there weight wise with some of our trikes. Wonder how de-tuned the motor is though. Looks pretty funky though, almost as weird as the V-force.

[hondaATCrider]

man ill tell ya what them yamaha's right there are a bunch of trash. thats a waste of about 8 G's. you go get u a nice honda rancher for 53 and its a better ride than that other crap

[Trikeaholic]

... but with something just not right ...


I think it has one too many wheels! ;) Seriously, I dont see the "hub bub" about golf carts, every time I ride one, the Yawn factor is definatley huge.

[ATC crazy]

man ill tell ya what them yamaha's right there are a bunch of trash. thats a waste of about 8 G's. you go get u a nice honda rancher for 53 and its a better ride than that other crap

Dude...What are you talking about???

[HemiChallenger71]

Can you say frame problems if it's that light? I want to see it out for a year or 2 and see what kind of machine it is then...

[Joel85350X]

I agree with Hemi. It is an aluminum frame, right? I would rather sit around a while and see how quickly they break parts or frames before I bought one. In addition, where do they justify asking $6800 for it? You can put a 450 engine in a warrior for half that.

[200xer]

steel frame. It has AL upper a arms though.

if it was 5800 I think I'd be heading to the yami dealer and getting one, 6800 seems a lil too much for it's class.

[Bill X_R]

People paid that much for the Cannondale...glad I got off that kick!

[REDMAN225]

the rear swing arm is aluminum too. $7000 is gonna be a steal for this quad!!!!!!!!!1

[Jeb]

Speaking of that swingarm, did you guys see the pics of the bare frame, subframe and swingarm? The swingarm appears to be a one piece casting! that, my friends, is super trick! The sub-frame may be a one piece casting also. :-D

In the pic below to me it looks like one of those gremlins. remember that movie from the 80s???

[Kilborg]

heres what I can say on this new machine...

I have a freind, who has been riding for a good long time (probably as long as me, so say 15 years). He rides a decked and very nice 310r, and got to take a spin on one of these machines. Now, this guy is a dyed in the wool 250r nut (though maybe not as much as I thought). He took one for a ride (he has some connections...namely the atvconnection!), and lets just say he sold his decked honda for the yamaha. I do not know how good it is, but if he sold his bike for it, theres something yamaha did right. Maybe it was a "golden sample" for editors and the like to ride, factories have done this before. I think the engine will probably be detuned some for the production machine, but he said it did pull pretty well. The handling was outstanding, said to be better then a decked 250r running TCS suspension (which i find VERY hard to believe).

[Tecate performance]

the yfz 450 frame is steel not aluminum. it has aluminum upper a arms and a cast aluminum subframe. they probably will have some problems with durability. a few riders on other forums have bent lower contol arms.