DirtWheels shootout... Suzuki LT-R450 vs Quadzilla 500 in the dunes

[rdlsz24]

Another cool old vs new shootout courtesy of DirtWheels

















Rob

[bkm]

Cool article. I have always wanted a to ride a Zilla. This bike is definitely on my to buy list in the near future.

[Swinger]

Sweet. Those quadzillas are freekin monsters, Ive seen quite a few of them climb Beaverdale hill climb like nothing. In with the old and out with the new. Ha ha!

[RIDE-RED 250r]

"Imagine what kind of machines we would be riding if the manufacturers never abandoned two-stroke powerplants."


Nice to know even the leading magazine folks miss em!

[Beerside]

Yes!! Thank you for posting this article! I've been waiting months for this issue to come out. I've been hearing about it for some time. I recently bought a Suzuki 500 and was considering taking it to Duncan to fresh'n up the motor considering that they are only about 15 minutes away from me. Since I've had this quad I can't say enough about how big and cadillac-esqe it is!! It's kind of like a Mack Truck on steroids. When riding this thing around the trails by my house it doesn't feel like it goes over the terrein it goes thru it! I still like the Honda but the Suzuki has more of everything and is a lot more comforatble.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Beautiful pic Beerside! Cool to see 2 of the most iconic legends of the sport sitting side by side and in as nice of shape as they are in too! You are one lucky dog my friend...

[tecat-z]

Beautiful machines beerside............I've never bought into the hype surrounding the high revving valve benders! Many of my friends have ltr's, trx, and yfz 450's. And, there have been many big time failures with all of them. I won't go into the problems the local guys who actually race these things hard have. For the occasional rider the 450's last quite a while. Ride them hard and often, failure is imminent. Many people love to say "but the four stroke makes so much torque"!!!! Compared to a 250cc 2t, yes they make some nice torque. But, ya never hear anyone compare a 250cc 4t to a 250cc 2t. Reason, they don't make any torque, and would be an awful choice in a heavy quad chassis. From an engineering standpoint, a 2t engine is vastly superior in all performance areas for a single cylinder off road engine under 500cc compared to a 4t. I believe that a truly modern 2t engine of no more than 300cc would be the ultimate combo of torque, horsepower, revability, and durability, for a modern quad. Considering that KTM currently builds the absolute best 2t engines in the production world, they should build some quads with a c/b version of their 300xc engine and send all of the 4t's back to the trailer to have another look at their valves.......

[250rRoostmaster]

I still wanna ride any one of the new 450's just to see what all the damn hype's about!!