Zuke Z450

[wheelie king]

HAs anyone heard what the MSRP and availability of the new Suzuki 450 is? A buddy of mine put a deposit on one here at a local dealer on Thursday, but...he NOR the dealer knows what it is gonna cost yet! All I have heard is that the thing is supposed to be nasty as hell...fuel injected, light, and wicked fast. Race ready off the floor- supposedly :rolleyes: But, you never know. Anyone got any more details? Why is it so hush-hush?

[200xadam]

its not suposed to be released untill later this year....i havent even seen a picture of it yet...i didnt think they would allow money down on something that hasnt even been confirmed yet...

[wheelie king]

Those greedy dealers will do anything, bro. Especially if it involves taking your money. I for one would NEVER put a deposit down on something I could not fondle first....much less even just LOOK AT IT! :crazy:

[toyota200x]

I can't wait to see a pic of it. I hope it is better than the Yami. I am sick of hearing how great the YFZ 450 is.

[wheelie king]

It WILL be better than the Yamaha. Or so rumor has it. With EFI, and suspension that is race ready, how can it be inferior? Suzuki's simple tactic is to wait and see what Honda and Yammie do, and then one-up them by building something better, faster, and competatively priced.

[OldSchoolin86]

I can't wait to see a pic of it. I hope it is better than the Yami. I am sick of hearing how great the YFZ 450 is.
LOL, I guess I kind of am too but it is a good machine. The way Doug Gust and his team make the Z400 kick ass I'm sure a new 450 from zuk will do just fine.

[performula]

There is not one thing official about anything...no way he put a deposit on it.

[wheelie king]

No way he put a deposit on it? Wow! guess you know him better than I do. :rolleyes: Saw the printed receipt, dude. I got better things to do than make stuff like this up. :crazy: Just thought I would share this with you all, cause I thought it was pretty odd. You don't have to believe me....and I do not care if you do. Just sharing.

[MTS]

i havent herd nor seen of anything about the new 450 as of yet and i work at a zuki dealership, mind you the new yfz's are frikin nice :D

[Blown 331]

There is not one thing official about anything...no way he put a deposit on it.

I put a deposit on my 450R about 5 months before they came out. You can do it.

[YAMAHA_Jim]

The new Z450 is impressive. I watched Jeremiah Jones and Doug Gust kick some serious arse on them today at the ATV national in Unadilla,NY.The YFZ's and 450r's and other thumpers were right there with them though.I dont have any details on the zukes but I did get some nice pics of them.,,and some autographed posters :w00t:

[AirManCam]

Jim, you sure thats the new 450? I heard rumors over on bt that they were racing them stock. And how they are about 3 inches wider on each side than the 450s. With suspension comparable to ELKA and such. I also heard that they werent going to be released untill late next year.

[F7Firecat]

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14344 According to that pic it`s a LT-Z450 so I would say yes he is sure

[AirManCam]

Heh, didn't even notice that in a the pic, good eye Jim.

[YAMAHA_Jim]

Doug and Jeremiahs zukers both had full elka susp on them. I dont know how wide they were.After looking at all the pro quads,,,,they're all WIDE,lol

[Dynofox]

I read in dirtwheels that the new quadracer 450 will not share any parts with the z400, but who knows. Last I knew team suzuki's quads were just modded out z400's (yoshi's 450cc kit, ect) this hasn't changed has it?

[wheelie king]

That's kinda what I am wondering. What suspension tricks do they have up their sleeve? I know about the fuel injection and more aluminum (lighter), but suposedly the suspension is trick as hell. It's quite the buzz around here.

[Billy Golightly]

Hehe the A-Arms on that quad came from about 10 miles away at Walsh Race Craft.

[200xadam]

yea the quads that gust is running is a factory 450, its just a z400 with a factory suzuki built 450 bore and stroke..so its really just a 400 with a built up motor, not an actual 450..

[SpeedBump]

Doug and Jeremiahs zukers both had full elka susp on them. I dont know how wide they were.After looking at all the pro quads,,,,they're all WIDE,lol


Prob 50" wide.....the AMA limit.

[AirManCam]

yea the quads that gust is running is a factory 450, its just a z400 with a factory suzuki built 450 bore and stroke..so its really just a 400 with a built up motor, not an actual 450..
I'm gonna have to disagree. The new 450 is kind of like the raptor 700, basically a whole new quad.

[RideRed250R]

yah the new ltz450, will not SHARE ANYTHING with the 400, not even air filters or ANYTHIng, its all new from the ground up..... cant wait tho till they finally come out
adam

[200xadam]

yea i know the new one is suposed to be totaly different. but the quads that gust and jones are using right now are just factory 450s

[diggerzmound]

"Yoshimura has taken it's 2 Time W.O.R.C.S Championship winning DR-Z450 engine kit and reworked it for the Suzuki LT-Z400. The result of this engine kit is the LT-Z450. Yoshimura is supporting William Yokley and Doug "Digger" Gust for the GNCC and GNC championships"