yamaha yfz450 vs honda trx450

I have had NO problems with my 05 YFZ. The 05 Honda on the other hand are loaded with MAJOR problems with the crank and main bearings just Google this : 2005 honda TRX 450 metal shavings in oil filter , and see the thousands and thousands of results that come up. Like I said before my buddy still has his 05 TRX with 60 hours on it sitting in his garage with a oil filter full of metal shavings I mean this thing was packed here's a photo of it

are the hondas kick start

The TRX450R is kick start, the TRX450ER is electric start.

I know plenty of people with 05's that have extremely strong running quads.

But I also know they had their share of problems...just like any early model quad.

I had an 05, had the whole motor built by BCS. Took the stock crank out witch has 3 YEARS on it. He said it was in good enough shape to sell for someone as a replacement! I love hondas, always have. Some have there problems alike every other brand.

NEVER buy anything without riding it first. Ride one of each and see which one you like better. I agree with Stupidbot that ergonomics are quite different between those bikes, I too felt the Yamaha was quite wierd to ride.

My Buddy now has an 08 YFZ, I will honestly admit it pulls a lot harder out of the hole but i cant stand to ride it. I think its the foot peg to bar ratio, im 6,2' and when i ride it i have to lean way back b/c i feel as if I am going to go over the bars if the back end bucks. I feel more at home on the honda. But I do like the taller stem, so i added Gibson +1 and Flex Bars just to get the extra rise out of mine. But stock for stock the yammi feels stubby and twitchy.
And to add, he spent about 3 hours trying to find a bad ground wire, it was cutting out the motor. There also know for that too.

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i have a 08 yfz the top speed of an 08-09 yfz stock is 78.8mph and top speed of 08-09 stock trx450 is 69.5(proof in dirt wheels mag) both accelerate good yfz has an extra valve so probly accelrate fast by a lil.... but on the other hand the trx has more torque and the hondas are bulit proof and extremly reliable yamahas are good with that 2 but have alot of problems with their bolts thay always snap if i tighten.....yfz has lower center of gravity seats thiner trx more comfort wider seat.... out of all the sport 450s the trx atrabutes are all good just do not exxel...i could go on 4 days with this lol

what kind of rider are u do u want to race are u a wheelie guy....how ofen do u ride?

i think the trx and yfz are the best 450s besids ktm, butt im gonna have 2 disagree STOOPIDBOT yfz=78.8mph trx=69.5 (proof dirt wheels mag) those are the 08and 09 models

You mean Yamahawheels. That is absolutely false. How are the 08-09 model slower than th3 -6-07 when they are the same thing. You have to look at how Dirt Wheels handles shootouts. The KTM 525 whooped the Raptor 700 in EVERY section of the test but the Raptor was better overall? Go over to TRX450R.org and tell them that the stock TRX only goes 69. I hate to break it to you but you and the mag are wrong.

Yamahawheels gets no respect from me, they always choose yamaha even over the KTM. Try about 77 for the YFZ and 75-76 on the TRX. I have GPS proof that a fully stock TRX450 will run faster than 69. My piped, air filter, and jet kit will hit near 80 according to GPS.