Unison VNX 450R

[Stoopidbot1]

The last couple of years, the Taiwanese based company, Unison has been working on a 450 racer. They are getting ready to release them. They actually teamed up with a company called Metrakit. Metrakit is a Barcelona based company that has been huge in the GT mini racing. Those 2 along with Fuji Heavy Industries, developed their racer. The motor was built in Japan by Fuji, which is the parent company of Suburu. The powerhouse is a 448cc DOHC 4 valve, liquid cooled, with a 36mm carb. It has a 5 speed manual with reverse, 520 O-ring final drive. Dual A-arms up front with preload adjustable piggyback shocks with 8" of travel. The rear is solid axle with rebound adjustable gas shock. The biggest problem I see with it is the weight, it comes in at 445lbs. DRY WEIGHT!!! It has a very similar look to the KTM in the hood and front fenders. The fenders are removable for the shaved look. Comes with nerfs, doesn't look to bad. The quality tends to be shakey at best with these off brands, I have a feeling that quality levels have been stepped up for this one. Seeing how they worked with 2 other companies that would not want to hurt their own name by releasing poorly made equipment. Unison, Fuji (parent of Suburu) and Metrakit really stepped up the off brand quad market this year.

[joet82]

I'll stick with my can am. Which has 100 lbs. LESS when dry. haha

[Stoopidbot1]

Yeah, I'm happy with my TRX. Just posting some industry news. For being an off brand they really did a good job though.

[joet82]

get some pics up, and see if ANY racers pick it up and do well with it, then we'll see how good they really are.

[Stoopidbot1]

The article is in a magazine. I will see if I can find a pic. There is a pic in the mag but I don't have a scanner.

[Stoopidbot1]

Here you go. This is a picture of it.

[dirtjunkie85]

Looks cool but I will stay with myKFX 450

[lawny]

They have a reputable company building the power plant anyway. Be interesting to see if the rest of the machine can hold together around it.

[lawny]

What magazine did you find that in bot?

[Stoopidbot1]

I'm not sure, I posted this back in 2008. I have actually seen one at the dunes. No a bad looking machine and it can hang with the other 450's.

[quadnut20]

interesting looking quad Never seen one !! I`m sticking with my 450R