450's vs. 400ex

[ridealaska]

Okay so my buddy has a 400ex that I love to ride. I'm finally going to buy my own fourwheeler and I'm wondering how the bottom end is on the 450's compared to the 400ex. I know a slip-on exhaust and jet really woke up the bottom end of his quad will it be the same thing on a 450? By the way i'm probably lookin at a trx450 or a yfz.

 

[Luke The Drifter]

Okay so my buddy has a 400ex that I love to ride. I'm finally going to buy my own fourwheeler and I'm wondering how the bottom end is on the 450's compared to the 400ex. I know a slip-on exhaust and jet really woke up the bottom end of his quad will it be the same thing on a 450? By the way i'm probably lookin at a trx450 or a yfz.

Really its apples to oranges. The 450s are much, much torquier and more responsive. You're comparing a trail quad to a mx quad with a race based engine. The 400ex won't even compare to the 450 piped or not.

 

[ridealaska]

Really its apples to oranges. The 450s are much, much torquier and more responsive. You're comparing a trail quad to a mx quad with a race based engine. The 400ex won't even compare to the 450 piped or not.

Exactly what I wanted to hear. He tells me that the 450's just have a lot of top end because they're race quads. I'm pretty sure that's just because he doesn't want me whoopin on him :d

 

[hondalrd]

you will smoke him from bottem end to top end.

i love my 450r

great quad outlasted all my buddies quads yfz450 and ktm 450

the trx is the most derapale

 

[ridealaska]

you will smoke him from bottem end to top end.

i love my 450r

great quad outlasted all my buddies quads yfz450 and ktm 450

the trx is the most derapale

Hows mantenaince on the 450r? I'm pretty new to sport quads so I don't know too much. How often do you have to rebuild? I also do a lot of drops/jumps in tight places where I can't really come at them to fast. How tough is it to work the clutch on this quad?

 

[hondalrd]

i have owned my trx for 3 years and i have done everything from motorcross to ice racing.

it has not been driving very easy lol. i have only had to rebuild th motor once and that was because the chain anapped and coiled on the front sproket and cracked the crank case. and for the clutch i have replaced mine once

very well built machine