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    Yfz 450 Help.

    I signed up for yfz. I've been waiting on some o-rings to come in for the hoses( $4 a piece!). We also have ordered new wheels and tires all around, a k&n recharge kit, blue hoses, oversized radiator, aftermarket fan, lanyard kill switch, new grips, new grab bar, new front bumper, blue chain...
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    Im sure the mechanic did it all right considering he's a mechanic at yamaha, he races, and works on bikes on the Side. There's other questionable things on the bike, so I wanna check those out first before I start taking the top end apart
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    The backfire wasn't loud actually. I'll get back to you guys on what I do and what works
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    The first day we looked at it, it started right up, and idled for about 5 min then shut off.
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    The guy said he just had a new cam chain put in. The guy that did the work was from a yamaha dealer. The exhaust is missing the piece for it to slip on and also has different screws holding it in to the head. My dad and I are going to do the simple stuff first, then go from there. Does anyone...
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    my mechanic suggested i do a compression check, if it was good the valves are fine, if not.....
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    it needs alot of little things as well. I could very well end up spending more money in aftermarket parts than i did paying for the bike.
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    the carb needs to be cleaned because its been sitting, and it backfires so the jets are wrong, correct?
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    Yfz 450 Help.

    Yesterday I traded my Blaster For A YFZ. When we got the yfz home it would start but not stay on. The last time it started, i rode it 50 feet and it started leaking engine coolant. The hose has a fried o-ring. Once i get that fixed, im going to replace the hoses, drain oil-gas-coolant then...
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    yfz 450 help!!!!!

    I've had it since I was a boy... The 450 is a monster compared to the blaster
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    yfz 450 help!!!!!

    Sorry guys!!! The vin was there but it was scratched from Shifting. It's clear!!!! It rips, I'm sad to let my blaster be traded for it, but happy for the new toy!
  12. J

    yfz 450 help!!!!!

    Sorry guys!!! The vin was there but it was scratched from Shifting. It's clear!!!! It rips, I'm sad to let my blaster be traded for it, but happy for the new toy!
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    yfz 450 help!!!!!

    He's got Papers to show that he bought it from a worker at the yamaha dealer. He also got a jetski from the guy too. I just think he broke the frame somehow and replaced it. I'll let y'all know after I go again today.
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    yfz 450 help!!!!!

    I went and looked at a yfz 450 today, it ran out fine and all. Needed minor work, but i noticed the vin was scratched and only had the first 3. The bike has the Florida DMV offroad sticker, which you have to have the vin to get one. He doesnt have title either. So my question is, he's got the...
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    Yamaha Breeze Mods

    im staying with the blaster because my parents are buying my oldest sister(30) a new car, and renting her a house to live in with her 3 kids because she's got man issues. sooooo, im staying with the BLASTER......And Breeze whenever i get to fixing it.
  16. J

    Need some advice

    do a compression check before the leak-down.
  17. J

    ltr450r ???

    bore your blaster out, add a pipe, bigger carb, vf3 reeds, suspension(make it wider obviously)
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    ltr450r ???

    a kfx 450 i believe is the worst of all the 450's. a ltr first. a yfz with suspension, and trx with suspension and little engine mods, then the kfx.
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    ltr450r ???

    no matter what bike you race. you will usually have to do repairs after races. the blaster racers ive been around usually swap top ends right after the first race, and then tear the whole bike down after the day is over. you can dump alot of money into the blaster to have it tiptop race ready...
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    Yamaha Breeze Mods

    i was 5 when we got both bikes. i've been riding them since, and i want a change of bikes. the only bikes worth getting are the 450's. im looking at right now 3 bikes for 2000. A 2001 banshee bored .30 over, toomey pipes, tires and rims, jetted, bigger carb. a 04 yfz 450 with nerf bars and...