Drag raced a 400ex today

[yakuza]

My buddy and I went to a local park today to ride. They have a 300ft drag area set up complete with tree. We raced four times, and I beat him three. Both bikes are 05s. Mine has a slip-on, jet, and K&N. His has the baffle removed. Not like anyone cares I just thought I'd post it and let everyone tell me I should have lost and how fast a 400ex is

 

[dave76]

I'm not gonna say you shoulda lost, you might be a way better rider or shifter then he is. Remember the 400ex stock only makes between 24 and 26HP, so a Warrior w' pipe and jets is pretty close at around 22 to 23HP, albit a little heaveyer, but if you lightned it, it'll be close in weight too. Numbers don't lie.....

 

[yamarider]

Doesn't sound too far-fetched to me, I was running very close to 400exs' when my warrior was only piped, filtered, and jetted.

 

[yakuza]

Nah, he's a damn good rider. I keep trying to get him to race, but he's not interested. We've been riding together for close to ten years. And just for the record, I'm on a Raptor, so it's almost 25lbs lighter than the Warrior. When we go back up in a few weeks I'm going to take the camcorder. I don't know how to put it on the computer, but I'll figure it out.

 

[dave76]

I never understood why Yamaha didn't just make the Raptor350 a 400cc bike, or at least a 386 like the rounded off 400 BigBear is. They have all the parts in stock and produce them. The big bear is the same engine with a little different case and an autoclutch. Just would make more sense to me.

 

[yakuza]

You, me, and everyone else : It's ok though, at least I can run the sport class and I know the bike is plenty fast enough....lol. Just running the local hare scrambles I could pull the holeshot on everyone, including 450s. Pesky 450s would track me down by the time we hit the first turn though....lol. That's the only reason I'm not doing a bore/stroke, I want to be able to run the sport class this year in the AWRCS series.

 

[warriorspeed350]

me and my cousins quads are exactly the same thing when my valves are crap.......but once i hit 6th he inches past me, they feel alot faster than they are.....they have alot of tourque tho

 

[klutchbuster350]

me and my cousins quads are exactly the same thing when my valves are crap.......but once i hit 6th he inches past me, they feel alot faster than they are.....they have alot of tourque tho

I think its more of the light front end that makes them feel torquey, My z has way more torque then my friends 4ooex, but with my extended **** and shocks, it doesnt really feel like it till its on the track.

 

[98warrior]

I thought a stock 06 400ex felt like it had more power than my yammy when i rode it around the yard but when i raced him i beat him by about 2 and half bike lengths. but yea the 400's have light front ends, they wheely so friggin easy.

 

[dave76]

It isn't so much the light front ends, it's more that the motor is placed farther back in the chassis then the Warrior.

 

[warlord]

It isn't so much the light front ends, it's more that the motor is placed farther back in the chassis then the Warrior.

Thats why the front end is light.

 

[Guest]

Do 400exs suck on steep hill climbs? Those scare me the most.

 

[yakuza]

Well, it wouldn't be my first choice for a steep hill...lol. My buddy has a lot of problems keeping his front down on really steep hills. I never have a problem with the 350, it's firmly planted up front.

 

[2kwarrior]

Do 400exs suck on steep hill climbs? Those scare me the most.

My girlfriend has a 05 400ex and i love riding hers up the hill climbs at the dunes. Nothing like cresting the top on only the rear tires ;D And on a side note my warrior is piped jetted and air box removed and she still beats me in any race :-/

 

[yakuza]

Yeah but you're still a good 25lbs heavier than the Raptor, it does make a difference.