[quote:nid5auuz]right now it kinda seems honda is falling behind.. right now if you ask me yamaha and suzuki are on the top of thier game as far as quads go.... honda just seem slower when compared to something else.... for instance. honda400ex vs suzuki 400 lt the suzuki spanks its ass every time. hands down. but i haveto give it to them in the looks department on the trx 450. i think it looks pretty nice. even tho ill never own a honda quad..
well i see you left the raptor 350 out of the discussion of the 400ex and z. and well done. the raptor 350 isnt any competition to the 400's and lets face it, the engine is kind of outdated in our yfm's (sorry, but its the truth) thats why id like to see yamaha work on the engine of the rappy 350 and maybe up it to a 400, give it liquid cooling, etc. because right now, they are losing in the market of people looking for an affordable, mid-size quad.[/quote:nid5auuz]
The 400EX motor is from the 1980s as well... wtf are you talking about? The Raptor 350/Warrior are NOT that much slower then the 400EX despite one anyone thinks (I own both a Warrior and a 440EX). I ******* hate the 400 and we got it BRAND NEW, it's been nothing but problems.
As far as copy cat designs yea... Look at the new 450 Zuki and compare it to the YFZ (they look very similar besides the douchey lights and heal guards on the zuki). I am not brand loyal I own an array of many machines from many different companies; when it comes down to sport quads my choice is almost always Yamaha though. I just throw Honda jokes out there to **** around, I really dont care what anyone rides; just ride!