I know their are many threads with this same topic out there. I have looked on the yamaha forums and they all bash the ds450. And on these forums they like the ds450. On neutral forums I see people mixed on what they actually like better.
What i have gathered so far from other users...
ds450 Issues - motors blowing up, clutch issues, ds450 are not number 1 in pro racing like the yfz is. The yfz has much more speed in 3rd gear. Does not perform well in the sand dunes.
yfz450 Issues - Always have to rebuild the engine ? Doesn't sound as mean as the ds450. This quad doesn't come with many of the upgrades the mx has.
As far as handling I hear a mix of yfz shocks are no way as good as the ds's making the yfz a ruff ride and not so easy on the back of the rider. Yet the ds 450 is higher off the ground making it more likely to flip over, this in return the yfz guys think the yfz handles better as the price of your back hurting after the ride.
Myself I ride mostly on the weekends. I don't ride too hard but I like to hammer on the throttle now and then. I decided to sell the can-am outlander I have (which is hard for me to do LOL) and get a racing quad because I realized I like speed more than mudding.
It just seems the yfz is more reliable or, people are just die hard yamaha fans. Parts are expensive for can-am in canada yet yfz parts are not. Another thing that sucks is no can-am store in my area has any ds's in stores yet the yamaha stores do. So i have to order it and wait a few weeks for it to come in. This worries me as maybe the ds parts in future may not likely be available?
As far as my can-am outlander i am selling, this quad was totally awesome. All the other quads I would ride with would be in awe as the sound of the can am was so killer ha. I also have a suzuki and I have had more issues with the suzuki over the can-am. But this is the outlander xt not the ds.
Another thing I noticed which I thought was humorous was whenever someone bashed the ds it showed they had never owned one in their quad sig history, and vise versa for anyone bashing the yfz and never owning one. Is thier anyone here who have had owned both?
What you guys think?
What i have gathered so far from other users...
ds450 Issues - motors blowing up, clutch issues, ds450 are not number 1 in pro racing like the yfz is. The yfz has much more speed in 3rd gear. Does not perform well in the sand dunes.
yfz450 Issues - Always have to rebuild the engine ? Doesn't sound as mean as the ds450. This quad doesn't come with many of the upgrades the mx has.
As far as handling I hear a mix of yfz shocks are no way as good as the ds's making the yfz a ruff ride and not so easy on the back of the rider. Yet the ds 450 is higher off the ground making it more likely to flip over, this in return the yfz guys think the yfz handles better as the price of your back hurting after the ride.
Myself I ride mostly on the weekends. I don't ride too hard but I like to hammer on the throttle now and then. I decided to sell the can-am outlander I have (which is hard for me to do LOL) and get a racing quad because I realized I like speed more than mudding.
It just seems the yfz is more reliable or, people are just die hard yamaha fans. Parts are expensive for can-am in canada yet yfz parts are not. Another thing that sucks is no can-am store in my area has any ds's in stores yet the yamaha stores do. So i have to order it and wait a few weeks for it to come in. This worries me as maybe the ds parts in future may not likely be available?
As far as my can-am outlander i am selling, this quad was totally awesome. All the other quads I would ride with would be in awe as the sound of the can am was so killer ha. I also have a suzuki and I have had more issues with the suzuki over the can-am. But this is the outlander xt not the ds.
Another thing I noticed which I thought was humorous was whenever someone bashed the ds it showed they had never owned one in their quad sig history, and vise versa for anyone bashing the yfz and never owning one. Is thier anyone here who have had owned both?
What you guys think?