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A guy I ride with , who is in the top 3 fastest riders i know, has a 06 wrf 450 and is about to click over to 10k. He rides very hard and on demanding terrain. He is strict with oil changes and air filter cleanliness but other than that just rides.
He had his valves checked at 9 k and no adjustment was needed. The mechanic gave the bike a full inspection and said it was in A1 condition.
He was thinking about upgrading but after the inspection is very happy and keeping the Yammie.
Nick
They are very reliable for normal trail riding, but do not like big transports with long 5th gear work. The gearbox is the problem and if you have ever seen one pulled down you will know why!! The gears are machined out to save on weight etc and therefore do not make them the best machines for long distance work. They used to have a sticker on the bike and also the workshop manual saying Quote,” This motorcycle is not designed or intended for continuous on road use :huh:
pleases discuss intended use with your yamaha dealer prior to purchase. :dry:
But they have been used for long rides and performed very well, Tony Kirby used two when he rode across Australia East to west and they did the job really well and they broke the record at that time. I think its a case of horses for courses and you pay your money and take your chance.
Boulders on the money they wont do long transports even with a cush drive, cush drive will get it further but the bike the gearbox final drive etc isnt designed for it..
SB_250y’s 450, of the 3000kms racing klms half wouldn’t be top gear and it would have got an oil change every 500kms at the most if not every 240kms at each end of finke etc. With touring oil changes would be much more then that.
Get something designed for the job, it will enjoy it, you will enjoy it much much more and do it in comfort with less stress.
Most touring bikes do 40 to 80k standing on their head, a 450 enduro bike no way known in a touring role
Thats why they make different bikes for different roles IMO
TB
sb_250y wrote:
Quote:Bundyroy wrote:Quote:I reckon SB would be very surprised what his average speed is. Most enduro bikes I know, even counting blokes that race are lucky to get an average speed of over 40 km/hr.I’m not sure how much difference a cush drive makes but riding a standard wr on the tar at a constant speed even feels wrong. I guess this would change a bit if my bike was geared for tar speeds.
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Be very careful stating information about someone you don’t know, I know what my averages are. I did say my bike had been held wide open for long periods though. Unlikely anyone would do this for any period of time using it as an ADV ride. With the correct gearing they will happilly sit on 120k
If you want to try a cush Drive WR you are more than welcome to try mine. I have done an 500km ADV ride on my old WR without Cush with motard wheels & I know the difference.
I am with Bundy (sorry SB
) You would be surprised by you average speed and how slow in can be when in fact you think you are flying. Take Yellow mountain this year for yourself. Its say with the sections cut out 420kms total, you did it in a total time of 6hrs and 21mins. That give you an average speed of 67.63kms per hour. Having raced Yellow mountain myself a few times I would have thought it was faster then that. Finke would be the only average faster speed event that I have seen. An average single track day cab be in the 20’s or 30’s. :ohmy:Sorry TB
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