2004 yz450 find

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pete24 12/17/2017 4:50pm
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park it and look at it not supposed to be be ridden
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Brad460 12/17/2017 5:54pm
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pete24 wrote:
park it and look at it not supposed to be be ridden
This...and stop taking it apart!
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bents 12/17/2017 6:01pm
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I had 2003 and LOVED it-that thing is awesome!! Did you buy it?? How much? Those motors and the 4 speed worked perfectly.

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Forty 12/17/2017 6:14pm
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Yep. 4 speed hot rod. Nice bike.
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oldandslow1 12/17/2017 6:42pm
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bents wrote:
I had 2003 and LOVED it-that thing is awesome!! Did you buy it?? How much? Those motors and the 4 speed worked perfectly.
i picked it up this morning for $2000
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-MAVERICK- 12/17/2017 6:53pm
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This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes?

That thing is clean but it's still a tank.
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yz133rider 12/17/2017 6:59pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes? That thing...
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes?

That thing is clean but it's still a tank.
Tank? It's lighter than a 2018 rmz450 and 2018 crf450r. Not bad for 2K...
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oldandslow1 12/17/2017 7:02pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes? That thing...
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes?

That thing is clean but it's still a tank.
222 pds on the mso

i think that very competitive
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KDXGarage 12/17/2017 7:03pm
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Please stop posting 13 year old pictures of a bike you bought new in 2004, then acting like you just found a used bike in that condition.

I would like to say that you did have a very nice camera in 2004 to take those pictures, though. Cool

GREAT FIND!!
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oldandslow1 12/17/2017 7:04pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes? That thing...
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes?

That thing is clean but it's still a tank.
oldandslow1 wrote:
222 pds on the mso

i think that very competitive
same weight as the 2017 ktm 450sx
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-MAVERICK- 12/17/2017 7:13pm
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I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was over 260lbs.?

At least with the newer models if you stall it you know you'll get going again. From what I remember those older 4 strokes were a pain in the ass to restart when they were hot.

What's the plan for the bike? Trophy/Man cave? Replica? Ride it?
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oldandslow1 12/17/2017 7:20pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was...
I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was over 260lbs.?

At least with the newer models if you stall it you know you'll get going again. From what I remember those older 4 strokes were a pain in the ass to restart when they were hot.

What's the plan for the bike? Trophy/Man cave? Replica? Ride it?
struggling with that question right now. im lucky enough to have 4 other bikes to race but just want to ride this thing.
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yz133rider 12/17/2017 7:20pm
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It's perfectly competitive in every way. They start easily. Owned that era Yamaha four strokes since they were new. Bullet proof and great bikes.
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-MAVERICK- 12/17/2017 7:28pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was...
I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was over 260lbs.?

At least with the newer models if you stall it you know you'll get going again. From what I remember those older 4 strokes were a pain in the ass to restart when they were hot.

What's the plan for the bike? Trophy/Man cave? Replica? Ride it?
oldandslow1 wrote:
struggling with that question right now. im lucky enough to have 4 other bikes to race but just want to ride this thing.
That thing is really clean. Since you already have 4 other bikes to ride maybe just take that one out once in a while for special events?

I know I loved my '04 YZ 125. Graphics are so clean looking and factory. I'd probably just replace the graphics with new stock ones and leave it as is.
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Bruneval 12/17/2017 7:28pm
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I had one of these new. It was a really smooth, ultra reliable bike that started really easy hot and cold, which couldn’t be said of the competition at that time. I liked it a lot. Mine had a cone shape at the end of the silencer though and not that little teapot thing.

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early 12/17/2017 7:58pm
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Shoulda walked if they wouldnt take $1800 for that thing.






Btw nice find!
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colintrax 12/17/2017 9:59pm
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233lbs ya fuggin weight weenies. BTW awesome find!



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APLMAN99 12/17/2017 11:30pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was...
I didn't realise it was on par with the newer bikes weight wise. Maybe I was thinking of the older/previous version? Wasn't there one that was over 260lbs.?

At least with the newer models if you stall it you know you'll get going again. From what I remember those older 4 strokes were a pain in the ass to restart when they were hot.

What's the plan for the bike? Trophy/Man cave? Replica? Ride it?
The 2003 onwards came with the auto decompression cam, MUCH easier to start than the earlier models.
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kevin204 12/18/2017 12:59am
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Bruneval wrote:
I had one of these new. It was a really smooth, ultra reliable bike that started really easy hot and cold, which couldn’t be said of...
I had one of these new. It was a really smooth, ultra reliable bike that started really easy hot and cold, which couldn’t be said of the competition at that time. I liked it a lot. Mine had a cone shape at the end of the silencer though and not that little teapot thing.
That muffler endcap was on the Canadian/European models, while the US got the one pictured in the OP.
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MX558 12/18/2017 2:54am
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I had an 03 . What a pos , I broke 2 kick starters and that Hong turned like a semi
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Flip109 12/18/2017 3:04am
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I’d ride it. Nice! Also did not realize they were that light. Woulda guessed 280lbs lmao
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cappelmans 12/18/2017 5:06am
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes? That thing...
This has got to be a first on here. Someone buying a 10+ year old 4 stroke. Plenty of 2 strokes but 4 strokes?

That thing is clean but it's still a tank.
oldandslow1 wrote:
222 pds on the mso

i think that very competitive
oldandslow1 wrote:
same weight as the 2017 ktm 450sx
This baffles me. What Happened!
Dirty Points 12/18/2017 5:29am
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cappelmans wrote:
This baffles me. What Happened!
Fuel injection, for one spot, was good for about a 6 lb weight increase.
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KMC440 12/18/2017 5:34am
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pete24 wrote:
park it and look at it not supposed to be be ridden
Brad460 wrote:
This...and stop taking it apart!
Shut up Brad ...

Hey Old lets go up to the U.P. ... some sick trails in he spring. Don't worry Brad will show up. Wink
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spacecat 12/18/2017 6:28am
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Great find. The 2004 yz450 is a great bike. love the steel frame feel, engine and reliability.
Squirrelings 12/18/2017 6:37am
12/18/2017 6:37am
Electric will replace 4 strokes soon and that'll go up in value. Nice find.

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