I'm looking to sell my 2004 Yamaha Warrior and get a four-stroke liquid cooled bike. For the trail, little jumps, and little wheelies.

I want to go used so I was wondering which bike/year to stay away from or which do you think is one of the greatest.

250cc, 400cc, 426cc, 450cc

Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki whatever give me some info.

 

oh and does anyone have some sound clips of aftermarket pipes on some four-strokes?

 

they are loud and deep, i dont know of any sound clips that i can get...but they are ddeeep and sick.

 

well if it was me i would get the honda crf450r but you say you want to do trail riding i would get the honda crf450x the only disadvantage to that is it has electric start.

 

I was looking at a 2002 Yamaha YZ250F with some extras. 33hp compared to my 18hp tank of a Yamaha Warrior, so I don't really need a 450. (unless the price is right)

 

My friend has a 250F, he races that badboy, and its fast as hell. The throttle response is amazing, its a good bike, you'll definatly love it.


Also look at the Honda 250X, its a mix between a MX bike and a trail bike, seems like what your looking for, the only downside is that its kind of expensive.

 

This is what I would go with. It's more of an enduro bike...It has electric start and lights, so it can be fully street legal, and the suspension is tuned for extreme off-road, not a prepped track. And it still has the same motor as the 250R.

 

my friend just got that new suzuki rmz 250....and let me tell you i rode it and was completely impressed with that bike.....i have ridin just about all four strokers and that one was really smooth and the suspension was flawless......fast smooth reliable.....an all around great bike....i have been a honda fan for years......but i think i have changed my mind as far as strokers......if i get a 4 stroke im going with the new suzuki.

 

Don;t ge ta 4 stroke, valves every 20 hours and new topends every 100. Every other topedn you need a new head because teh vavlee seats have to be recut and that can only happen once. So your looking at a 700$+ topend (including valves and stuff). For trails and small jumps there is no better bike than a kdx200. They are much better than the 220 (bad porting and timing). They can rev higher and with a little extra cash you can make the 200 have just as much low end as that 250f. They are probably the best bieks out there, and if you want to take it to the track it will work extreamly well.

 

Dude I don't mean to be rude but **** a KDX. That **** is garbage. My rm 125 would smoke that thing anywhere. I also have a 04 crf 250 and that bike or the 02 yz250f would be a great bike for what your looking for!

 

What about a 2000 Yamaha WR400F? I haven't looked at this one in person yet, but it's $2,999.

 

You would get your *** handed to you in tight stuff. Wide open they arent to bad, but tight traisl and tight tracks you would get smoked hands down. I still prefer my 125 over a KDX because I do alot of wide open stuff and jumping, and I got my bike new for less than a new KDX.

 

but that wr400 has a kickstand :-P , you don't have to mix the gas, the tank is bigger for trail riding, it has one more gear, the gear ratio is wider for trail and 2 strokes are to loud.