If you had a choice...

[ssg]

Mark you're trying to do what I did back in 2004, I got about half way there before I realized I was going to have a 10k YZ450

Keep the YZ , clean it, relish it.
Then go buy a WR.

[ssg]

…speaking of which, if there is any GYT-R stuff off of the 03 that would work on yours, or sprockets you're in need of, lemme know

[R7]

…speaking of which, if there is any GYT-R stuff off of the 03 that would work on yours, or sprockets you're in need of, lemme know

Thanks for the offer Chris Whatchu gots for sprockets?

I usually don't think about stuff like this for to long, and just end up with what I like/wanted that day.

The WR450 wins
There's a few reasons, I guess in the end it comes down to money. Even adding all the lights, mirrors, switches, horn, etc to make it street legal, and the estimated costs to get a plate for it, I'm still $1,500 less than the awesome price I got on the KTM 530. And if i can pull off getting a plate for it on my own, it's another estimated $600 I'll save.

I called around and got some prices on the WR (thanks Sheppo for the PM) and in the end the dealer I am loyal to pretty much destroyed the best price I got. At first they said they didn't have one, once I said I was serious, he made a call and found one.

The WR is simple to work on and most parts from my YZ interchange, including the complete SuperMoto setup A plus side to that vs the KTM, I no longer need my KTM SuperMoto wheels/brakes and will be selling them to my neighbor (sorry, they were spoken for).

Hopefully next week I'll be able to pick it up

[ssg]

Let me check…I think I have an OEM and +1 and +4 but let me verify…

Glad to hear you made the right choice

[R7]

Let me check…I think I have an OEM and +1 and +4 but let me verify…

Glad to hear you made the right choice

Once the Ape is gone, it's all Yamaha again
The WR is on it's way, not sure if I'll get it by the end of this week or not, more likely Tuesday or Wednesday of next week

I know sprockets are the same, I'm just hoping the WR doesn't have the same axle size change in 09 like the YZ did. I was just reminded of that minor detail when looking at wheels

[R7]

:edit: It's in, picking it up tomorrow

[FriskyDingo]

what time ya picking it up? Planning on dropping my bike off tommorrow evening, maybe I'll see ya there.

[R7]

what time ya picking it up? Planning on dropping my bike off tommorrow evening, maybe I'll see ya there.

I told Manny I'd be there around 4:ish, if anything, I may be a bit earlier

[seth399]

picssssss?

[R7]

picssssss?

Good idea

[seth399]

sweet! I like the rear light on that thing.

[breakdirt916]

that bike looks awesome, congratulations!
it looks pretty sweet next to the other yami too!

is she streetable?

and a kickstand is nice, eh?

[R7]

sweet! I like the rear light on that thing.

Yup, looks pretty cool when lit up, even has the 3rd wire for an optional brake light. Now I just gotta figure out how to mount some signals and a plate to it

that bike looks awesome, congratulations!
it looks pretty sweet next to the other yami too!

is she streetable?

and a kickstand is nice, eh?

Thanks
It's not streetable yet, but I'm working on it.
The kickstand is a plus, that was one of the things I didn't like about riding the YZ for 6 days at Hatfield, always needed to find a tree to rest the bike on when we stopped

I put 1 mile on the bike out behind my house this evening. I need to do all the "free" power mods, it feels like a slug compared to my YZ.

[seth399]

hows the output on the front light, good enough for street use at night? Man I want a bike with a legal plate on it

[R7]

hows the output on the front light, good enough for street use at night? Man I want a bike with a legal plate on it

It wasn't quite dark when I took it for a ride, so I can't answer that one yet.
My guess is yes

[breakdirt916]

I put 1 mile on the bike out behind my house this evening. I need to do all the "free" power mods, it feels like a slug compared to my YZ.

less power as expected, but is it more woods (and street) friendly?

[R7]

less power as expected, but is it more woods (and street) friendly?

Uncorked, it's not all that much less than the YZ. There's a throttle stop in it now set at half throttle, just one of the free mods that needs to be removed.
It seems very woods friendly from the 1 mile i put on it. It lugs down to almost idle while chugging up a hill slow, the YZ would have bucked and stalled without some clutchwork. Next week I'll play around on it some more

[typeone]

congrats, man! looks sweet

[R7]

2 strikes so far against the Yamaha, though not a huge deal.
The Motomaster brake relocater bracket is different on the YZ and WR. Also, the wheel spacers are different, same size axle, just a different length because of the WR speedo pick-up.

Again, not a huge issue at this point as I won't be doing any SM riding with it this year. The focus now is to get a plate for it. Gonna make a parts list tonight for all the lighting and get that stuff ordered

[seth399]

2 strikes so far against the Yamaha, though not a huge deal.
The Motomaster brake relocater bracket is different on the YZ and WR. Also, the wheel spacers are different, same size axle, just a different length because of the WR speedo pick-up.

Again, not a huge issue at this point as I won't be doing any SM riding with it this year. The focus now is to get a plate for it. Gonna make a parts list tonight for all the lighting and get that stuff ordered

I think that is the same deal with cr/xr bikes due to the speedo

[R7]

I think that is the same deal with cr/xr bikes due to the speedo

Yup, it takes up about 5/8 of an inch.
The cool thing is, I looked in a box of leftover parts I saved from SM builds in the past, and I found the spacer I need