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Are you on a tight budget?Ive got a nice 2007 yz450f.
Carbed and kickstart but in good shape.
Is there anything worth building on from there or should i just sell and get an efi electric start 450?
Buy as new of a stock sled you can find with low miles.Im in crested butte, have a decent budget, will ride often and in cold temps.
Got out of the sled scene for a while and want to go fast on the snow again.
Trying to decide which mode of play is best for me. Got friends on both snow bikes and sleds.
Id love to find a way to play with about 8k for a budget.
Ill be ranging from 9000 to 12000 elevation.
Im in crested butte, have a decent budget, will ride often and in cold temps.
Got out of the sled scene for a while and want to go fast on the snow again.
Trying to decide which mode of play is best for me. Got friends on both snow bikes and sleds.
Id love to find a way to play with about 8k for a budget.
Ill be ranging from 9000 to 12000 elevation.
Fast on snow is kinda of a blanket term for me not being on cross country skis. More of a not slow on snow.Close ratio is better for having the power to pull the next gear up.
at 9k elevation a hot 450 will have about 45 hp at best.
that might not fit in your description of “going fast on snow”
just an FYI.
Is there a good compromise bike between the old guy friendly rideability of wide ratio and still get good snow performance?
If I want to have tractor ability in the summer but still perform in the snow!
Does a six speed make up for the wide ratio?
^^^^Don't spend too much time trying to find aperfect summer trail bike that's a great snow bike. They are polar opposite. You'll Spend 20k on a 500exc and still have a gappy trans.. Some carb bikes start better than efi, some much worse. Tip over's will need to know the drill. If the yz starts good, wrap it and ride it. If you find you really like the sport than get a dedicated snow bike next year.
Im tempted to keep it, for sure.I say go for it on your 07. My buddy rode an 06 YZ for two seasons. Thing worked great until the top end went with 350 hours. Engine jacket for sure. Thermostat with temperature gauge for sure so you know what’s going on. Make adjustments as needed, i.e. cover radiators/uncover radiators, add more engine covering.
Find a cheap used kit and go for it. If I was on a super tight budget I would probably find a low our timbersled raw kit. You could be up and running for about 3 g’s. Jet it close and go!