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LTR450 QuadRacer Links |
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| Suzuki
Quadracer LTR 450 ATV |
Clearville, PA - When Suzuki
released the LTR 450 Quadracer, there was no doubt
it was purpose built for the motocross track.
Its width, low slung stance and power delivery
were targeted to this particular style of riding
and the company made no bones about it, they wanted
it to be the leading machine on the MX track.
With Dustin Wimmer, Doug Gust and a myriad of
amateur racers winning races all over the world,
the following that has been building for several
years are a testament to how well the machine
works. With the upgrades from the first models,
the current offering is a pretty stout force to
be reckoned with. Now you can add Chris Borich
from the GNCC Series as he took home the Pro class
championship aboard what else, a Suzuki LTR 450!
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For us, choosing this model was an easy pick as
we set our sights on an ATV that could fill our
role on the MX track for cross training purposes.
What we did not count on, was being tasked with
doing a review on this model in stock form as
an all around trail machine. At 49 inches wide
and with low profile soft compound tires stock,
our first thoughts had us thinking about taking
out a few harmless trees and having some new tires
shipped in as we were sure damage was about to
follow.
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| Breezewood
Proving Grounds provided a great mixture
of trails & motocross tracks to test
out the Suzuki QuadRacer LTR450 for the
every day ATV enthusiast |
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off the showroom floor the LTR450 is right
at home on the Motocross track, and the
suspension soaked up everything we threw
at it & the engine provided plenty
of power to get us over the biggest jumps
on the track |
We broke the machine in at our local MX track,
Breezewoods
Proving Grounds, and decided to slowly work
up to handling some larger jumps. It had been
almost 2 years since we had last thrown a leg
over a Suzuki LTR 450 so getting accustomed to
it would take a few laps, or would it! After break
in, the oil was changed and we were ready to put
in some serious laps and low and behold, our rider
was soon doing things on the track that he would
not do before. Jumps of various sizes were hit
and cleared effortlessly as the laps started to
add up.
There were some things that needed addressed
as our rider gave us feedback and the first
change we made would be to the stock shocks.
The preload was taken out on the fronts to soften
them a tad along with slight adjustments to
the rebound and compression. Thankfully, the
stockers have these adjustments and after setting
ride height we would once again be back on the
track for more seat time. The rear shock had
the preload removed as well and was adjusted
to suit our rider.
