May 2006

It has been a work in progress for the last few years, every few months i
have been changing it around. I do as much work as i can and try and be
creative to be both different and save money.

I made my own custom stem and bar setup and shaved and covered my seat. I
also have got pretty good at cuting flames into platic. all the wrenching
and modifying I have done myself with execption of the cusom paint and the
head porting.

we where lucky enough to win some classes at four stroke wars in glamis with
this bike. Jared and Ruth Livingston rode this bike to win both stock bore
and chicks class.

it has been backyard mechanic all the way and now the RAT ROD YFZ is born.
after four stroke wars i went frame up rebuild and switched over to WR crank
and from yellow to the new colors.

it has been lots of fun riding and wrenching on the bike.

thanks for the honor of QOTM

Dave Johnson

2004 YFZ 450

Chassis/body

Removed Gussetts
Removed Tubes
shaved lots of mounts
filled in lots of stuff
Mp racing ultra light A-arms/spindles
JJ&A powder coated Three spoke wheelset
Klien racing +6 swingarm.
JJ&A carrier and hillshooter Axle
RMD steering stem/handlebars
Fox floats front shocks
Marvin shaw No link rear shock
Jardine grab bar
-1 1/2 seat by RMD
RMD custom trimmed Maier race plastic
Deft Art Paint
RMD rewired harness/relocated electrics

Powertrain

WR crank
custom cleranced high compression piston
Ported Head, Cams
Lectron Carb
Ron Woods intake
Ron Woods exhaust
Kick starter

256lbs 100% wet weight