Parts continue trickling in

Each new part we receive for the TPR project YFZ450R is just another clue as to how trick this motocross-specific quad is going to look and how smooth a ride it will be.

Hinson Racing signed on to help rein in the thoroughbred motor ATP Racing Engines built for the quad. Like their packages say, Hinson has been there for more championships than any other off-road component.

Our Hinson clutch components should help keep the power from our ATP engine where it should be - on the ground!

For this quad, we opted to go with Hinson's standard clutch pack, which includes the fiber plates, steel friction plates and springs. Their heavy-duty, billetproof clutch cover will keep those critical power transfer components safe from errant rocks and debris while adding some bling and letting our competitors know this quad is the real deal.

Hinson Racing. Need we say more?

CV4 hooked the TPR project YFZ450R up with another stylish, yet functional, engine component . CV4's pure-silicone coolant hoses will help keep our ATP engine cool.

CV4 makes their coolant houses out of pure silicone. This aids in coolant flow and heat dissipation.

The hoses' cool, blue color matches the Yamaha-blue quad and the rest of its color scheme.

Every sponsor part we've added so far has been chosen with the single goal of making the TPR project Yamaha YFZ450R as fast as it can be.

But some times, in order to go fast you've got to slow down. And when it comes to stopping, Galfer has us covered with a complete kit of stainless steel brake lines for the front and rear of the quad.

Galfer's stainless lines, front and rear, will help give our project quad smooth style lines in addition to helping squeeze the twin-piston Yamaha calipers around our stock rotors.

We have years of experience with Galfer lines and rotors on Yamaha and other sport quads. These lines are by far the best performing, most affordable option when you need longer lines and better performance than stock.

As we get closer to launch date, we're able to add sponsor parts here and there to the TPR project YFZ450R. This week we installed the Quadtech seat cover on our stock Yamaha seat. This is our first test with one of Quadtech's covers, so we were curious to see how it installed.

The Quadtech cover fit like a glove on our Yamaha YFZ450R stock seat.

This cover looks amazing! The sizing was perfect and the cover practically slid on like a glove - no wrestling or extended stretching needed here. In our combined 45-plus years of riding here at Tarantula Performance Racing we've installed a lot of seat covers, but Quadtech's cover is by far the best.

The extra padding, combined with the super-tacky gripper material, makes this one hell of a racing saddle. We'll never buy another seat cover brand again.