Factory Yamaha YFZ450R

The Tarantula Performance Racing project Yamaha 2009 YFZ450R may not be a Factory Yamaha quad, but this project will certainly rival the quads of the motocross racers pitting out of the Yamaha trailer at the AMA ATV nationals.

Between Yamaha's two riders, the TPR quad will share many parts in common with Yamaha's factory motocross race quads. With that in mind, I thought I'd share some of my photos of the Factory Yamaha motocross racers, Pat Brown and Thomas Brown, in action on this year's national circuit. Enjoy!

Pat Brown airs out a table at Unadilla.

Thomas Brown charges out of a corner at Unadilla.

We have to try and convince Thomas Brown to start running TPR nerf bars and bumpers. The TPR project YFZ450R will premiere TPR's line of Race Safe nerf bars and front bumpers for adult sport ATVs and are a much safer alternative for the rider than any other quad body components. Brown retains most of his sponsors from his championship season last year in the Pro-am class, including Fox Shox and Maxxis.

Pat Brown primarily runs Genuine Yamaha Techonology Racing (GYT-R) components on his motocross-prepped YFZ450R, including engine, exhaust and body components.

In the pits, Paul Turner spins the wrenches for Pat Brown. Here he's in the middle of an axle change.

Pat Brown runs an Ohlins/JB Racing front end. The TPR project YFZ450R will be more like Thomas Brown's set up with Fox Float X Evol's up front and a Podium X rear shock. The TPR YFZ450R will run ATV Four Play a-arms and, like the factory racers, a stock swingarm with an RPM axle.

This picture shows two of the sponsors the TPR project YFZ450R has in common with Pat Brown's quad - CV4 hoses and Maxxis tires. Like the factory racers, we're also running a Quadtech seat cover.

Check out the Sponsor Links on the right side of the blog for a full parts list on the TPR project YFZ450R.