Right, where's the popcorn/crisps/whatever snack?! (I preordered what I've been told about a while ago without having to put in a deposit...:thumbsup:)

Based on old info. Passed to dealers a couple of weeks ago.

However, there may be a "limited" edition (worlds or factory) though. I will know more after the weekend. And probably MB as well. :lol:

@mes, i also placed a order without deposit and some more people as well ;)

Not necessarily by a dealer, and rather months than weeks, but yes, old info. :D
TBH, I would also have gotten the basic version and bought what I thought to be necessary, but the prospect of a better value factory kit is always nice. When the B-Max4 was introduced and won the EC with Neil Cragg on the sticks I was on the brink of buying a MR4-BX, not least due to Jimmy's review. I am excited to see a belt-drive Yokomo buggy again after so many years, so I don't care too much about a few quid more or less. Bring it on!

My MR4-BX is waiting better better times. Will run it again, soon. :thumbsup:

Funny enough, I did buy my MR-4BX on the strength of Jimmy's review:thumbsup: one day I'll get round to giving it a full rebuild.

So the 2015 worlds is in the books. Although no YZ-4 made it onto the podium I'd say seven cars in the top twenty is not too bad. Great job by Cockers to take an overall 6th. :)

Pricing
 

Prices are known:

http://www.mibosport.com/yokomo-yz-4-europe-edition

Pre orders at MB Models: http://www.rccarshop.co.uk/index.php...result/?q=YZ-4

So no plastic shock towers after all :)

No and yes. This is a special version by Yokomo Europe. The standard YZ-4 does have plastic towers (also included in the Europe version). However, this will not be sold by Yokomo Europe! Probably CML does sell the standard version. As MB is a reseller of Yokomo Europe, they will sell the Europe version. Most shops in Europe are resellers of YE. So they will carry that car.

Looks like you will be getting the drill out. Don't the plastic towers have 4 holes? Pretty sure the cars that the Yokomo team used at EOS and the Worlds had like 4-5 holes for shock mounting in the carbon fibre towers also.

Not unlike the team-c cars then Allan, but better ;-)

If I am not confused the shock towers on the teamyokomo.eu pic are the B-Max4III towers and only shown as an example. Most probably the production cf shock towers are identical to the ones seen on the worlds/eos cars.

You are right Markus :D

For those who can't wait: http://teamyokomo.com/product/offroa...yz4.html?tab=1

http://teamyokomo.com/news/order_she...1023_b_yz4.pdf


Yesteryear finest cars to be resurrected through a time of '20 "YZ".
Yokomo team has a lot of competition for off-road car
of the machine in order to eliminate the weak points facing
We started to develop, a good handling balance
While ensuring, dust resistance, and to the maintenance of
We aimed the machine excellent. Yokomo of Development Division
Hosoda Kyonobe, and Adachi Nobuyuki Kai adviser
to derive the answer before and after the third gear Mission & 2
Innovative design of belt drive. The other day Yatabe
In IFMAR World Championship, which was held in Arena
Team Yokomo use the prototype of the YZ-4.
Extremely small between the development there is no setup data
Two while There are advanced to the A main, further base
To achieve the feat seven enters the strike 16! YZ-4
No is grumpiness while having the performance of the world's highest peak
The phrase, that it is a 4WD car easy to handle a new sense
The we have proof.

Main Specifications
■ 2 belt and third gear gear box drive train
■ Aluminum hard anodized main chassis
■ aluminum top shaft
■ Aluminum front suspension mount (skid 0 ° / 2.5 ° / 5 ° can be selected)
■ aluminum front brace
■ aluminum belt tensioner mount
■ aluminum battery holder nut
■ aluminum motor mount
■ graphite steering plate and steering block
■ graphite upper deck
■ graphite battery plates
■ 3 gear front & rear gear box (graphite mixed resin)
■ Front Pulley (clicker type one-way built-in)
■ front suspension arm (flat type)
■ rear suspension arm (high traction type)
■ Giyadefu (metal bevel gear oil sealed type)
■ Big bore type X33 shock (original size X ring adoption)
■ all-round series Shock spring
■ cab forward NEW body (front wing included)
■ paradise off-road wing narrow
■ full ball - bearings
■ "C-clip" universal shaft
■ aluminum 12mm hex Hoiruhabu
■ steel turnbuckles
■ pinion gear

Holy sh#*It, google translate did go weird on that text. Luckily I know a real life Japanese translator. :p

That sounds like a DOGMILK advert for men of men!

This phrase needs putting on an oOple sticker:

No is grumpiness while having the performance of the world's highest peak

Effing fantastic!

If you go on Mibosport they have a lot of the pictures of the new parts up close under the spares listings if anyone is interested.

Awesome translation job isn't it :-)

It like yoda doing a jedi mind development session at yokomo:lol:

Is it time yet?

No, next Friday.

my latest info from Michal (Mibo) , is the kits will be in stock on Monday 16/11 ...

hopefully this is the correct date now... the driver is very excited to build and drive it :woot:

In "stock" Monday indeed, however, shipping will go from Wednesday. Tuesday is a national holiday in cz ;)

Last weekend i did a small rebuild on the MR4-BX (the last belt driven Yokomo) and it felt good again. Looking forward to the YZ4 and to try it out.

Woo Hoo! Its confirmed. Kits into the UK Tuesday!

Nice option: Z4-010FAL reverse-threaded front axle ant nut

http://www.mibosport.com/inshop/cata...0fal_thumb.jpg

I'm hoping the yz-4 body fits the bmax 4/3. In case I get bored of running the silencer body and people stop thinking it's an AE buggy

Received my kit today. Parts quality looks fantastic! Even the plastics: those plastic shocktowers might by even stronger than CF-ones :-) That rear belt measures 8mm wide! It includes maybe 12 or more anti-rollbars.

I had 2 b-max4v3 cars on the track for nearly 2 years with the stock plastic rear hubs. Didn't want to spend the money for the alu ones, so I decided to buy 3 plastic replacement packets of these. Didn't brake a single one in 2 cars for 2 years.

You really don't need those alu bling parts, they certainly won't make you faster. This car will be, out of the box, very very competitive.

Yeah I agree. Plastic parts are fine, nothing wrong with the towers for sure. Mine will stay in my spares box in case I break a carbon one. cheaper than keeping a carbon spare, like you had to with the bmax4iii. Front gear casing looks very solid also.

The only plastic parts a didn't like were the servo posts. I've picked up the alloy part today.

Mine is built, wiring tonight along with a few options to go on.

Rear hangers offer no toe and squat adjustment, you'll want the alloy ones and pils to do that. looks like there is a couple of spacer options coming for underneath the hangers, but I've not yet seen them as not in stock. coming soon.

Hmm, that's a shame. What are the stock settings? 3degree toe? 2degree squat?

Bit confused, should this buggy ship with CF or plastic towers as standard? pretty sure on my pre-order it said CF, but seems I have plastic.

Where did you buy it from?
Yokomo Europe (not cml) bundled carbon towers, roll bars and a name bag special package for pre-orders.
UK stock arrived in advance of the bags and tower/bar parts, so those will arrive later as they started to ship from MB Models today. I went and picked up mine.

mb, turns out they have shipped out the extras today, was always the plan I just wasn't on a mailing list, so panic over, just a miscommunication mostly on my part.

Seriously? That's one of the key set-up changes I make on the 4-iii and the plastic inserts make it a simple & reliable change to do, so I'm really surprised if it's not possible on the YZ-4 without option parts.

There's two sets of hangars right, wide and narrow... Is it that you use the wide hangar with the std short arm? Or either!?

Just wondering what to build with!

Also, do the front axles need grinding down for width rules?

rear-rear YZ-2 hanger fitted, just add 1mm shims on top of hanger
as it's a about 1mm shorter. See picture --> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Y...ew?usp=sharing

I've also just fitted the yz2 hanger, but didn't need to shim it. I used 1mm under the yz2 front hanger. the yz2 has a small 0.5mm plate shim.
On measuring, the yz2 hanger and 2H4 dot inserts are the same width, but look to be slightly different heights (changing antisquat). I used 1mm.under yz2FR hanger to return it to 2deg antisquat.

The car is awesome, handles amazingly.

Neil have to say looked like a good car the YZ4 and built like a tank.

Cheers Johnboy. look forward to running against your new k2 soon ;-)