Life is all about complacency. It’s why you go through the motions during the week at your nine-to-five and the reason why motorcycle manufacturer’s 450cc motocross bikes look and perform so similarly to one and other. Every so often one changes up something major in their life, whether it is a new career or girlfriend; likewise, every decade or so, a new motocross bike breaks the mold, offering riders something fresh and innovative. Yamaha did it with the launch of the original 4-stroke motocrosser, the YZ400F. Now, some 12 years later, Yamaha once again pushes the boundaries of both modern day motorcycle design and performance with the introduction of the 2010 Yamaha YZ450F.
More than just an update, next year’s YZ450F is an all-new platform which incorporates numerous innovative engineering tricks that we’ve never seen on a mass-produced Japanese motocross bike … Details