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Perception and reality have a love/hate relationship where the Yamaha YZ450F is concerned. Everyone claims to know that pro racing results aren’t the best criteria for picking your next motorcycle. But, pundits, posters and influencers take their toll. If you follow racing news and social media, you would think that the 2020 Yamaha YZ450F was […]
If ever there was proof that pro-racing results don’t matter in the real world, the Yamaha YZ450F is it. It continues to be one of the best-selling motocross bikes in America. It continues to be wildly successful in the hands of local riders. It continues to be reliable, accessible and effective in the hands of […]
The 2021 Yamaha YZ450F is officially here and we had the opportunity to ride at at Glen Helen Raceway earlier in the week. This bike now enters its fourth year after the compete and total makeover it received in 2018. That was when it got a new frame, new bodywork and a redesigned motor with […]
On this week’s 4-Stroke Project Bike Spotlight we give you the first look at our Torc-1 Yamaha YZ450F build. Products from Wrench Rabbit and Torc-1 are featured in 4-Stroke Hardware. Thumper Theater is all about 450cc machine this week and includes our 2019 MX Shootout. You don’t want to mis that! Suzuki fans we have […]
First rides on the Yamaha and Honda 450s, plus a look forward to the Ironman
The 2020 Yamaha YZ450F may look the same but received many updates that can be seen upon further inspection. We give you that closer look on this episode of “The ’20s” video series. Dirt Bike Magazine was invited to Milestone MX Park in Southern California to test out the new 2020 Yamaha model. This bike […]
Dirt Bike Magazine went out to Milestone MX Park in Riverside California for the 2020 Yamaha YZ450F launch. All media outlets are under a manufacture embargo so we can’t talk about our first day of testing for another week but wanted to give our viewers some RAW footage from the day. Enjoy the 2020 Yamaha […]
Yamaha’s YZ450F and YZ250F are built on a platform unlike anything else in the world and that platform returns for 2020 with a big updates and a color option that might surprise you. The YZ two-stroke line also returns for 2020 with minor update but thats not necessarily a bad thing. We love that Yamaha […]
The 2018 Yamaha YZ450F is the focus of a detailed remake
The Yamaha YZ450F is a motocross bike of the digital generation
Riding the 2019 Yamaha YZ450F is the focus of this episode of The ’19s Video Series
Yamaha’s journey into digicross continues with the return of the new-age YZ450F
On this week’s 4-Stroke Project Spotlight the main focus is our 2018 Yamaha YZ450F motocross project with long-time test rider Pete “Grandpa” Murray. It’s pretty amazing how drastically different our Yamaha looked and performed after the changes we made. This week’s Thumper Theater features a nitromethane burning hillclimb machine, 2019 Yamaha YZ450F in the raw […]
Nothing but riding clips of the 2019 Yamaha YZ450F in this episode of our RAW video series
Yamaha’s YZ450F is completely new for 2018. Full test.
A redesigned YZ250F and a new YZ85 2-stroke top Yamaha’s 2019 MX release
The full test of the MX 450s from Honda, Husky, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha
Conclusion, dyno chart and video of the 450 MX comparison test
In 2009 James Stewart and Chad Reed brought a lot of heat to the Supercross season. The two would battle the entire length of the season and brought millions of fans to their feet each weekend. We were fortunate enough to come across James’s 2009 Championship winning Yamaha at Tom White’s Early Years of Motocross […]
We ride the all new 2018 Yamaha YZ450F motocross bike. WiFi included at no extra charge! The ’18s video series keeps rolling.