Australasian Dirt Bike — January 2018

http://www.adbmag.com JANUARY 2018 | 67

Everybody noticed how

easily you could completely

change the power

Best

in class

power hound

Yamaha

YZ450F

SPEX

ENGINE

TYPE DOHC, four-valve

DISPLACEMENT 449cc

BORE & STROKE 97 x 60.8mm

COOLING Liquid

COMPRESSION RATIO 12.8:1

FUEL METERING Mikuni 44mm EFI

TANK CAPACITY 6.2L

TRANSMISSION Five-speed

CLUTCH Wet multi-plate

DIMENSIONS

WHEELBASE 1485mm

SEAT HEIGHT 965mm

GROUND CLEARANCE 335mm

CLAIMED WEIGHT 111kg (wet)

ADB SCALES 52kg (front),

55kg (rear), total 107kg (no fuel)

SUSPENSION

FRONT KYB twin-chamber 48mm USD fork,

310mm travel

REAR KYB gas-oil monoshock,

317mm travel

BRAKES

FRONT Nissin twin-piston, 270mm wave

REAR Nissin single-piston 245mm wave

RUNNING GEAR

HANDLEBAR Yamaha tapered

FRONT TYRE Dunlop MX3S 80/100-21

REAR TYRE Dunlop MX3S 120/80-19

PRICE & CONTACTS

RRP $12,399

BROWSER yamaha-motor.com.au

BLOWER (02) 9757 0011

WARRANTY Three months parts only