Breaking Down the 2020 450 Shootout - Kawasaki KX450
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2019
- So how did the 2020 Kawasaki KX450 fair in my 450 Shootout? I'm going to break it down a bit more in-depth to tell you what my group found.
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Your the tester for the thinking man.
Once again, loving the in-depth review on each bike, following up the main 450 Motocross Shootout!
Keep up the great work Michael!
Lol I'm 5 second into it and all I can think "hey he got a haircut" 😂😂😂😂
Or a man bun, bahahahaaaa
minibikemafia very bummed 😭😭😭
@@MichaelLindsay say it isn't so bro, lol.
He got his hair caught in the chain
It obviously needs a larger exhaust
Yea it needs to be 4 foot long and 7 inches wide😂 lmfao
Bahahahaaaa, no
Wow that thing is a missile
Is that an exhaust or a barn door?
@@stevestiffler9120 🤷♂️
You look 10 years younger, but the same great content!
I hope your channel blows up and you get bigger than all the magazines.
You guys are raising the review bar in my opinion.
Great testing program. Nice to hear what real folks really think about the bikes, without wondering if there are any backroom deals going on, which I always suspect from the magazines. Thank you... Nice haircut, too!!!
you doing an awesome job dude, i've learnt a lot. Super knowledgeable. makes other reviewers seem amateurish.
Great work Michael; keep it up.
Love the clean look mate
Awesome review Mike!
Excellent in depth technical review! I’m not gonna buy a new bike, but i love watching this techie stuff! :)
That berm slayin at 19:28 deserved a few replays. Keep up the good work ML - Love the technical aspects of your reviews. The only thing I'd wish for is comparing bikes ergonomics/geo similar to how the MTB industry does.
Really good to know what the test riders ride to get a sense of what they are coming from.
Seriously everyone. If u havent checked out his other 2020 shootout videos yet. WATCH THEM NOW!!! Theyre amazing....much more comprehensive and realistic for consumers or weekend warriors that dont have too much support. Love this and will always support u and jwalk.
Agree 100% with the rear brake.
Just hit that bell! Love the vids bro
Please post all the stuff you were going to about the 2019 kx450f you had. You were going to go super in depth with it then its like it just ended. I know you mentioned in this video that you'd throw up the exhaust comparison, but I think it would be cool to see everything you did with it
fox13z400 that 19 will have a video soon.
Michael Lindsay how far away is this 19 build ? Thanks great review.
Good, honest evals......learn a lot. Happy Haircut! God, I used to hate cutting my hair......now.....well, I don't have much.....sigh.... Go Big Hair!
Got to look fresh for the kawi
thumbs up for the haircut!
whats bars do you recommend?
What's your thoughts on 7/8 VS 1-1/8?
Does you feel less feedback/vibration cause of no crossbar on the 1-1/8??
That muffler should be on a honda civic LMAO.
I added the 30cc to the front forks. Rode 2 practice sessions on it so far...
I do notice the read pogo’s a bit coming into braking bumps hard on the brakes. And it does lock up easily in the rear, and makes it hard to fall into the shallow ruts like you said. I want to do that 240mm swap you said. I never had issues with the pogo’ing and the rear walking over ruts like my 2016 KX250F. I guess I can swap the stuff from that and try it
Im under 165lbs, if want to balance the fork valve and fork spring, what spring rate would fit best, considering with your experiences? And the rear shock, would it be ok if use the the stok, or it should respring and revalve? Tx
So to go back to a 240 mm rear brake .. what parts do I need?Hate the rear brake compared to my 18
Dry good vid 👍
A Ride Engineering link makes this bike even better. The rear sits lower and the bike works better at speed. The ergos for me were nearly perfect. I am 5'-11. I run the pegs low/back, and the bars 2nd farthest forward. The stock bar bend was fine. Get a 2018 brake carrier, a smaller rear disc, and chop the pads to weaken the rear brake so you can use it for controlling the bike attitude. Best bike I have ever ridden. It does EVERYTHING well. Feels incredibly light under you. One thing I have noticed is you can cross the front up, and nothing happens. I have been in really rough stuff, and touched the front down all crossed up, and fully expected the front to either just wash out or knife resulting in a bad crash. NOTHING happens. The bike just does nothing. The front straightens up...and you just keep going. I have done this at least 4 times in the last month...and every time I do it (mistake on my part) I expect to crash...based on past experience with any other bike. Every time, the front never washes out or knifes...it just straightens up and keeps going. It does stall kind of easy for woods/trail riding. I have two separate sets suspension. 1 for Des/Woods (Precision Concepts), one for MX Track (FC)
Have a 19, 52 year old beginner/novice, 200 5'10". literally have an hour on the bike and can agree the bars are funky. This is the first bike I've owned where the rear spring was stiff out the gate. Front end feels fine and I used Pings guide to start but. at 105MM Sag I have 47MM free sag. Wonder if this creates that overloading feeling in the front. I have to go down a spring to get the right sag and candidly that's a first for me. thoughts?
What’s the first things you do to every 19/20 Kawi? Hacksaw the exhaust and swap the hangers lol
Awesome video bro!!! QUESTION FOR YA . ON THE 2019 KX 450 YOU HAD A VIDEO OF CHANGING REAR CLUTCH PLATE & JAGGER SPRING TO MIDDLE PLATE PART NUMBER. WHAT ABOUT THE 2020 MODEL ????
hi, are they going to release an enduro model? thanks
First off, I love your videos I think it’s awesome what you’re doing. One question I have, which has better front end traction, the kawi or the Yamaha?
Troy Finn prob Yamaha, kawi is known for little to no front end traction
It’s the best looking bike
I've just got a 19 kx 450 and as a 5'7" guy myself is the a bar bend you would recommend, thanks.
710RACING I just got a 2017 kx450, being 5”7 as well and only weighing 175, the bike takes off like as if no one is riding it, it lifts up in any gear, it’s such a thrill though, I love it lol, I’m never going back to Quads.
So Michael what is the best small guys bike
So are you going to sell the Kaw ? Just asking, I think it would be perfect for single track and desert and being 61 I need something with a little less hit and a lot of plush on the front end, motor on.
Have Precision Concepts do your suspension if you want to ride Des/Woods. Their suspension set up for off road is excellent. Bike is excellent off-road. I love it on fast trails and desert.
here I was hoping Jeff Walker would pick it for his 2020 bike
Dylan ahh sadly no, not one of Jeff’s favorite 😂
So, basically you're saying that if one adds a little oil to the forks, adjust clickers and swap the handlebars, it would be a near perfect bike (for most people)? Or maybe even put a little stronger springs in front. BTW, I agree with everyone... wow, that is a HUGE muffler (ugly), I would change that, too. Anyway, it seems like this bike just needs little changes.
So what is the magical bar bend that everyone prefers?
Motomania128 no magic, I believe our whole group runs something different on our personal bikes but the one if the Kawi wasn’t good for anyone in the test group.
Who does the graphics for the 512? They look good!
Doug Todd Viscid Designs!
Does putting more oil in the fork solve the balance issues?
andreas stefanou I talk about the oil volume multiple times in this video and what my recommendation is for it. I do recommend adding oil to the forks but in the shootout we did not do it during the test due to it not coming off the showroom floor like that. But I did do it to my personal 19 model.
@@MichaelLindsay yes i saw all the video
My question is, does 15 ml oil in the forks solve completely the balance issue or is it just a band aid fix.
Thanks
Hey Michael are you still doing that build on the 19 KX450?
Mike, how did the barber butcher your hair so bad??
Did they slip and cut your beard off too? 😭😭😂😂
Dude, new hair cut? You rock that army style haircut!
I wish it didn't turn out so short.
@@MichaelLindsay don't worry man! Looking great. Hair will grow again
@@MichaelLindsay great video! Love the details and description why the bike scored it scored
You suit it..just think the upside .. how easy it is to keep clean after a day of dirt..
You lose a bet ? Who’s this Clean cut bloke
That reminds me of what Trevor says in gta5. "Did you lose a very big bet". Lol
Can u add oil without taking off the fork? If so, how many cc’s to each leg?
Motomania128 you can with a syringe in the bleed screw hole. I’d add 10ccs to each leg to start, try that and you can go up 5ccs at a time till you hit the sweet spot.
Thanks! I personally own the 2019 and love it. Btw, would paring a P.C. muffler with the stock header do anything for performance? I personally like the performance of stock header and muffler, but the PC muffler seems to be the best looking hehe. I just don’t want to break my subframe and find that stock/stock is better anyway :)
Kawasaki should reverse the cylinder head and make the muffler shorter like Yamaha. Great bike though.
Schwifty would be nice
I agree for the muffler they really need to redesign it
The Yamaha's sound like garbage though with those shorter slip-ons. You need ear plugs to ride the 250s high in the rpms. I agree they should make some changes. Not sure yamaha is who I want them to copy though.
Schwifty yes but who run stock exhaust tho
Who is the new guy?
I shaved five years off! Ha...
@@MichaelLindsay dam...that's a long time
Cool bike but 450s are too overpowered for me😜
I bought a 2020 kx 250 ((f))
It’s enough for some fun 🤙
Personal opinion on the the new kx?
Ely Williams it feels like my good old 13 Kx250f but it’s more aggressive and the suspension is much better now...
I‘m happy with this machine it feels new, familiar and good!
Two stroke bikes are awesome but at the moment I’m totally happy with my four stroke machine 🤙
Enjoy the bike life 🏁
Ha! Mike you feel lighter with all that hair gone.
The Hair???? GONE!
You look way better
Dang why did you cut your long hair :o?
Um hair?
Thank god you cut your hair. Haha 😆
ML.....what happened to your face? lol
No more Hair 😢😢
just gonna start the vid like he didnt just chop his shit off
6’1 190lbs is NOT a bigger guy. Get some real people test riders in these shootouts.
Jacob Suess I only know one guy that’s a decent test rider above those figures and he was unavailable.