2023 Yamaha YZ450F TESTED - Motocross Action Magazine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2022
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What's new on the 2023 Yamaha YZ450F? Everything! The 2023 has been changed from top to bottom. New air filter, new frame, new body work, new engine, new seat, new ECU settings, new clutch, new foot-peg mounts, new engine mounts, new battery box, and much more. Motocross Action was invited to the GOAT farm in Cairo, Georgia to test the Yamaha YZ450F for a full day. In this video we go over all the changes to the new bike and how it feels on the track. This isn't our full stamp of approval as we will need more time on the bike. We plan on testing it at local tracks in Southern California and comparing it to our other 2023 models that we have. Eventually it will get thrown in the 2023 450 shootout. Stay tuned motocrossactionmag.com and our social media channels for more updates as testing continues.
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Really making me wait 2 days
Yeah I know, the anticipation is killing me too! But I guess Yamaha has a stipulation that no one drops the Video until Monday at 12pm est, even though they tested the bike Thursday and Friday.
@@jeffwydra7694 there are other videos with ppls opinions on the bike. Not from US though.. not one bad review yet! One guy said it’s worth all the hype.
Excellent video and explanation of the changes. Thanks Josh! Keep up the good work!
superb review, thank you!
Awesome breakdown. Stoked to learn more about this bike.
Wow awesome Yamaha 450 f 2023 really like nice thanks for bike test Motocross action magazine class👍😊🇬🇧
No Yamaha didn’t copy ktm in the clutch department. They took their technology from their sport bikes I think the Yamaha guy said from the R1.. this guy has ripped on Yamaha for years when it was and has been a all around great handling bike.Most all magazines said it was the most reliable bike out of all manufacturers! Mosiman also last year said how he didn’t like Yamaha tuning abilities and it was a waste of time! It only takes a few seconds!😂 but yet on other bikes he’s willing to change mapping plugs which are not near as good nor have the wide capabilities of the Yamaha.. Also look if it was such a bad bike from before how come Malcom hasn’t raced in quite awhile gets on the bike and was up front a lot?! He just didn’t have good fitness. Then Plessinger got on it and was amazing to. Look how he went to ktm and he wasn’t near as consistent. 🤔 the brand this guy would push all the time.. then you have Ferrandis 1st year on the bike wins outdoor championship! Then you have Tomac! He said he loved the bike instantly. He wins supercross and outdoors. Apparently he don’t know a good bike when he rides one.. lol
Austrian bikes can come with whatever snazzy things they want to come with, they won’t ever beat the proven reliability and engineering of a Yamaha.
@@mileaux Yamaha is far far more refined and worlds better in reliability .
Good review from a really good racer that knows what he's talking about.
@@wfodavid yet don’t know nothing about the clutch.. lol. Apparently he didn’t do his research
Great video after loving MXA since I was 9(I'm 58 now)and loved the video test concept,very very good.
That thing is badass. I want one. Great review. I appreciate your honesty, knowledge, and expertise. I'm Yamaha for life. I've been wanting a hydraulic clutch like KTM/Husky for a long time. I'm stoked that they made it an upgrade. Good enough. Sold
Optional upgrade still tho right? That's ridiculous. That's why I will buy a '24 KTM. They last longer & have better resale values too cause ppl know they built better.
let's be honest, no matter how good a bike Yamaha, Honda or Kawasaki makes, good chance that Motocross Action Magazine is going to have a KTM / Husky / Gas-Gas as their shootout winner.
Definitely lol.
If it was called avg joe weekend warrior action then the jap bikes win- otherwise the Austrian brands are a decade and 10 pounds lighter. I want to like the jap brands but come on, give us something to work with.
yeah, how dare they pick the lightest bike with the most power and killer accesories,. they know nothing. (big fucking eye roll)
and you guys said the exact same thing when yamaha had the best bikes, ya'll even called in yamaha-action magazine. did it ever dawn on you that they actually are the best bikes?
@@johnnyofast5924I ride a ktm by thr way. just goes to show they always have been viewed as being biased. Bigger marketing budget=better results
im happy they still are sticking with gas awesome looks like a great bike and the 2023 2 stroked are looking great!
Badass looking bike. It seems really light and flickable
Beautiful, love the new look and the smart changes Yamaha has made....
Yamaha rocks!
Hard to best Yamaha dirtbikes & Ford trucks I always say! 😆
In the coming months it will be interesting to see what this new model looks like after Eli Tomac's team make it "his" bike. Eli's 2022 Yamaha was significantly different from the stock 2022 Yamaha. I believe the same will hold true for Eli's 2023 Yamaha.
Yamaha & KTM are unstoppable. Can't decide which one to get possibly next spring. Thanks MXA! -Ohio
I love the yz 's , especially the 450
@@jaysmokey no , just love to ride, had a bunch of Honda's too , and I liked them all
@@jaysmokey They need something much slower and beginner friendly , this bike is for serious pro's who demand the very best .
Give you a hint, one is 15 pounds lighter with the best brakes and clutch and comes in three colors! Also beg borrow or steal a ride on a 350.
@@jaysmokey leaning GasGas or Kawie 250Fs.
The background soundtrack slaps hard that’s why I keep rewatching the video so many times
I pick mine up tomorrow! Super stoked.
How do you like it? too much power? I wanna get one but wonder if it’s too much power
Yamaha has the best QC in the business, engine is rock solid and has been for years, unlike a KTM which has engine problems and always has, are also expensive to fix! I will be grabbing the 450fx version next year.
After owning a new 2019, racing the 2020 yzf250 and 2021 yzf450, and watching some of the 2022 450 bottom ends fall apart... We were definitely wanting more change from Yamaha.
Everything that Yamaha could have done better on, sought engineer driven improvement, looks like they did.
Great job to the blue boys!
#TrueStoryDito 😆 😎 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼
That's why i went KTM & never looked bk! Engines last far longer between rebuilds. Don't need work to race em. Set suspension & sag then go race 🏁.
@Sn00pdog2011 Yamaha is best w/sport quads. I have a '10 YFZ450R & '21 Raptor 700R-SE. Love em. MX bikes tho!? KTM all the way. Buy one.. run a few heat cycles. Change the oil. Then go race! No mods needed.
This bike may make me go blue…
Great review Josh 👊🏻
The front number plate reminds me of the ttr bikes
yeah, that and the fender is fugly.
Yep wrong shape totally slap a yz fender on it plus thar hole down low in the front number plate goes back to my 1993 Yz80
Is the front motor mount now two sandwiched thinner plates on each side instead of one thick plate? This would increase flex and might be the key to getting the 2022 to turn better. I would like to try it if anyone makes a set.
I've owned Hondas for years, 250s and 450s. 1 KTM 450, and 1 yz450f. Yamaha is the best to me, hands down. The best part I liked was the SSSupention. Yamaha made me feel like I was riding the "Cadillac" of motocross bikes. I could go around the track 10x as long on the Yamaha compared to the KTM primarily because of Yahama OEM suspension choice. Also the quality suspension made the bike "feel" much lighter than the KTM even being 20lbsish heavier. I guess at 30yr old I'm creeping into the vet riders.
Can't wait to see how this bike works! Interesting that the previous version was panned as being wide, heavy, and with weird feeling ergos. But...it's won the last 3 AMA championships and the only WSX race it competed in and 2 of the 3 riders that won the #1 at MXON were on blue So in some ways I hope the new bike isn't TOO different lol. The old tank had a pretty good run I'd say.
Ya funny thing is there have been ppl that have the yz and another brand and have measured them and was being honest saying there isn’t much difference at all. It’s more visual which can play games on the mind. My friend and I have changed bikes and neither could feel the difference.
I think that’s more of a rider impact instead of bike because look at the diff between roczen and that other red rider. Basically same starting point but way different seasons
@@mxr248 it's not just the width of the old bike, it's where the yz is wide compared to other bikes and that's right where you try to get up on the front of the bike. Overall width is not much more than the others but if you've spent time riding other brands the yz layout just feels off
@@tcmx712 to me it doesn’t matter I’ve had Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha. I can hop of my bike to any other bike and it doesn’t bother me nor do I feel this big difference. Some of my friends are the same way. But I do know I want to try this bike out for sure.
@@mxr248 I demo’d a 2021 YZ450 and co I got off a ktm350sxf the Yamaha felt goofy. They only let you get 4 laps on it, and could not get used to it whatsoever. I kept missing the brake pedal , bike was fat , felt goofy. I rode a 2008 crf450 shortly after and felt right at home really quick.
I have that issue with the boot getting hooked to the plastic on the 2021
Based off this review ill be getting this, or the new Ktm / Husky. I like everything about the previous model Yamaha except it being wide and heavy. If this issue resolved completely and all else is good- I'm game!
If you buy a bike based off reviews it’s doesn’t matter what you buy
I’m the same or even a 300xc I had a 21 yzf450 felt heavy and cramped so either ktm husky or Yama
@@KICKERMAN124 It's what us Vet guys do...lol. And nothing wrong with buying the best bike possible for your dollar.
Bike is killer but whoever designed the look of the front fender and number plate should be fired.
Include TM Racing bikes in your reviews please.
Would love a 2023 125 shootout
It looks almost exactly like a big pw50
Yes you hit the nail on the head hahahahaha
It's that weird front number plate
Wow🤯 my dream 😍
HOLY COW . look fast . .
Nice work overall! But I am surprised you complained about the previous wifi app mapping system. 2023 may be better but Common Man! If some vet can’t handle the system then he doesn’t deserve to be on a YZ. He should buy a 350 KTM or something else. I’m 56 and have both YZ450 and 250.
Why did I hear the word ktm so much in this video 😅
I think it's odd to hear the complain about the electric start. I can say that my dad and brother in-law both have KTM 350s and they regularly have issues getting their bikes to start. Several times when they're starting, the battery is practically dead, and in some cases, dies before the bike is started. My '18 YZ450 starts easily every single time.
Guys a ktm fan boy, every video is the same.
@@CesarDRK Yup, it's so ridiculously obvious too .
My 2018 ktm 450 always had a hard time starting, especially in the cold months in Colorado. My 2021 yz450 never had a single issue starting. I’ve only had my 23 yz450 for a week now but it’s been cold here and seems to be just as strong as my 21. MXA have been ktm fan boys for so long I almost never watch their bike videos.
Can I use it for wood driving + mx or it’s only for motocross bike?
I feel like they increased the intake valve size because they limited the airbox intake. Overall, this new bike seems very exciting....tempting me back to 4 strokes.
Why would you ever leave? These new 450s are incredible. Yamaha & KTM are killin it.
@@Davido50 Yamaha has a lot less vibration than the KTM.
@@Davido50 the latest 450s are very good no doubt and I would absolutely get faster lap times on a 450 but something about the smokers makes me feel alive in a way 4 strokes never will
That pewee looks nice
Looks good except for the muffler. Was hoping it could be a little bigger :)
Yamaha still pioneering the way!
So let’s just be real. First off thank you for these videos. I constantly watch and enjoy them. However since Efi all these bikes are practically the same with a few weight differences. Nobody can tell a difference with 5mm lower pegs lol
I really hope that it’s possible to put in the old front number plate and fender because that’s one of the only things I hate about the new bike. I haven’t ridden it to tell how I like it but i can’t imagine it’s not better than the 2005 and 2010 bikes I used to have. I wish I didn’t sell that 2010 because I didn’t absolutely need the money at the time but it did help me out. I’m undecided between the YZ and CRF but from what I hear about each bike its telling me the Yamaha would be better for me, I just love how the Honda looks and it would go well with my CR500. But the YZ450f would also go well paired with my YZ250 once rebuilt thanks to my moms bf deciding to jimmy rig it when I told him I would pay for it to be fixed correctly. Still my fault also for taking the bike out.
Dope sick af
Where are these bikes??? They were supposed to be here last month and this month, already half way through November! Any info will be appreciated
to bad you can't buy on . i have a small team in upstate New York and we switched to Yamaha a few a couple of years ago and now we are switching brands . the team 65cc 3 - 85cc 2 - 125cc 4-250f and 1 450f . we can't buy new bikes on our 125cc bikes it was 6 months before we could even get pistons , plastic or any engine parts it's a shame but when thing brake i need parts now not 5 months from now . I wish it was different but when you can't buy bike to get prepped for the next season we really lover all the bikes
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Very nice beast. Grew up on Yamis. Upgrade after upgrade but still a cable clutch I see. How hard is it to run a hydraulic. Great to see they are listening but can still do more.
Not hard at all
Oh thank goodness Suzuki will have their new V twin, electric start, hydraulic clutch 192lb 450r release this year.
You'll like it when you ride at home. Pingree said it's great
Eli Tomac's machine for next year
That’s so funny how he says the yz is loud cause of the air box! I still have a couple of 2016’s yz450 and friends of mine have 21 22 and we can hop off them and ride my friends Kawasaki or Honda and don’t notice anything and same goes for them.
get real, you can hear tomacs airbox on the fucking TV broadcast. check your hearing.
@@johnnyofast5924 that’s the exhaust bro. 😂 been there! You can get an air sound if you take the screen out. But you hear the exhaust way more clown. It doesn’t have a turbo on it so the exhaust is way more of what you are hearing.😂
This is all I will say- bike refinement has been on a drip feed since EFI really. What’s the last REAL change we’ve seen since? Push button start is just a convenience. As are hydro clutches. But what erks me is why we have to wait 2-3 years for an ECU or motor manner change or a plastics change or ride height change. They drip feed us until we believe whatever they put out is great which is 100% false. I have enjoyed all my 4 strokes since 2003 but continue to ride and race a 2004 RM 250. I know it’s not new or flashy but it ALWaYS works and it above all super dependable. And not to mention it’s paid off for over 18 years. Sometimes techno crap gets in the way and then again it’s nice to chop down that tree with an old school axe!!
Its true! Everyone says the suzuki is such old tech and they rag on it bevause it has a kickstarter but that has nothing to do with getting down the track faster than the next guy
All of this combustion engine stuff is od news anyways...sadly we are headed toward electric bikes sooner than later
Meraviglia
I don't understand how you can't get up to the front of the bike. I'm not a pro, just a question. Sometimes I feel too far forward, like my balls are on top of the tank fill cover, and the bars hit my knees in turns. Single track stuff though..
And don’t Sidi boots have a tendency to snag on a lot of bikes anyway?
MSRP?
Good Review!
Incredibly terrible tic toc music...
Why?
Who's the Test Rider? I can only Ride like that on Xbox 😁👍
wow..grazi
Lmao that hydro clutch kit is def not tomac approved
It looks pretty goofy. The front number plate reminds me of the Stark Varg and the look of the front end makes me think of the Suzuki Vstrom with its bird beak looking front fender. Not a fan
Front fender back to the YZ 2006 and design by Ronnie Mac.
To prevent getting tangled up with other riders when you go down . Long front fenders cause a lot of issues in those circumstances.
@@herbcanter2114 Yes of course. Good idea from ČZ125-250-500 1983 model year.
What track is that???
He said “Goat Farm”
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Why is the shift lever turned down so low? Was some squid riding it? I'm sure Josh would not have it like that.
The plastics on our 22 model look great, but very little scratch resistance
Yeah my 22 scratches waaaay to easily haha
boots catching plastics is a no go, worst feeling
Wild looking machine. 238lbs is basically the same weight as most 2 strokes. 1999 wants its number plate back
Why change the front fender? That thing’s hideous
Thank God they got rid of that hideous front fender they've ran the last decade or so! Looks similar to the unique Fender they had back in the '90s that no one else aside from KTM ran
I think Japanese bikes are easier to use they are more power friendly . than the austrian bikes, and even they are heavier, I personally don't have any major problem with that. Also I have seen many broken ktms frames.... Unforgiven.
My 22 450 dies on me too easily when lugging it
I don’t really care for the hidden tank cap and the little seat piece plus the plastic above the gas cap looks weird
PW50 For big kids💯
Love the way he says Yamaha listened to all the things they didn’t like….yeah because they didn’t listen to all the pro riders and race teams they have all around the world not to mention all the other testers around the world🙄🙄 Funnily enough USA MX testers aren’t the b all end all they think they are😂😂😂😂
Too much on the new parts. Two thirds of the video are Josh stating stuff we can read about. What was the ride impression - "I had a lot of fun on this bike." Seriously bro, that's all you can say about it?! C'mon man. Thanks for answering the questions no one is asking.
The 2023 is better looking than last year's model, but the reverse cylinder has always looked odd to me. Plus it creates problems with the width, the airbox, etc. I understand the theory behind mass centralization--especially rotational mass--but I've never heard anyone claim it handles so much better than the traditional layout. Still seems gimmicky.
Don't argue with success .
Seems gimmicky Hahaha
proven championship level bike hated by some squid Hahaha
@@ahsnap9103 Yeah, Tomac also won championships on Kawi and Honda, moron, with no reverse cylinder.
@@vintagetrikesandquads4012 quit whining
@@ahsnap9103 You know who also made a reverse cylinder, Cannondale. I don't have anything against Yamahas--I have several. That doesn't mean it's not a gimmick.
Kaplan will still say a cr 500 is faster! Lol
I still ride a 2018 yz 450 and you got to know how to set it up, so you have to put a yamalink on the rear first to get rid of that stinkbug attitude then you have to raise the forks 7mm use race tech gold valves for the shock and forks use titanium motor mounts and run a 14/53 final drive and then you have a bike that will turn like a Suzuki with straight line stability and you can run around the track all day in 3rd gear. With. the negligible weight savings, I am afraid you now are going to see Yamahas breaking down like a KTM. They should have just went with a chromoly steel frame and cut probably 10 to 12 lbs instead of weakening the engine and tranny. Thats about the only thing I would say that's good about a KTM is the steel frame
Star racing? The conspirancy against the deegans at lorettas..this just proves it...the kid shoulda taken that bike just to prove they were runnin a pro engine.
all new engine lol , funny how come it still has the same bore and stroke as MY 22 21 and so on and same compresion ratio........
He can't wait to get back and judge the bike against all his ktm favorites
If euro bikes are so good why aren't they winning everything?
You didnt like the 2022 450 and the previous 12 years? What are you smoking?
Allot of mistakes where made in the past (incompetence?). I am sure that next year new things will change. DO IT RIGHT ALLREADY !
Front end looks ugly like 85 on a 450 lol
Call Yamaha and complain , tell them that you're extremely offended and having a hard time coping with Yamaha's decision to go with that fender . See what they say .
@@2216sammy I should in todays society I feel offended by it
Superbike
I value mxa testing over all other's but please MXA stop with the FKN music
am I the only one who thinks that all motocross brands are starting to look exactly the same, they almost have exactly the same shapes on the plastic, honda, ktm, husqvaran, gasgas, and now yamaha
It's pronounced kairo Georgia.
Yamaha says we’ve had 25yrs to design this new bike, motocross community says, haven’t we seen this bike at Walmart
I’m gonna have to gripe about this version. Lost 5 pounds still no hydro clutch . What was it, 3 yrs ago where y’all said only serious bikes have electric start and hydro clutch but now it seems yamaha doesn’t want hydro. I get to spend another 400 to make it hydro? Why not just get the gas gas, ktm or husky. Change my mind!!
Many riders including Tomac prefer cable clutch.
I prefer it also.
Hydro is maybe a plus for you but not for everyone...
But hey, if you are a big fun of the hydro you can buy a ktm or kawi etc.
All bikes are good nowadays
@@andreasstefanou5898 it’s not for me but when the benchmark is 225 pounds, electric start hydro clutch, there’s gonna come a time where not having it will be a detriment- ask Suzuki about that
@@MRmwr2452 the new ktm weighs 229 lbs
@@MRmwr2452 who said the benchmark is hydro??
The only universal thing that everybody wants is double coil spring forks and ktm doesn't have it
GUYS I WANT TO BUY A DIRT BIKE BUT THESE NO MONEY
Looks like a monkey did the welding🙉
He is expided to explain man.
Crap music.
Ots ugly,hate the front and back fenders
This bike will kick the shit out of the KTM and both of them know it.
No you ride the bike.... this is dumb
Get a different presenter. The video is supposed to be about the improvements and the flaws, not about how it compares to a KTM. I had expectations for MXA on this but deeply disappointed