The wait is over! The new 2023 Yamaha YZ450F is here and it looks drastically different to the eye. With a new engine layout, slimmer bodywork, updated clutch, new transmission and a diet plan that is claimed to be five pounds lighter this Yamaha could be the most anticipated bike of 2023! We will be…
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Life is full of choices and those choices that we make in life determine our successes and failures. Being an editor of my own online motocross website as well as the test guy for Racer X I get a lot thrown at me. With all of the positives of so many choices there comes a…
If you read my review of the Raptor offset pegs for the Yamaha YZ450F you know that I am a fan of the -5mm down/back pegs as well as the -7mm down setting. However, there hasn’t been anyone yet that is making the offset from the mount for the consumer. The Star Racing Yamaha guys…
Second injectors aren’t all that new in the motocross world. Kawasaki and Suzuki all have been doing dual injectors for a while in moto, but some manufacturers aren’t completely sold on the the dual injection system. Jamie over at Twisted Development has made/developed his own dual injector system for the Yamaha YZ250F and it's now…
Yes, we know it is tough to get a full muffler system at this point in time as COVID has screwed a lot of inventory up. However, you can find slip on mufflers as FMF has been busy getting product back in stock! We recently tried a dual injector kit on the Yamaha YZ250F and…
So are you tired of that spongey feeling stock Yamaha brake? Since I get to ride all the bikes, I would have to say that the Brembo system is one of the best feeling brakes out of all the MX machines. However, a little mix and matching can get you a more linear feel than…
Crossbar or no crossbar, half waffle vs. no waffle vs. full waffle and grip compound advice...
How do you know if you’re a crossbar type of rider or a non crossbar type of rider? Maybe you don't care? Sometimes it’s just by what you feel is most comfortable but other times it’s off of feel. I use…