How do the new changes to the ‘23 YZ450F carry over to the cross country ‘24 YZ450FX model? How do two-stroke cross country models fare in the woods? Mitch Kendra provides his insight after two test days at Randy Hawkins’ facility in South Carolina.
By Mitch Kendra
Last week, I had the opportunity…
Editors Note: It’s hard to be in two places at once. Yamaha scheduled their 2020 YZ125X/250FX introduction in South Carolina after I booked a testing trip to New Mexico. With that being said, it’s not as easy as you think to find good people to help you give some quality feedback in this industry. I…
(Editor’s Note: Randy Richardson lives in South Carolina and is the two-wheel marketing manager for Michelin Motorcycle. I have grown to know Randy very well over the years and found out he is a very smart man when it comes to knowledge of dirt bikes/evaluation. I also like that he can speak about a motorcycle…
We were expecting a new YZ250F from Yamaha in 2019 and that is exactly what we get. The kids will also be stoked to learn that Yamaha made some major updates to the trusty YZ85 while the 2019 YZ450F only gets minor updates.