2014 YZF450

Marc_Honda
Edited Date/Time 2/15/2014 11:16pm


[url]http://moto.mpora.com/news/world-scoop-yamahas-all-new-2014-yzf450-brea…]

still a rear facing cyliner.


Also says Honda released the 2014 CRF250 which is a clone of the current 450 as expected.
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pdub187 4/5/2013 4:36am
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The exhaust is like the factory GP team have been using and snakes around the engine on both sides. This way, the silencer is moved further forward towards the front of the bike for improved mass centralisation. The motor is still the rear-canted motor that was debuted in 2010.

Edit: lol
Marc_Honda 4/5/2013 4:38am
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pdub187 wrote:
[i]The exhaust is like the factory GP team have been using and snakes around the engine on both sides. This way, the silencer is moved further...
The exhaust is like the factory GP team have been using and snakes around the engine on both sides. This way, the silencer is moved further forward towards the front of the bike for improved mass centralisation. The motor is still the rear-canted motor that was debuted in 2010.

Edit: lol
Almost had me Grinning
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pdub187 4/5/2013 4:52am
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Derpin' DJ 4/5/2013 5:23am
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Looks pretty good. It's side numbers are very similar to the 2009-2012 CRF (ironically the 2013 CRF has gone in the direction of the 2010-2013 Yamaha), but it looks good like that. Hard to tell how slim it is from that main pic.

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HenryA 4/5/2013 5:32am
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Derpin' DJ wrote:
Looks pretty good. It's side numbers are very similar to the 2009-2012 CRF (ironically the 2013 CRF has gone in the direction of the 2010-2013 Yamaha)...
Looks pretty good. It's side numbers are very similar to the 2009-2012 CRF (ironically the 2013 CRF has gone in the direction of the 2010-2013 Yamaha), but it looks good like that. Hard to tell how slim it is from that main pic.
That was my first reaction too, looks like a beefed up version of the crf450 09-12 rear end.
Weird though since everyone (well atleast many) thinks that the bike is allready too wide and clumpsy.

But again, it's just a picture. A pretty poor one so it's too early to judge it, but it's going to be interesting to see how it turns out. The japanese guy who is holding it at the picture seems happy, so that's a good sign. Whistling
Thomas Jefferson 4/5/2013 5:37am
4/5/2013 5:37am
The opening round of the Japanese Nationals is tomorrow. There should be a lot more photos coming in the next 48 hours.

I'll bet Maeda is over there.

Kore Yamaha wa onaji '13 no Yamaha, nanda ka na...
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pdub187 4/5/2013 5:50am
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From Donn's instagram.

Oh, what? 2014 Honda CRF250R? Maybe...new chassis, twin pipes, new bodywork to match the 450... Stay tuned to TWMX.com for more from Japan!
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SwapperMX 4/5/2013 6:40am
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Awesome. Was keen to see these pics. Had word that they were going to be racing the '14 YZ450 at the Japanese nats
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SwapperMX 4/5/2013 6:44am
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Thanks swap. Awesome pics
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JOHN CHOATE 4/5/2013 6:50am
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Thanks for posting, Marc and Swap. Looking forward to more pictures!!!
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mmcmx 4/5/2013 7:00am
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The rear end sure got sexyer. But the front is still awful.
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no kawi???
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RandyS 4/5/2013 7:33am
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Have I just not been paying attention or is that rotor f-ing huge? It must be really fast.
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wydopen 4/5/2013 7:41am
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RM-Z pics please!!
twosmoke30 4/5/2013 9:41am
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any hint of new 2 strokes there swap?
TriRacer27 4/5/2013 9:48am
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pdub187 wrote:
[i]The exhaust is like the factory GP team have been using and snakes around the engine on both sides. This way, the silencer is moved further...
The exhaust is like the factory GP team have been using and snakes around the engine on both sides. This way, the silencer is moved further forward towards the front of the bike for improved mass centralisation. The motor is still the rear-canted motor that was debuted in 2010.

Edit: lol
I think they mean it's routed like the JGR bikes which were copied by the GP team. Tongue

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AS64 4/5/2013 10:06am
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twosmoke30 wrote:
any hint of new 2 strokes there swap?
oOOH. This!
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Randy_Nix 4/5/2013 10:43am
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im curious about the YS-F on the shroud. shouldnt it be YZ-F?
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mx1234 4/5/2013 10:54am
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wydopen wrote:
RM-Z pics please!!
is the same. But Akrapovic exhaust.
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TooOldToPlay 4/5/2013 11:08am
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Randy_Nix wrote:
im curious about the YS-F on the shroud. shouldnt it be YZ-F?
It's actually YSP (Yamaha Sports Plaza) which is somewhat like JGR here in the states.

Yamaha announces 2013 motorsports competition lineup

The factory team Monster Energy Yamaha Team will compete in the Motocross World Championship MX1 Class. The team will include riders Steven Frossard, who ranked 21st last year due to injuries, but was ranked second in 2011, and Joel Roelants, who starts full competition in the MX1 Class this year.

The machine will be a factory tuned YZ450FM, based on the commercial motocross YZ450F bike.

The JGRMX Toyota Yamaha Team will compete in the AMA Supercross, which opened on January 5. The riders are Josh Grant, who was ranked 17th last year due to injuries, and Justin Brayton, ranked fourth. The machine will be the YZ450F.

In Japan, the Yamaha YSP Racing Team will compete in the top IA1 Class of the All Japan Motocross Championship. Riders Takase Tanaka, ranked 13th due to injuries early last season, and Yu Hirata, ranked third last year, will seek to recapture the championship with a YZ450FM factory machine.

The main sponsor of the Yamaha YSP Racing Team is YSP (Yamaha Sports Plaza) a dealership of Yamaha sports bikes, and local YSP shop managers and proprietors will take turns serving as managers in each race in the "Area Manager System".[/i][/u]
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Randy_Nix 4/5/2013 11:22am
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Randy_Nix wrote:
im curious about the YS-F on the shroud. shouldnt it be YZ-F?
TooOldToPlay wrote:
It's actually YSP (Yamaha Sports Plaza) which is somewhat like JGR here in the states. [b] Yamaha announces 2013 motorsports competition lineup[/b] The factory team Monster...
It's actually YSP (Yamaha Sports Plaza) which is somewhat like JGR here in the states.

Yamaha announces 2013 motorsports competition lineup

The factory team Monster Energy Yamaha Team will compete in the Motocross World Championship MX1 Class. The team will include riders Steven Frossard, who ranked 21st last year due to injuries, but was ranked second in 2011, and Joel Roelants, who starts full competition in the MX1 Class this year.

The machine will be a factory tuned YZ450FM, based on the commercial motocross YZ450F bike.

The JGRMX Toyota Yamaha Team will compete in the AMA Supercross, which opened on January 5. The riders are Josh Grant, who was ranked 17th last year due to injuries, and Justin Brayton, ranked fourth. The machine will be the YZ450F.

In Japan, the Yamaha YSP Racing Team will compete in the top IA1 Class of the All Japan Motocross Championship. Riders Takase Tanaka, ranked 13th due to injuries early last season, and Yu Hirata, ranked third last year, will seek to recapture the championship with a YZ450FM factory machine.

The main sponsor of the Yamaha YSP Racing Team is YSP (Yamaha Sports Plaza) a dealership of Yamaha sports bikes, and local YSP shop managers and proprietors will take turns serving as managers in each race in the "Area Manager System".[/i][/u]
Ah! Thanks! That makes sense now
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DrSweden 4/5/2013 11:35am
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I know it's a personal taste/issue. But I'm as excited as a anoretic at McDonalds. Where are the smokers?Grinning
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JeepnMike 4/5/2013 11:41am
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I am not a Yamaha guy, but that is the sexiest YZ I have seen. The shrouds are a HUGE improvement, the frame and even the subframe look quite nice.

No idea if this is a real '14 or not but I like it!!
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RandyS 4/5/2013 12:00pm
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I didn't like the white tires until Slipdog told me they are tire tearoffs, now it makes sense. Once you get the holeshot you can pull a tear off over the jump, unless you're Dungey who could pull it in the first corner. Those Japanese guys think of everything.
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AS64 4/5/2013 1:01pm
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Marc_Honda 4/5/2013 1:16pm
4/5/2013 1:16pm
basically the same bike

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