Eli Tomac Shredding on the 2023 Yamaha YZ450F...

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Edited Date/Time 9/13/2022 7:54am
This was fun to watch. Stock bike with handlebars and a small gearing change. Straight shredding.

https://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/Eli-Tomac-Ripping-on-the-2023-Yam…
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AH387 9/8/2022 10:49am
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Awesome. That bike looks good, in motion. In the initial pics it was kind of odd at some angles, but in the vid it looks more normal.

Excited for the media reviews. Hopefully the Star bike gets dialed in easily for him to defend the title.
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Phil109 9/8/2022 10:52am
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Sweet! Would love to know his thoughts on it out of the box.
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ML512 9/8/2022 10:53am
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Phil109 wrote:
Sweet! Would love to know his thoughts on it out of the box.
Just in a brief chat he seemed very excited. He requested Yamaha to bring that bike out to ride.
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swe292 9/8/2022 11:00am
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hope he really loves it if hes going to ride it at mxdn. we don't need a repeat of the red bud 2018 when they decided to use that race as a test for the 2019 kawi.
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skeef 9/8/2022 11:01am
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Looks comfortable
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swe292 9/8/2022 11:04am
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does that bike look literally smaller? like eli looks giant on that thing.
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Mavetism 9/8/2022 11:14am
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Love how he is just either full throttle or zero throttle, that's so mindblowing specially out of a corner.
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beamer 9/8/2022 11:14am
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Very nice! But leave it at home for the MXON.

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Phil109 9/8/2022 11:16am
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swe292 wrote:
does that bike look literally smaller? like eli looks giant on that thing.
I was thinking the same thing. But that short front fender plays tricks I think.
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tek14 9/8/2022 11:17am
9/8/2022 11:17am
Stock gearing long or short? Is it confirmed old exhaust will not fit to new bike even looks pretty same?
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[YM] 9/8/2022 11:21am
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Hell yeah! Where did I see a 23 with a hydraulic clutch?
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swe292 wrote:
does that bike look literally smaller? like eli looks giant on that thing.
Phil109 wrote:
I was thinking the same thing. But that short front fender plays tricks I think.
It definitely looks a lot smaller, maybe the fact it's riding lower in the stroke on the stock suspension is a factor as well?
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kpiper 9/8/2022 11:26am
9/8/2022 11:26am
Sure hope he does not try to race that bike in a few weeks. And REALLY hope the kid on the mini bike doesn't show up at the MXoN and block Eli half the moto.
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Leeham 9/8/2022 11:29am
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I think shapes of the plastic and number plates is what does it. The Yamahas make anyone look small, but the bike size and look is more along the lines of the KTM and Honda. Looks like it turns decent lol, I mean im sure Tomac and make any bike turn
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Pac West Rider 9/8/2022 11:39am
9/8/2022 11:39am
swe292 wrote:
does that bike look literally smaller? like eli looks giant on that thing.
Very small front fender
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mtl 9/8/2022 11:40am
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My takeaway is: Before you dump thousands of dollars into a new bike, watch this video.
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ML512 9/8/2022 11:46am
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swe292 wrote:
hope he really loves it if hes going to ride it at mxdn. we don't need a repeat of the red bud 2018 when they decided...
hope he really loves it if hes going to ride it at mxdn. we don't need a repeat of the red bud 2018 when they decided to use that race as a test for the 2019 kawi.
He's not racing des Nations on it. He'll be aboard his 2022. I asked last night.
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ML512 9/8/2022 11:48am
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[YM] wrote:
Hell yeah! Where did I see a 23 with a hydraulic clutch?
The 2023 Yamaha YZ450F has a clutch arm actuator housing thats removable. The stock bike comes with a cable clutch but it can easily be unbolted and replaced with a flush fitting hydraulic slave cylinder that actuates the clutch rod instead. It's an accessory item from GYTR.
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Dirtfighter 9/8/2022 11:48am
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Pretty tame track but he was wringing the nuts off that thing. He was hanging off the back like he’s was riding an 85. Bike did look small with him.
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fullfloater 9/8/2022 11:52am
9/8/2022 11:52am
Leeham wrote:
I think shapes of the plastic and number plates is what does it. The Yamahas make anyone look small, but the bike size and look is...
I think shapes of the plastic and number plates is what does it. The Yamahas make anyone look small, but the bike size and look is more along the lines of the KTM and Honda. Looks like it turns decent lol, I mean im sure Tomac and make any bike turn
Yeah, can anyone claim that the bike doesn't turn very well after watching that?
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Rosso391 9/8/2022 12:10pm
9/8/2022 12:10pm Edited Date/Time 9/8/2022 12:18pm
Dude was on rails riding what looks like a bone stock bike. He's definitely racing outdoors '23 if he's gonna be railing that bike like that.

But PLEASE put the '22 front fender on that thing. Looks like a supermoto or Ronnie Mac fender..
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Zycki11 9/8/2022 12:14pm
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ANNNDDD i'm spent............ Cigarette anyone?
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Project 2501 9/8/2022 12:14pm
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I promise it looks nothing like that with me riding it.
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motomike137 9/8/2022 12:16pm
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At about 1:33 when he rails that left hander you can hear the thing "come on the pipe" and just chug Smile
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Black Diesel Bomber 9/8/2022 12:21pm
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swe292 wrote:
does that bike look literally smaller? like eli looks giant on that thing.
Pac West Rider wrote:
Very small front fender
Yep, it was that horrible shovel nose front fender the pig was running all those years. This new bike is beautiful in comparison. I think I'll add a 250f to my stable once it receives the same facelift.
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swe292 9/8/2022 12:41pm
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swe292 wrote:
hope he really loves it if hes going to ride it at mxdn. we don't need a repeat of the red bud 2018 when they decided...
hope he really loves it if hes going to ride it at mxdn. we don't need a repeat of the red bud 2018 when they decided to use that race as a test for the 2019 kawi.
ML512 wrote:
He's not racing des Nations on it. He'll be aboard his 2022. I asked last night.
awesome.
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Zycki11 9/8/2022 1:29pm
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I mean, you don't ride like that and look that good unless you are having fun and enjoying the bike.
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[YM] 9/8/2022 2:41pm
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[YM] wrote:
Hell yeah! Where did I see a 23 with a hydraulic clutch?
ML512 wrote:
The 2023 Yamaha YZ450F has a clutch arm actuator housing thats removable. The stock bike comes with a cable clutch but it can easily be unbolted...
The 2023 Yamaha YZ450F has a clutch arm actuator housing thats removable. The stock bike comes with a cable clutch but it can easily be unbolted and replaced with a flush fitting hydraulic slave cylinder that actuates the clutch rod instead. It's an accessory item from GYTR.
Yamaha. What will they think of next...
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zehn 9/8/2022 2:42pm
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Hard to believe he can ride like that but won't line up next year. I get it though but damn!
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davis224 9/8/2022 5:53pm
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swe292 wrote:
does that bike look literally smaller? like eli looks giant on that thing.
Amart retired too soon
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