Source: Cycle World
Faster, more open sections are where the YZ450FX shines. (James Lissimore/)Yamaha Motor USA and the AmPro Yamaha team had a brand-new 2024 Yamaha YZ450FX ready for us to race at the opening round of the 2024 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series. (James Lissimore/)Giving the YZ450FX one last check-over before heading to the start. (James Lissimore/)Fellow racer Scott Kirchoff (No. 419) is telling me not to get in his way because he plans to get the holeshot, which he did. (James Lissimore/)A quick restart of the engine, and it was time to head into the woods. (James Lissimore/)This hill was the most technical section of the racecourse. (James Lissimore/)The KYB suspension on bLU cRU’s flagship cross-country racer is soft enough to be comfortable in the rocks, but firm enough for big rollers and G-outs. (James Lissimore/)Debriefing with Yamaha in-house test rider Steven Tokarski after the two-hour-plus race. The rider and bike are still clean; that’s how good the conditions were. (James Lissimore/)
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Faster, more open sections are where the YZ450FX shines. (James Lissimore/)
Yamaha Motor USA and the AmPro Yamaha team had a brand-new 2024 Yamaha YZ450FX ready for us to race at the opening round of the 2024 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series. (James Lissimore/)
Giving the YZ450FX one last check-over before heading to the start. (James Lissimore/)
Fellow racer Scott Kirchoff (No. 419) is telling me not to get in his way because he plans to get the holeshot, which he did. (James Lissimore/)
A quick restart of the engine, and it was time to head into the woods. (James Lissimore/)
This hill was the most technical section of the racecourse. (James Lissimore/)
The KYB suspension on bLU cRU’s flagship cross-country racer is soft enough to be comfortable in the rocks, but firm enough for big rollers and G-outs. (James Lissimore/)
Debriefing with Yamaha in-house test rider Steven Tokarski after the two-hour-plus race. The rider and bike are still clean; that’s how good the conditions were. (James Lissimore/)
