VOLUME 56 ISSUE 40 OCTOBER 8, 2019 P91
about a pound lighter than the 2019 model. With
a full tank of fuel, our test bike weighed in at 248
pounds, which is indeed a pound lighter than our
2019 test bike.
Yamaha updated the suspension settings of the
KYB SSS fork and KYB shock to compliment all
of the chassis updates. Both the fork and shock
have firmer compression and damping settings
while valving mods were made to maintain compli-
ance over the smaller bumps.
LAP TIME
We spent our first day on the 2020 YZ450F
comparing it back-to-back with the 2019 YZ450F
and quickly discovered that these two bikes feel
surprisingly different. At first, our pro level test
rider was a little disappointed with the power of
