VOLUME 56 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 22, 2019 P89
BY THE CYCLE NEWS STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
O
ur 20/20 vision is blurry at best. At
least when it comes to this crop of
450cc four-stroke motocross bikes.
As always, we maintain that there are no
bad bikes in the bunch, and we're relegated
to nit-picking and splitting hairs to come up
with a winner among them. And while we've
had some close shootouts in the past, our
2020 450cc motocross shootout takes close
finishes to a new level—our results were all
over the board. The overall outcome seemed
to change with every ranking from each tester.
Among our field of riders, from pro to novice,
young whippersnappers to guys who still use
words like whippersnappers, there was very
little congruency in the pick for the top-three.
But don't worry. After the dust settled on two
days of riding, testing, tuning, and ranking at
Cahuilla Creek MX and Glen Helen Raceway,
we did our dirty deed and crowned a winner in
the end (even if it only won by a single point)!
Along the way, we sorted through the
strengths and weaknesses of the 2020 field
of big-bore weaponry, and we are ready to fill
you in on everything you need to know about
the latest flagship motocrossers. Though
our vision might not be crystal clear when
it comes to which is flat-out "best," you can
get all the info you need to find the best fit for
you, which is really the point, after all.
