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Cycle News 2020 Issue 33 August 18

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VOLUME 57 ISSUE 33 AUGUST 18, 2020 P89 unlike KTM's Factory Edition, Husqvarna's Rockstar Edition, or Honda's Works Edition models do over their standard coun- terparts. With Yamaha's Race Edition, it's all about the graph- ics, but you'll pay $200 more for them over the standard blue YZ. The Racing Edition graphics are, like the standard's graphics, em- bedded into the plastic, so they won't shred after just a few rides. They're there for the long haul. DEJA VU On the track, however, there is no difference between the 2020 YZ450F and the '21. The '21 is still plenty fast with tons of bottom-end and amazing high- revving speed right out of the box. With the Yamaha Power App, however, you can easily alter the character of the YZ's power delivery almost any way you want, but it will always deliver a ton of power no matter how you adjust it.

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