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Cycle News 2013 Issue 24 June 18

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NEW BIKES P42 2014 YAMAHA YZ450F SPECIFICATIONS 2014 Yamaha YZ450F >(Above) The gas cap is now hidden under the front part of the seat, giving the rider a supersmooth and uninterrupted flat surface. A part of the seat has to be removed to get to the cap (off-roaders won't like that but capacity has been bumped up to two gallons). You can ride the YZ without the vent tube. (Left) It's now a two-step, instead of four, process to access the air filter. > >With the new frame, the headpipe is moved back 10mm for improved frontwheel weight bias. Suspension has new settings. ENGINE TYPE:................ Liquid-Cooled, DOHC, 4-Valve, 4-Stroke DISPLACEMENT:...................449.7cccc BORE X STROKE:.........97.0 x 60.8mm COMPRESSION RATIO:................. 12.5:1 FUEL DELIVERY:.............. Yamaha FuelInjection (YFI), Keihin 44mm IGNITION:..........................................TCI TRANSMISSION:...........Constant-mesh 5-speed, wet multi-plate clutch FRONT SUSPENSION:..................... KYB Speed-Sensitive System, inverted fork, fully adjustable REAR SUSPENSION:............KYB single shock, fully adjustable FRONT WHEEL TRAVEL:............. 12.2 in. REAR WHEEL TRAVEL:................12.4 in. FRONT BRAKE:............Hydraulic single disc, 250mm REAR BRAKE:.... Hydraulic single disc, 245mm FRONT TIRE:........... 80/100-21 Dunlop MX51-FA REAR TIRE: ............ 100/90-19 Dunlop 120/80-19 Dunlop MX51 SEAT HEIGHT:............................38.4 in. WHEELBASE:............................. 58.3 in. GROUND CLEARANCE:............... 13.2 in. FUEL CAPACITY:........................2.0 gal. WET WEIGHT:............................245 lbs. COLOR:.....Team Yamaha Blue/White; White/Red >Like the factory race bikes, the production YZ450F now has a wrap-around exhaust pipe, which prevents the muffler from hanging out so far in the back and helps keep weight more centralized for improved handling.

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