VOLUME 59 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 4, 2022 P79
We found the
KX450SR to deliver
even snappier power
than the standard
model without losing
rideability.
K
awasaki is the newest competitor in the "special edition"
wars with its all-new model, the KX450SR. The KX-
450SR is essentially the standard KX450 but with a host
of bolt-on trickery, many of which you would most likely add on
yourself later. But Kawasaki already did it for you with the SR.
The bike was unveiled earlier in the year and looked like a spit-
ting image of Adam Cianciarulo's factory ride. The SR name (spe-
cial racer) pays homage to Team Green racers as far back as the
'70s. We recently met up with the folks at Kawasaki, who allowed
us to spin a few laps on it at Fox Raceway in Pala, California.
BY RYAN NITZEN I PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK KARIYA
WE JUMP ABOARD THE LATEST
EDITION TO THE "SPECIAL EDITION"
WARS, THE KAWASAKI KX450SR
