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layout shortens the engine from front
to back for "more optimized engine
positioning."
Yamaha says ergos are more com-
fortable due to a new seat/handlebar/
footpeg relationship and a slimmer, flat-
ter and more compact body profile.
In the suspension department, Yama-
ha's heralded Speed Sensitive System
KYB fork is back but with a hand-oper-
ated compression damping adjuster—no
tools are required anymore.
Yamaha claims the 2023 YZ450F
weighs five pounds less than the out-
going model.
The 2023 YZ450F will be available
from dealers in November in Team
Yamaha Blue for $9899 MSRP and
$10,099 MSRP for the Monster Energy
Yamaha Racing Edition version (graph-
ics), which will be available in October.
Yamaha says the 2023 YZ250F
returns with no changes.
Click here for more information on
the 2023 Yamaha YZ450F.
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The 2023 YZ450F Monster
Energy Yamaha Racing
Edition returns. Graphics
and color set it apart from
the standard model.
