2016 450 MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT
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hat's a wrap. After many trips to the track,
many gallons of fuel burned, and many "which
one is the best" discussions, we finally came
to a conclusion and thus wrapped up your annual
Cycle News 450 Motocross Shootout. And it was
a close (well, from second place on back, that is).
The contestants were all the usual players: the
all-new Kawasaki KX450F, KTM 450 SX-F and
Husqvarna FC450, the revised Honda CRF450R
and Yamaha YZ450F, and the unchanged Suzuki
RM-Z450. No 350Fs or 250 two-strokes here, just
the heavy artillery.
When we do our shootouts, we ride the bikes
just how you'd get them right off the showroom
floor. We don't change tires, handlebars or grips,
nothing. We do slap on some graphics, but that's
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