2005 Yamaha WR 450 F reviews

• 2005 Yamaha WR450F/250F (Motorcycle-usa.com)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2005 Yamaha WR 250 F, 2005 Yamaha WR 450 F

  Yamaha must have been hearing footsteps. After all, they practically cornered the Japanese off-road bike market the past few years. Their venerable WR250F and 450F were the best Japanese off-road-specific motorcycles. KTM's EXC and MXC four-stroke lines had always provided stiff competition (albeit more expensive), but now Honda has seriously joined the fray with its CRF250X last year and the impending introduction of the CRF450X later this season. Things are really starting to get interesting in the off-road market place.

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• 2005 WR450F vs CRF450X (Motorcycle-usa.com)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2005 Honda CRF 450 X, 2005 Yamaha WR 450 F

  Ever since Yamaha introduced the show-stopping WR426F to the public in 2001, off-road enthusiasts have eagerly awaited an appropriate response from Honda. However, years went by and there was still no answer. Then in 2003, Yamaha fired off another shot when it upped displacement to 449cc and added an electric start, but still no answer from Big Red, despite the fact that a phenomenal platform in the CRF450R was winning championships in Motocross trim.
  
  
  

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