Model(s) covered: 2008 Yamaha YZ 450 F
"Our most powerful, most flickable 450 ever," I've heard that statement every single year since my first and last experience on Yamaha's YZ450F. Riding that beast of a machine around I-5 MX Park was probably the worse motocross experience I've ever had in my, albeit short, motocross history. The only thing I really recall (concussions have a way of making things hard to remember) is thinking that 450s are way too powerful and they are seemingly willing to kill you at anytime.
Given this less than fond memory that has been forever etched in my cranium, when our Off-road Editor told me to assemble my gear and meet him out at Milestone Motocross Park for a day of testing Yamaha's 2008 YZ450F, I was a bit apprehensive.
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