Product description
rom the championship-collecting original comes the next checkered flag-claiming contender. The YFZ450R has it all, from a hard-hitting all-new engine to true long-travel, racer-inspired suspension. Throw in fuel injection, an aluminum hybrid frame and a wide, MX-inspired stance and you can consider your reservations atop the podium confirmed.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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MANUFACTURER Yamaha
MODEL YEAR 2009
MODEL YFZ450R
M.S.R.P. * $8,399.00
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH 70.7 in.
HEIGHT 41.9 in.
WIDTH 48.8 in.
WEIGHT 405 lbs.
GROUND CLEARANCE 4.5 in.
WHEELBASE 50 in.
SEAT HEIGHT 31.9 in.
ENGINE
ENGINE 4-stroke, titanium 5-valve, DOHC
DISPLACEMENT 449 cc
BORE X STROKE 95 x 63.4 mm
COMPRESSION RATIO 11.6:1
CARBURETION Yamaha Fuel Injection (YFI), 42 mm
FUEL CAPACITY 2.6 gal.
IGNITION TCI (digital)
STARTING Electric
CLUTCH Manual
COOLING Liquid with fan
DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION 5-speed
DRIVE SYSTEM 2x4
BRAKES/WHEELS/TIRES
BRAKES Front: Dual ventilated hydraulic disc, twin piston
Rear: Wave style ventilated hydraulic disc, twin piston
TIRES Front: AT21 x 7-10 radial
Rear: AT20 x 10-9 radial
OPERATIONAL
SUSPENSION Front: Independent double wishbone with Kashima coated piggyback shocks, high-/lo-speed compression, rebound and threaded preload adjustment; 9.8 in. travel
Rear: Cast aluminum swingarm with piggyback high-/lo-speed compression, rebound and threaded preload adjustment; 11 in. travel
