2020 450 Shootout - Dirt Bike Magazine

Dirt Bike Magazine's 2020 450 Shootout features all 6 manufacturers 450 motocross models including the Yamaha, KTM, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, and Husqvarna. While most of these bikes only received subtle changes for 2020, we went into the testing season with a clean slate to form an unbiased and informative decision on which bike reigns king. We tested on multiple tracks around Southern California with varying test riders from beginner to pro. Check out what the Dirt Bike Magazine crew thought of each 450 and which bike to the top of the pedestal in 2020.
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[@genoolsavick2601]

REALLY enjoy the way u all do these. Excellent insight. Thnx fellas for all your work. Merry Christmas to all... 🎅

[@markcabayao9188]

I Love all of them! It will still depend on the rider! GREAT VIDEO!

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Love watching the 450's, i'll never be able to afford one so watching these videos is the next best thing!

[@wrenchone5003]

You can buy them a year old for 5 grand all day .

[@GrowingDownUnder]

@@wrenchone5003 is that $5k in US dollars or AUD? either way I can't afford that, I can get brand new grom from the shop for less than that or buy used for even cheaper

[@wrenchone5003]

@@GrowingDownUnder USD what I was saying is you can buy those 10,000 $ bikes for 5 grand one year old .half the price of new . I can't believe your comparing a 450 dirt bike to A grom ?

[@GrowingDownUnder]

@@wrenchone5003 $5k USD is about $7,300-$7,400 that's way above my budget I don't even have a job I can't afford that lmao. Even $5k AUD is too expensive for me...i'm not comparing a grom to a 450 i'm just saying a used grom is within my budget because you can get them about $1,500 AUD. I could probably get a used 125cc dirt bike though like a yz 125 or a sx 125 but even they tend to be more expensive than the groms. Any 450 dirt bike is out of my price range

[@vevohoeyo]

@@GrowingDownUnder get a job and start earning mate. It's not hard

[@mxrevival]

Awesome shootout video. Definitely a lot of great points that are very realistic for the majority of riders.

[@mke7876]

Overall all bikes are very competitive. Just have to look into the air suspension.

[@idrissalam]

Every riders are different but for me, YAMAHA IS THE BEST 2020 and the bike i purchased. I tried the 2020 ktm, didn't liked it, same day tried the kx450 2019, and was feeling like its the same bike but green with q little more horse power than the orange, and after on shootout, without even trying the bike, i went with the brand i know and trust. Happy that yamaha figured out there chassis and engine. by the way another reason why you youtubers should think blue, because on all the 2020 shootout, if yamaha isn't first it ends up second, but mostly first. So combining all the magasine its first. by the way, its the best package for the regular consumer, i can understand that for a pro, that doesn't matter because they will change almost all the bike.

[@stangbanger6445]

I bought one also..love it. My Yamahas always help up WAYYY better than other brands I've owned too.. I'm super happy with mine..only complaint is the clutch pull is too dang stiff

[@idrissalam]

stang banger no problem with my clutch. And i have a left broken wrist...

[@brucekendall52]

Thank you.

[@travisswiger924]

Is it just me or did the end cap on the pipe of the husky look messed up

[@ChaosAttractor13]

I am calling the Suzuki the winner before even watching! They will never be in last place again!

[@fadedyoyo3359]

Yeah, I got the Suzuki, really fast. I jumped it 120 feet and the front suspension came off. Other than that, great bike!

[@rakionoys]

I just got a 2020 rmz450. Jumped it off a clean roller, landed and crankshaft flew out the bottom end. Really good bike!

[@meatbagmugger6750]

I just got one as well, I jumped it 5 feet and the piston blew off the top end. Got a new piston top end and it works wonders!

[@connorpenn5822]

I got one too, I love the bike, raced it at Mammoth race way and it set on fire. Awesome ride!

[@ChaosAttractor13]

Jesus Christmas guys! Sorry about your luck. Anymore bad experiences? I want to hear more. I can’t stop laughing 😂.

[@JC-gy5bh]

Why hasn't every brand gone for the hydraulic clutch already? these bikes are already expensive $200-$300 wouldn't make difference

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I am an old school 2-stroke guy, but I never had a problem with a cable clutch, (that I could not fix), and that was before the finger wheel adjuster at the end of the cable was used. If the clutch pull was a bit too stiff for our liking, we would do 2 things. 1) cut the lever arm at the cases in half, and weld in a piece making it 10mm longer. 2) we would slide our levers toward the center of the bars, so we were grabbing the end of the lever. That would also help protect the lever in a crash, as the bar now sticks out further than the lever. I am sure I would like the hydraulic clutch as long as it never leaked, but like electric start on a 250 2-stroke, I don't need it. That is on a 2-stroke also, and I used the clutch a lot more than used today of 4-strokes. It was not that long ago when everybody said, "When is Yamaha going to go with an air fork?" If people demand it, they will all switch to hydraulic clutches I am sure, but it is the price of the bike that is hurting the sport the most. The hydraulic clutch I can do without, but I want that Yamaha suspension. :)

[@iroamroyalkhan1628]

YAMYZ all the way

[@codyking5225]

As a viewer I do not think he should say whether the price is the least expensive or most expensive of the bunch. I think it’s fun to guess those things. It’s just more involving for the viewers. Idk if you guys even read this stuff lol. Probably just look stupid haha. Keep it on 2 wheels boys! Love your videos!!

[@corinful]

Best looker for me Rmz

[@borntwice4724]

Mr Rotary I agree and I ride a 2019 yz450f.

[@jarfinn4601]

And the RMZ rocks that carbon fiber!!!!!! Mint!!!

[@taylorwaenga833]

Have always said that the rmz is the best looking bike.

[@CR500R]

What's with the watermark on the footage? Afraid someone will steal screenshots or segments of the video? That's kinda amateur hour. Kind of like the guy who blocks his car plate with his thumb in his Craigslist ad.

[@taylorwaenga833]

It's sort of a pre bias. Of course your going to pick the bike that you already like. Hmmm

[@borntwice4724]

You guys must have been on vacation, a little late.

[@userndnend]

True

[@frogsgottalent1106]

No CZ......... ?

[@MattH198]

frogsgottalent what do you mean

[@frogsgottalent1106]

Where is the CZ450 ?

[@noahranker4133]

frogsgottalent the what

[@ruimachado8560]

can anyone explain me why the US has no dirtbike manufacturer? beeing the sport so big..

[@GrowingDownUnder]

they probably do, maybe like some type of pitbikes or brand that isn't well known...I think Orion pitbikes are american and they actually good bikes too

[@CZ05320]

rui machado they do but it’s only cobra even though they don’t make any bikes for the bigger riders. I would say bbr but that’s only chaises and parts for mostly trail bikes. It would cost of a lot of money to develop a race bike to meet the AMA standards.

[@dogpaws9980]

It's the same for cars. The US quality control is horrible. The Japanese use a tigher tolerance when making parts.

[@robsonsantos9971]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👍

[@MichaelTucker]

What no Sherco 450?

[@codenamenoob4973]

Sherco don't make Motocross bikes only enduros

[@borntwice4724]

Sher what?

[@gertscheper9653]

Are you blind?

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

Bikes exceeded the skills of most riders 30 years ago.

[@borismcgillicutty3042]

I rode a zook 450...i thought I lost my underwear, thought it got sucked up my butt when I gagged it....its a beast....more than 98% of riders can handle......not everyone is Eli Tomac (best rider in the world) for regular folks save $$$ and buy a Zook....they are badazz

[@joeyhill9187]

Honda most comfortable and most power.. yeeet

[@williamr3151]

silly honda fan boy smh

[@brianwaller2022]

KX GOT THOSE 🐎🐎😎

[@plotholedetective4166]

The Kawasaki is just waiting for the ktm to catch up

[@10xbetter85]

no cap

[@Anii6969]

You guys are like a few months late... Just repeating what the other videos already said .

[@dirtbikedion3233]

I have too disagree if ends in I don’t buy it

[@carlroberts9130]

Sounds like Donald trump commenting on the video

[@mopar1465]

Make Motocross Cheap Again

[@joeybishop7604]

Carl Roberts a MAGAshootout

[@borntwice4724]

2020 trump repeat.🇺🇸💪

[@jonoharper4729]

It is....he does voice overs in his spare time, from airforce One.

[@dieseldave71]

And everybody knows it

[@patlanrusdi1483]

I like crf...! 😍

[@hencetirta7633]

Tukuo mio beat ae

[@dillongreen1045]

Nobody can afford 9 10k for a new bike that's why dealerships only have like 1 450 when I walk in

[@aaahockey25]

Every dealership I've been two has at least 4 of each model 450 and 250...

[@dillongreen1045]

@@aaahockey25 mabe the ones near your house I have been to 5 diffrent ones where I live they have 1 or 2 then all small bikes they told me me kawasaki wont send them more than 1 or 2 unless they sell alot of them and most ppl canr afford or even want it so

[@aaahockey25]

@@dillongreen1045 I guess it depends where you are. Socal and Michigan motocross is pretty popular so the dealerships are fairly large

[@drtcaster47.64]

Yz

[@LifeWideOpen780]

No one else is saying kawaii is first. Must be getting a kick back

[@ThatRandomMan1]

If you don't actually test ride the fucking bikes its not a fucking shootout.

[@billsmith9610]

Fake news ........... first year of the Suzuki was 05 and not 08.

[@joeyhill9187]

Honda all the way.. how people like the look of the Suzuki is beyond me.. there front mudguards have been ugly since 2014

[@asse1711]

You're just a hater like a lot of poeple

[@arj-]

Suzukis definitely look the best, but in my country they are 1000$ more expensive than the Kawasaki, so the kawasaki it is for me.

[@asse1711]

@@arj- where do you live ?

[@arj-]

Anthana 46 India mate, we only get 4 MX bikes Suzuki 250 & 450 and Kawi 250 & 450 Kawi 450 costs 11grand, suzuki costs 12

[@joeyhill9187]

I'm not a hater at all.. but when it comes to the design of the RM it's so fucking ugly.. I have a bandit 1200 street bike which is Suzuki so..

[@kelevra558]

Hondas trump card is power????? Are you out of you mind!?!?!?!? Hondas trump card is handling. Yamaha and KTM are ALWAYS the fastest bikes out of the box. Hondas suck, as a 6'4 240 pound local pro, the ONLY 450 that can hold up to the abuse i put on a bike is a Yamaha. Period. I couldn't disagree more with the points of importance here. As a local fast guy i dont have a bike sponsor, so reliability is hands down, the most important thing to me. Aftermarket parts can make ANY bike a dream on race day. But you cant build reliability as easy as you can horsepower. Because of that fact a blue bike is always the best choice. They have always been the bike that your squid buddies leave in the backyard all winter and still fire right up come spring. You rode red till i blue you away!!!!

[@Tunerfreak99]

Aj Lauzon bruh the 2020 Honda made the most HP out of all the bikes ;)

[@kelevra558]

@@Tunerfreak99 and the yz made the least torque. Yet everyone is raving about how awesome it is down low. Honestly 1.4 hp doesn't make enough difference to notice. Ive ridden both and the honda has a hard hit initially but the Yamaha pulls way more linear so the power is a helluva lot more manageable. My 2018 yz destroys my buddies 2019 honda. All it has is exhaust. Just because something has a little more hp doesn't at all mean its faster. HP means jack shit if youre not putting it to the ground. Theres a reason more guys prefer the blue bike, and its because its better. Period. Ur probably one of those guys that buys a demon over a gt350r because it makes more hp, but the demon is worthless everywhere except in a straight line. Put the same rider on both bikes at the same track ill bet money his lap times are faster on the Yamaha. Another thing, a broken bike isnt going anywhere and thats all every single fucking honda I've owned has done is break. Theyre great bikes for a pro that doesn't have to pay for parts, a guy like me, theyre just a $9600 frustration.

[@taylorwaenga833]

I've ridden all of them and trust me the 2019 and 2020 hondas are aggressive and powerful Al most 2 stroke like with its snappy Ness. Wasn't till I watched the shootouts till I found out they made the most power. Very noticeable. Your just a yamaha man and can see your passionate and trying to justify your reasons. Yamahas are a good reliable bike yes!!!

[@Tunerfreak99]

Taylor Waenga spot on

[@kelevra558]

@@taylorwaenga833 i bleed blue bro. I grew up on hondas but when i got off the cr80 expert the yz125 was callin my name. Then in 2015 i bought a brand new 2016 cr450 because the layout of the yz that year i wasnt a fan of. And i blew that bike up 3 times in one season. I still have my old 2003 yz450 with the 5 valve engine and the 4 speed box, i put the honda up for sale and rode the 12 year old tank. Still have the old girl too. No question the fastest 450 ive ever ridden in my life. But handles like shit. Fantastic for Sand mountain though. Power now valve, my own secret carb tweaks, little bit of home grown head work and she pulled 68.3 hp at 3800 feet. No clutch in 4th she snaps right up.

[@evanjohnson5480]

That was possibly the worst, least informative shootout in history. Shootouts need to go away. This is why Amish life magazine sells more copies tham Dirt Bike.

[@dieseldave71]

I didn't know the Amish even rode motocross

[@stephtraveler7378]

intro too long. disliked and moved on.... this is the internet, not TV

[@conejoloco7502]

Wtf r u smoking on ? Nobody cares that you disliked and moved on ... Sucker ... Keep on moving

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I just read the last hard copy of "Dirt Bike", and threw it away, never to read "Dirt Bike" again. Who wrote the MXofN write up that was only 1/2 page long, read like that race is not as important than some off season SX race, sounded very anti-American pride, and even gave our 6 place, (I believe the worst the USA has ever finished in the race), a participation trophy at the end of it. Your writer did not put his/her name on the article. I think somebody from the FIM wrote it, because I hate to think Dirt Bike has become a bunch of globalist communists, but I know who ever wrote that crappy write is one of those jerks, and the Ron Lawson editorial is not far behind. I shut of my TV service years ago, because it is anti-American, (and my IQ went up a few points since then), and Dirt Bike magazine just lost a paying customer. "Pravda Dirt Bike", you are a empty shell of what you used to be.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I would have commented directly to DirtBikeMagazine.com, but like all Pravda sites, there is no way to contact them through their site. If you can't contact them, don't buy their crap.