Ryan Villopoto's 2019 Yamaha WR450 Project

Ryan Villopoto recently finished up a WR450F project bike with the team at Pro Circuit. We met up with RV in Big Bear to check out what the champion racer did to his trail slayer. Mirroring his race bikes aesthetically, you can be sure this is an offroad built machine through and through.
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Yamaha WR450F: bit.ly/2XuBR6y
Pro Circuit: www.procircuit.com/
Trail Tech: bit.ly/2XmTTVP
Dubya USA: bit.ly/2SdubyaUSA
Dunlop Motorcycle Tires: bit.ly/2XLT7s5
Hinson Clutch: hinsonracing.com/
Tag Metals: www.tagmetalsracing.com/
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Villopoto's Gear
Answer Racing: www.answerracing.com/
Alpinestars: www.alpinestars.com/
Atlas Neck Brace: www.atlasbrace.com/
Mobius Knee Braces: www.mobiusbraces.com/
Oakley: bit.ly/32aoXy1
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[@brentblackier2884]

Love seeing RV enjoying life. He worked his ass off during his race career and now he get to relax and enjoy riding.

[@GaryPiazza]

A true Northwest legend. Like many of us, chooses to continue to ride in the bush after the formidable years. Kudos to Ryan for being that dude I can drink a beer with after the ride. Too bad the other retirees don't do that.

[@andrewreebel7967]

I am glad that Ryan Villopoto never lost his true two wheeled spirit. It seems like most racers feel like the only type of riding they can do is MX or other forms of racing. Then they retire and we never hear from them again or they get out of shape. A true testament that the current series only burns the riders out and ruins the sport in the long run.

[@ericingulsrud7280]

It's great that Ryan is a regular guy that likes to do regular guy things, and never let fame change who he is. I just recently found Upshift and like what you do. Keep up the good work.

[@Alex-oi6lo]

Its an advert for you to buy a shit wr f . He obviously needs to appeal to normal people. Funny how the whole bike been change up that's means that the stock one is shit a f. Especially road legal crap

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

It's a video about a high profile athlete's bike. He changed it up to suit his needs and preferences. As most people do... regardless of the bike make or model. Not really sure why you are so bent.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Thank you Eric. Appreciate you watching and your kind words.

[@Factory928AC]

Ryan living the good life 🤘🏾

[@raulortega5883]

Sick bike it looks clean! Keep up the great vids... and enjoy your beer you deserve it!

[@willh1082]

It's always great to see old professional racers out there being able to pretty much whatever they want to do within the motorcycle world and that they still enjoy doing it, and that they aren't burned out on it, which is understandable if they are burned out but it's a shame when they are because they grew up riding because they loved it and when they've got the money to ride whatever and whenever they want to they no longer have the desire to

[@aaronmachado13]

I just seen this and love it. Yamaha always have been my favorite moto brand for me personally (no hate to the other big 3 and the euros. They make great bikes too) love that he goes over the simple mods. Awesome to see a moto guy try out the trails.

[@mikeb4708]

Sweet build!

[@williekaufhold4453]

I’ve been wondering what you were up to,it’s nice to see you are still riding the bike’s and be safe ✌️

[@gwild40s]

Your Dads most enjoyable memories on a motorcycle where out on the trails with his old buddies!!! Enjoy!!! :)

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Truth

[@Miasdaddy7]

Looks badass Ryan.

[@CG11767]

Best retired guy ever!

[@levisalvini4110]

Hands down...

[@jdubb5394]

That thing is badass bro

[@MotoMarvmtb]

Great bike and mods, now I want one...

[@tysonthewolfe93]

That's a beautiful bike you have Ryan Super clean 👍💙☺

[@rowieg2148]

It’s About time motocross and road trail biked came together.i never understood why people would want to buy a heavy bike that handles like shit .spot on Ryan/Yamaha/ procircuit 👍👍

[@AkraixMX]

Sick vid!

[@dealspeed6756]

That looks like The Radar dome up near Collville, One of my favorite places to do some Single track riding

[@keithtarrier4558]

Yep.. the Dunlop 606’s... perfect for the riding I do in Australia with my WR450F... would be nice to have some Pro Circuit dialed in parts on it though.

[@BACK40ADVENTURE]

Such an awesome bike.

[@coburna5]

Just traded into one. Simply amazing. I can’t believe the long Maintence intervals and it rides like a track bike.

[@Navaho66]

I did the same thing with a '19 YZ450FX. I used a Tusk dual sport kit but changed out the rear blinkers to EDS Tuff lites. I love the quietness of Ryan's muffler. I wonder if Pro Circuit would sell me a quiet T-6 like his. My oem YZ muffler is too loud, even with a quiet insert.

[@levisalvini4110]

This is just great!!! Ryan, you're such a legend!!! We miss you tho! Enjoy your Life and be safe out there!

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

That was a fun trip. we are hoping to get some more riding in with him.

[@levisalvini4110]

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE I bet you are hoping to ride again with such a legend! God bless you guys. I wish you the best.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Thank you Levi!

[@strawberryshirt87]

Awesome!!!

[@jdm91hatch]

Sick I hope one day I run into Ryan out there on the trails

[@MikeL-vu7jo]

I had a KTM 400SX and i wanted to put a street kit on it but never did , great looking Bike Ryan !

[@zzxx33mh]

Humble man..yes,this is one of dream trails bike..wish if it was like exc in term of street legal kit that come with it..

[@davids3181]

RV is awesome, love everything about that man......

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

That was a fun day. Thanks for watching

[@snkneo-geo933]

Breathtaking bike, your a lucky guy 🤙

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

That bike turned out amazing. Thank you for watching.

[@earl6969]

Nice looking wood chipper. Inspired me to do a complete refresh on my steely2003 wr450f. I'll post a video when it's up and at it. Cheers

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Love the steely WR's.

[@cambo6911]

Woods riding is awesome

[@kmatejovsky]

Impressive. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Orange rider. Although, Blue is looking good. Nice set-up, Ryan.

[@robw3761]

SWEET LOOKING WR RVP I LOVE SINGLE TRACK try the corona premiers they're actually less calories than Coors Light and Michelob Ultras and their tasty smooth💯🍻

[@vadymmereniuk9152]

I'm in crazy man!!!! It's the best horse to flying on mountains like on the video. I'll would like to meet my old yers with him. I think to put tires from road its bike will be amazing race between cars this bike most wonderful like enduro part. Good luck guys! Thank you for videos! !!!!!!!

[@mikealba1814]

Always like him

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

He's having a lot of fun away from the track.

[@joeshawley1626]

Great build, and so down to earth. Are you riding in CleElem, or Capital Forest?

[@ozburns6935]

Sweet bike. Where are the hand guards

[@yougerard1976]

Just found my STL Supercross Villopoto shirt from YEARS ago in storage. I'm rocking it today :)

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Outstanding!

[@peternufc1981]

Would of nicexseeing you fitting some of the mods

[@Kdiddz]

No wonder yamaha wr450 so popular right now. All you tubers riding them cause of this mf. Nice work RV2 🐐

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Hahaha... might have something to do with it. ;) But all the good bikes are hard to come by right now.

[@hairyyeti21]

lets go riding

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Ride more!

[@71jsteele]

Curious what dual sport kit you used? Specifically what plate mount? I haven’t found a good one that keeps the stock tail light.

[@rebelhorse1882]

Sicass racing . Com

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Plate mount was custom

[@crispincurtis8585]

Nice ride😎👍

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Thanks!

[@crispincurtis8585]

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE,, I used to have first Gen. 400f, slammin good ride😁👍

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Ground breaking bike!

[@crispincurtis8585]

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE Right on👍

[@jeffburch5903]

Hmm, no mention of the tennis ball restrictor stuffed down the throttle body, ok. What about the GYTR ecu kit?

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

We will have more specific info coming soon.

[@kraigvanderwyk2443]

Nice bike Ryan. Did you do the ECU add on?

[@caspfoniaf1734]

Sick 🤕😷🤒😍

[@TheEvansRacing]

excuse me if I missed it but does he state what handlebars he chooses to use on the bike?

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

I don't think he does.

[@llecki]

how much would the same bike be for the average Joe? is everything available to the public? thanks

[@sakariputtonen2683]

probably 4-5000usd

[@wesleydean1358]

So is this plated in CA. If so please tell me how you got a green sticker bike plated in CA

[@kruse1105]

He said Washington state compliant, open your ears bud !

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

It's plated in Washington which is where he is from originally and operates his business.

[@wesleydean1358]

Easy there Big Shot ...Just asking !!

[@ethanhopper432]

It would be pretty cool if he goes from Motocross and supercross champion too off-road (gncc) champion doubt he would do but would be cool

[@lanem2005]

or better yet, Dakar and other rally racing internationally

[@ethanhopper432]

Lane M I could actually see him doing that. I could see him doing the Baja 500

[@gobigorgohomeproductions458]

He would easily win.

[@nicholaslocey2301]

in need of some 2 stroke really need a 250

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

We are trying to get a Yamaha 2 stroke into the fleet.

[@cjay6664]

I miss ryan riding the KX

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Yamaha makes much better offroad bikes though. We could care less about the MX bikes.

[@cjay6664]

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE I agree my first bike was a pw 90 when I was 8 Yamahas are great still love my kx450 though

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

We all have our thing for different brands/bikes for different reasons. Can't argue that.

[@LeonBold]

@rv, great looking bike, period. Rule nr 1, don't enduro with a 450, to. Much torque, to heavy bike. On Rocky sections you don't need torque or horsepower, less is more. So sell this one, buy a 250, spec it up and make suspension soft. After that ride a 2 stroke 300, you will stop riding 4 stroke... More nimble, easier to drive, less weight, and you can do extreme with it. Motorcross you are king, enduro you need to make steps. Contact Colton haaker 💪🏼😁🙏🏼

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Pretty sure he will be just fine on anything he rides... he's not trying to become the next Endurocross Champ. He just wants to ride offroad for fun.

[@enduroenduro3738]

👍👍👍

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Thanks

[@johncast9565]

You dont know how to use the "Buddy Tracker" because your buddies are trying to track you down lol

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Haha... pretty much.

[@oztoob]

Are WR, 's not Road legal out of the box in the USA?

[@justindwyer3832]

No they are not. No blinkers, mirror, dot tires etc. Depending on what state you live in they are almost impossible to plate. Which is insane that Yamaha won't roll them out street legal and crush orange sales

[@oztoob]

@@justindwyer3832 Yes thats weird. In Australia we can register them. They come ready to go from Japan.

[@jasonherrera7499]

The Australian bikes also come with the bluetooth capability equipment. I had to spend close to $500 to get the ecu,programmer, and map selector switch. Be thankful that yall dont have a California in Australia.

[@Navaho66]

@@justindwyer3832 You can make any bike legal. It's hard to do it in some states the easy way but it can be done. Do some research.

[@garyatilano8281]

The 250WR are all they make street legal as far as yama

[@249racerhansen]

ISDE 2020?

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

That would be awesome.

[@williamschuman4951]

You make it look so easy, I hate you, lol

[@offroad8055]

Seems like a normal dude...that has multiple moto championships, can ride better than any of us, and most likely gets paid more by Monster Energy than most of us make at our jobs😂

[@gervaisreed4473]

Hopefully he plans to get some bark busters if he plans to do more single track or riding on the east coast Save ur knucks and ur wrists

[@Dills1212]

was hoping to see him jump it

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Ummmm... he does a couple of times.

[@shitsngiggles8371]

Why the long lasting clutch when your gonna get a new bike every year

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

He's really hard on clutches.

[@living2rv822]

better feel.

[@darlpy3893]

Subtítulos

[@TheKitchenTechnician]

I was worried that this might be another infomercial but thankfully it’s not...really, for the most part. Wait. I might be wrong...for the most part.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Just like us, RV has sponsors that he needs to talk about and promote. It's just part of the deal for us.

[@markmtbrider]

Maybe he will give the TKO a go...

[@randyreynolds6508]

Not on that bike lol

[@TheKitchenTechnician]

Nice advertising video. Pro circuit, pro circuit, bla bla bla. My 99 WR 400 takes me everywhere in northern Ontario. Only mod? Oversized tank.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Promoting new products is kind of how we stay in business. Just say'n. There's nothing wrong with your 99. The best bike on the planet... is the bike you've got. Enjoy!

[@user-bo1hj1rx3s]

He forgot the mirrors 😂

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

In the van ;)

[@ericlange2602]

I love Villopoto because he drinks Coors Light! Nice work guys.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Informative Video but I never spend money on Bling.. If it does not add to function I don't buy it.. for a poor guy like me will have to make do with stock wheels and hubs ect.. and stock suspension..

[@cambo6911]

Monster Energy = six six six

[@caleguenther8947]

Do enduro

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Good idea!

[@Tibingi84]

See you at Red Bull Romanians? ....

[@robsinHL]

I ride about 1k a season and the last thing I've ever wanted after a nice couple hours in the woods? A fucking beer. It's almost as irritating as pros pretending they drink red bull after a race. Water water water. If bonking I want some Gatorade or Gu to go with it.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

To each his own man.

[@hurricaneanytimefitness406]

Ryan and the rest of us need a yz300x..... step up Yamaha!

[@twarrenjoel]

with a button

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

That would be sweet. And a wide ratio trans.

[@Rangerglx]

I can't get used to him in Blue.

[@motoklx]

I don't understand how a guy who won all of his championships on a Kawasaki now promotes Yamaha?

[@brsalt3709]

Money money money money ...money 💰

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

Well, when Yamaha offers you a deal and Kawasaki doesn't that's what happens.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

It's a job

[@brodysmith3170]

At least he's on a way better bike than kawasaki can ever make.

[@ELECTRICMOTOCROSSMACHINE]

LIKE WE DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!

[@garymorris4058]

How useless was that. Thing has awesome suspension but no info shared on how to get the most out of it, they just threw it in the bin. What sag/fork height etc are you running?

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

More specific details coming in a written piece.

[@Negronemshow]

"2" PILOT! Show "Yamaha"...

[@rebelhorse1882]

Or you could just buy a ktm dual sport 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@pantyman3668]

How could you betray Kawasaki?😭

[@brodysmith3170]

Exactly,he should stay with his shit kawasaki and not ruin yamaha

[@living2rv822]

betray? 2006 MX Lites Champion 2007 AMA West Coast SX Lites Champion 2007 MX Lites Champion 2008 MX Lites Champion 2011 AMA Supercross 450 Champion 2011 AMA 450 Motocross Champion 2012 AMA Supercross 450 Champion 2013 AMA Supercross 450 Champion 2013 AMA 450 Motocross Champion 2014 AMA Supercross 450 Champion

[@pantyman3668]

I didn’t mean kawasaki is «shit».

[@isaiahcraig1704]

I don't know who you are. I don't care either.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

OK

[@BAYAREAMX]

I dont think villipoto knows what single track is. Lol

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

That's an incorrect assumption. Just say'n.

[@bermcannonk]

Monster sticker on a dualsport bike.... gross

[@ericlange2602]

Haha. Should be Coors Light Sticker.

[@thomasshaffer5901]

This is just an advertisement for his sponsors. No useful information here at all.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

A more detailed article is coming. Likely in the next issue of Upshift Magazine. Keep and eye out.

[@stevematthes4325]

The silly little Ginger got shafted from Kawasaki because they wanted Jeremy McGrath to represent them. Now he is cashing in on Yamaha and Yamaha are copying other KZbin bike builders to promote their bikes. Villopoto would never won a Championship on the poor handling Yamaha's.

[@UPSHIFT_ONLINE]

How's your mom's basement bro?

[@Alex-oi6lo]

Shit bike had to change everything to make it good. Stock one is shit.