Tested: 2019 Yamaha WR450F

Our first impression of Yamaha's all-new flagship enduro machine the 2019 WR450F - designed for the Australian bush.

[@davidtoro5982]

Great review!

[@LikeAPetrol]

Like your test track!

[@stefanoskam3578]

👌Nice review awesome bike👌

[@tcotton8785]

Im getting a 2018 or 2019 WR450f. Just depends on the deal and stuff but either way im so pumped and ready to hit trails and jumps

[@Negronemshow]

Yamaha sempre 😎❤️!

[@sideshowbob5813]

Absolutely...!

[@Thumpermad]

Absolutely 😁😉

[@tareksaba1ify]

what rear tail lamp plate holder are those the bikes? We dont get that in USA

[@Jose-hm8jj]

I love wr

[@mikeb4708]

Make a street legal version for the US market!

[@spymaine89]

trucks, dirt bikes, nothing stops us from building our own UNTIL the government makes more laws. and laws also are something the masses should build on their own .instead of being the fools of big corporate money interest.

[@glenngoogle]

what? these are not street legal in the states?

[@spymaine89]

@@glenngoogle you can make anything ''street legal' '' tinker . read rule book and confound the obtuse inspector , its fun.

[@justindwyer3832]

Make these street legal in US and will see A LOT less orange/White and way more blue!

[@spymaine89]

@@justindwyer3832 dont mean to be fresh, but get the DOT rule book and you can make street legal. read book before you buy.

[@kalleknatterten4536]

Wie im Video fährt und fliegt die 2004 er auch , nur die Handyspielerei und den Tacho gab’s damals noch nicht 😂

[@johnmitchell8339]

Nice bike but what was the comment about it not wanting to start in gear? Surely you can pull the clutch in and ht the starter?

[@craigd123]

Neutral

[@paahtopro3950]

can you bump start this if the electric start fails

[@charliepincott4078]

Imma save every cent and buy one. Cause I do hard enduro. Would it be good for that

[@a64738]

How is it compared to the new KTM 500 EXC F ? I used to have a old WR450F and I was very happy with it but I sold it many years ago. Here in Norway the WR450 cost 30% more with plates then the KTM 500 because of higher tax as it has more HP on paper because of the effect restrictions KTMs come with by default (1/3 of full effect on the 500). The WR450 cost 10% more then the KTM 500 even without the plates so it is really at disadvantage already at the price tag.... I did end up baying a 2019 KTM 500 EXC F and I am very happy with it, considerable more power then the old WR450 while still easy to control the power and a lot lighter both in weight and feel. The 500 feel just the same to me as the KTM 300 2 stroke, that is how light it is... If the WR450F was not more expencive then KTM I would consider bying one for the longer service intervals. But the service on the KTM is more easy to do then at least on the old WR450 so it is not really that different when you take that into consideration.

[@ktmexc7171]

Nice one you made a good choice the 500 is a the best 4 stroke made but I like the 300 because there nothing like power band i had the 500 and 300 both nice bikes

[@a64738]

2 strokes are fun to ride :) Just wish the 300 2 stroke had a bit more of that addictive rush of power you get when you hit the power band. I would probably love a 450 or 500 2 stroke with balance axle to cancel out the vibrations.

[@ktmexc7171]

Hear in Australia there are wide open straights the cr500af is the choice of weapon in sand

[@Dave.S.TT600]

@@ktmexc7171 yes, and there's about seven people riding them. Thanks for your ridiculous comment. No, the wr450 is the biggest selling trailbike/enduro followed by the DRZ400.

[@-PlayMaker-]

Cool bike except for the throttle restriction, air box snorkel, exhaust baffle, and super super lean ecu. Easy fixes though.

[@mrrecluse7286]

I was sold until I found out it’s got no kick wtf doesn’t take much to forget about your light on if your helping out a mate though a section

[@venomf0]

It's a street legal bike.

[@mrrecluse7286]

i own a fuking wr 450 / 2015 mod an its good with a kick starter k mate the new ones shit iv needed my kick start so many times i have rode 5km on the road an iv ran outta battery heaps of times over the 4 years so id hate too be in the middle of nowhere an need too ring some cunt too bring me a battery because me new 2020 bike doesnt have a kick starter kkk fuck that shit

[@markostarr4062]

just change to better battery won't need kick.. or if youre going to complain, buy a Suzuki ;)

[@Tyke21]

If you can’t start a bike with a dead battery and no kick start take your bike and your balls and hand them over to your sister for safe keeping cos you’re going to hurt yourself.

[@S5.RACING]

I have wr250f

[@premix3663]

that test track with nothing but flat turns looks like a good track to teach some kids how to ride, but testing a new bike? uh find something to push it hard.

[@AnusMcFly]

It's not the only place they rode it...

[@benfairhall5331]

Unfortunately mate Australia is just super dry at the moment pretty much anywhere

[@CamperKev]

I like Yamaha but it's a shame about the cable clutch. After using hydraulic clutches, I couldn't go back.

[@Moibhin]

Just change it mate

[@wadimor4749]

Yamaha fery2 good

[@willshaw3561]

I'd buy one right now but the kick start and the hole world technology wifi batterie bikes are like risky rick.. I'm sick of this new world of push a button hoop

[@jasonherrera7499]

Just bought a 19 and it doesnt come with an adjustable ECU and no dual map switch?!? Wth!!! Is this a European only thing?

[@Jack_makes808]

F

[@transmotoevents]

@@Jack_makes808 Hey Jason, we're presuming you're based in the US? The Australian and European versions come with an unlocked ECU, do to your laws you get a bike that is rather restricted stock - low flow exhaust and locked ECU. We believe you can purchase a replacement ECU (AU/EU version) which will give you the adjustment capabilities in our review. Have a chat to your local Yamaha dealer to find out more

[@jekypinto3315]

Coba aja pabrikan yamaha indonesia mengeluarkan traelnya👍✌

[@jorda.2412]

Fuck yer app, mate! Edit:That's what you need in the depths of nowhere Edit edit: Side stand smacks the ground...on a bottom...hmm my mid 70 can am 250 told me that....remove me funny how MX don't have such inconvenience... I use 07 fire breathing crf 450 r, big rear gear, Canadian muskeg

[@williamrae9954]

Headlamp looks horrendous

[@spymaine89]

computers dont belong on motors tune your skills

[@offroad5246]

have to disagree, EFI is the way to go.

[@spymaine89]

@@offroad5246 www.easyuefi.com/faq/en-US/Rebuild-EFI-System-Partition.html YOUR mind is beguiled by the ''siren'' call ''grasshopper'' save yourself with wit. ha ha

[@OffTheBeatenPath_]

okay grandpa

[@carlatamanczyk3891]

Diry bikes should be way simple, but unfortunately they are not any longer. We have polluted everything with computer chips. Even places they aren't really needed.

[@spymaine89]

@@carlatamanczyk3891 agree

[@crimzikk]

Still more heavy than a KTM. Try again in 4 years 'Blu Crew' 😂

[@oimara9511]

Yamaha will probably run very long Not like KTM Trash!

[@d8gty392]

4kg & reliability is 100x better 🤣 hmmmm no brainier.

[@crimzikk]

How many years have KTM's won the Dakar in a row..😁...? How many Yamaha's have....... 😭

[@d8gty392]

Throttle is probs do some research on that pal... you mite be eating them words 😂😂😂! Ktm good bike but Yamaha will always be a finer item due to many moor years experience & many moor money spent developing

[@adamrichards2072]

If you're worried about 4kgs then get a 250 or a 2t. If ya wanna good fast and reliable bike, then get a wr.

[@gametiger7982]

I love motorbikes and first

[@soapybee4471]

So basically the tuner on your phone is useless without internet goid in the city but fucked in the scrub

[@robjackson7603]

Cable clutch on a 2019 bike !! no kickstart, no lithium battery. Get with the times.

[@John-Anderson]

Theres no kickstart. ... thats not a trail bike.anymore.....

[@phill4337]

bioike

[@khaccanhle1930]

No kick start? Why is making a bike LESS reliable always considered more "modern"? If you don't like to kick the bike, then just don't use it. Give those who DON'T have legs made of toothpicks an option to start it. If you're bike is too big for you to kick start, you have no business riding it.

[@ktmexc7171]

Still rather a KTM 500exc but still a nice bike

[@a64738]

I did end up bying a 2019 KTM 500 EXC F and it feels a lot lighter then my old WR450F with considerable more power and it wibrates a lot less :) But the 2017 KTM 300 2 stroke I tested first had no vibrations at all, sadly it could not compete with the raw power of my old Yamaha WR450 so I did go for the 500 and it feels just as light as the 300 2 stroke I tested :)

[@jasons44]

Why is the video so bad? get a 4k cam

[@RIPPERTON]

Bore Stroke 97mm 60mm. = 60% oversquare. Still a motocross bike. Yamaha will never make an enduro bike.