Turning a WR450 into a Dakar Finisher with Simon Hewitt

We have had quite the treat this week, Dakar finisher Simon Hewitt has brought his Yamaha WR450 Dakar bike for us to check out and ask a million and one questions about.

[@garethkelsey-evans7418]

Nice run down.

[@JBean_COCR]

Great info, congrats on your finish. How much does the bike weigh full of fuel?

[@Ian-bq7gp]

The Japanese are the best bike builders, so reliable and we'll engineered.

[@Mockle07]

Japanese bike manufacturers have won about 2 Dakar Rallys and barely any Enduro GP championships in the past 20 years 😂