…the case, we were very pleased to discover that of the three Japanese-built enduros we tested, the 2008 Honda CRF450X, Kawasaki KLX450R and Yamaha WR450F each bring a completely different level of performance and purpose to the table.We snagged the trio down in Southern California and whisked them north…

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…restrictors come off. Hiding behind the emission controls is a great bike for riders who get their kicks tackling more technical terrain.2008 Yamaha WR450F How can a bike be tested using only half throttle? It can't, which is why our Yamaha was slightly modified from stock to eliminate the throttle restriction…

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…sprockets, swingarms, and mufflers, the WRs retained Yamaha's claimed dry weights from last year of 228 pounds for the WR250F and 244 pounds for the WR450F. The MCUSA Intercomp scales reported actual wet weights of 256 and 273 pounds, respectively. Before you groan, realize that these numbers include about…

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…Motocross Park was playing host to the World Off-road Championship Series the weekend after Yamaha invited MCUSA out for a test on its new off-road WR450F thumper. We tested the WR on virtually the same course as the WORCS guys rode, which provided plenty of challenge for the off-road version of Yamaha's…

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The 2005 Yamaha WR450F is a sweet woods ride. Here's Ken trying to keep as perfectly perpendicular as possible for this shot."Both the WR and the CRF are really smooth down low," says knockout artist Ken Hutchison. "Unlike the motocross versions of these bikes, you can actually twist the throttle more…

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…standard on the CRF250X, softening the blow of the $5,999 price tag,? that's $100 more expensive than Yamaha's WR250F and just $500 short of the WR450F. Still, most of our riders believe the 250X is a bargain."I think Honda should be commended for adding a lot of features that other bikes don't offer…

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An awesome motor and excellent gearing allow the WR450F to forgive wobbly hillclimb attempts like this one. Normal riders will crest more hills on this bike than any of the others.2006 Yamaha WR450King of the HillThe battle for hillclimbing supremacy was a close one between the Yamaha and Honda. It…

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…first killed the run, but when it came to tackling technical obstacles, we almost always had better success on the WR250F than we did with our 2009 WR450F test bike. Low amounts of wheelspin makes the 250 a perfect match for a trials tire and we spent much of our testing with a Pirelli MT 43 Pro Trials…

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…greatest version of its awesome WR lineup. We jumped at the chance to swap our wintertime blues for some of the hottest Blue on the off-road market.The WR450F has won the MotoUSA 450 Enduro Shootout for the past two years running and we've constantly praised it for a level of versatility, durability and performance…

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…Yamaha WR450F can take riders through plenty of tough terrain and successfully make it through the other side, even when it seems unlikely.There were a few big changes for Dubyas in 2009, including George W?s last days in the White House, but we're glad Yamaha?s big-cheese off-roader, the WR450F, is back…

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