2022 Grime Rider 450 Motocross Bike Comparability Check

Good issues come to those that wait. Grime Rider’s 2021 450 Motocross Shootout was printed in November 2020, and this 12 months’s flagship motocross bike comparability hits the location in December 2021. The rationale for the in-depth exams going stay later within the 12 months is bike availability. Final 12 months, we had been ready on the all-new Honda CRF450R; for 2022, the GasGas MC 450F was the ultimate machine to reach.

GasGas MC 450F vs. Yamaha YZ450F vs. KTM 450 SX-F vs. Honda CRF450R vs. Kawasaki KX450 vs. Husqvarna FC 450. (Jeff Allen/)

For the second consecutive 12 months, the Suzuki RM-Z450 was not included in our annual comparability, because it merely wasn’t accessible. We’ll check the yellow bike after we can get our arms on it, simply as we did final 12 months.

So the contenders in Grime Rider’s 2022 450 Motocross Shootout are the GasGas MC 450F, Honda CRF450R, Husqvarna FC 450, KTM 450 SX-F, Kawasaki KX450, and Yamaha YZ450F.

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DeCal Works provided preprinted quantity plate backgrounds and arched entrance fender stickers for every machine. (Jeff Allen/)

The primary order of enterprise after choosing up all six bikes was making use of DeCal Works preprinted quantity plate backgrounds. Dunlop D404 road tires had been put in on the rear wheels for runs on our in-house dyno. To make sure consistency in traction whereas on the monitor, we mounted Dunlop Geomax MX33 soft-to-intermediate-terrain tires entrance and rear on every machine. After weighing every bike with a full tank of gasoline and measuring the seat heights, we headed to the monitor.

Traction parity was ensured with using Dunlop Geomax MX33 soft-to-intermediate-terrain tires. (Jeff Allen/)

Fox Raceway was an excellent location for static and motion images. Whereas that was getting carried out, we bought a really feel for the bikes. Check days had been spent at State Truthful MX, a jumpier monitor with a number of corners, and at Glen Helen Raceway, an iconic national-level course and a very good testing floor that includes a wide range of terrain together with steep uphills and downhills, high-speed straightaways, and naturally loads of corners.

Works Connection supplied bike stands for the six bikes. All static and motion pictures had been taken at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. (Jeff Allen/)

Every producer was current at Glen Helen to make changes their bikes may have to accommodate every rider. Our check workforce consisted of 5 riders ranging in ages from 23 to 51, in capacity from novice to AMA professional, and in weight from 125 to 190 kilos.

2022 450 Motocross Shootout Dyno Comparability Chart. (Robert Martin Jr./)

Learn on to learn how the six bikes completed when the mud settled and the outcomes had been tallied.

2022 KTM 450 SX-F First Trip Overview

2022 Yamaha YZ450F First Trip Overview

Weight, Full Tank (lb.) Gasoline Capability (gal.) Seat Peak (in.) MSRP MC 450F 234 1.8 37.6 $9,599 CRF450R 244 1.7 37.6 $9,599 FC 450 235 1.8 37.2 $10,399 KX450 244 1.6 37.8 $9,599 450 SX-F 235 1.8 37.6 $10,299 YZ450F 247 1.6 37.8 $9,599

Finest Motocross Bike Winner—2022 Kawasaki KX450

Finest Motocross Bike 2nd Place—2022 KTM 450 SX-F

Finest Motocross Bike third Place—2022 Yamaha YZ450F

Finest Motocross Bike 4th Place—2022 GasGas MC 450F

Finest Motocross Bike fifth Place—2022 Husqvarna FC 450

Finest Motocross Bike sixth Place—2022 Honda CRF450R