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Wich one has more bottom

Good lord testers.. if the Yamaha is too much when getting tired or just in areas go up a gear and it still pulls less wheel spin.. the Yamaha is very planted imo and turning the 450 feels like you are on a 250f.. that’s what I felt

Ha I wondered with a name like that. Jeff was my idol back in my day. I even had his training vhs tape.

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Which is more dependable on down the road? I’ve heard & read a lot of transmission issues with the YZ’s 250/450/250 2t’s.

Shut I'm lucky I'm still riding and have a bike they want to do away with anything we love. YAMAHA FOR LIFE.

That's a nice pool :)

100 Hours same piston and rings no rebuild?

I’ve often wondered where we would be now, if Honda just added fuel injection to this bike in ‘09 and kept everything else the same, instead of going on all their strange chassis, twin exhaust misadventures! Then in the following years add electric start, new airbox, some changes to ergos and styling and you basically have the 2025 platform 🤪

Great exercises…I was a high school racer, then competitive body builder, now at age 51, getting back into my first love!! Just bought a husky fc350…this will help fo sho!! Mental toughness exceeds physical…your mind tells your body what to do!!!

Hi mate what’s your view on the hgs pipe

Hi, when you got water in the kill/map switch causing the engine to sputter, did the computer throw a 33 diagnostic code?

Keef, What where your lap times??

If u were getting a bike I used to ride a lot when I was younger. I’m 6’2 247lbs I will lose weight soon. should I get a Honda or Yamaha? I used to have yfz 450 atv. Pretty much going to be a starting fresh since I have rode since I was younger. What would u get? I just want to mess around maybe hit a track more just playing around thanks.

I think the key to getting the factory front brakes to work effectively, is all in the lever adjustment. I set it as soft as possible, while still being able to lock the tire up if nessessary. If your not used to that soft feel, and jam on them like a freak. It's your own fault. The old model has a way better clutch. I barely use the damn thing. Once I'm moving, I'm only blipping the clutch during certain shifts. Otherwise it stays engaged at all times. I've always felt that having to constantly feather the clutch. Means your on the wrong machine for the job. It's either to powerful, or not powerful enough. How can the engine put the power to the ground. If your constantly interrupting the transfer of tourqe. Same with braking. If your always jamming on the brakes, your in the wrong gear at the wrong rpm. Being in the right gear before you enter the corner is everything. If your frantically downshifting while in the corner already, you've lost all momentum.

Is there a big difference between an '06?

The wife analogy is about as perfect an explanation as you can have. To me that’s the 350 vs 450 argument. Tired me wants the 350. Fresh me is instantly pissed on the 350.

Great video! You helped me make my decision.I’m a 55 year old 190lb rider. I was already leaning towards the Yamaha. The 3rd gear pull and KYB stability on rough national tracks over ride the radical power when your tired for me. Always liked the Japanese brands. Raced through 20’s and 30’s on CR 2strokes.Those bikes were anything but stable! Both 2025 Honda and Yamaha prettiest bikes of all time to me!

Great test and very happy we got the Kawasaki included

Tough to ride on a track as Smooth as a babies bum.

You’re an idiot for sitting there saying you’re not an idiot. Next time just leave it out bru

GH is cool and all

Other two riders said going Into corners it was smooth even in 3rd gear was like floating over everything and Honda the handle bars jerked around guess the person who liked the Honda likes to be jerked around

24 kx450 is the best bike I've owned..

Great comparison Keefer! Been wanting to sale my KTM and go Yamaha...Now my battle is great deal on 24 or spend on 25. Thanks

Same bikes every year it’s not like bikes are going 10 more mph I just hate that these bike are going thru the roof and it’s all the same stuff lol but don’t be mad at me for speaking my mind

cr 500 af

I have my 03 CR125, and it’s a great handling bike.

Great content! Thanks!

Very interesting talk about the Yamaha's front end and how it feels like the wheel is out front more compared to the Honda but when you ride it it's a complete non factor .

Keefer is the man!

Honda needs to give us the 2008 crf450 again, even if they kept the current engine with fi and a button I’m sure it would be better than everything they have tried since 2008

Just picked up my 25 CRF450R today! Very interested to see how it feels compared to my 2024!

I have a 2008 crf450r black edition and I'll never part with it. I bought it in May of 2022 in mint condition after not riding for 3-4 years. And this thing was just magic. I don't remember any other bike feelings this comfortable and perfect geometry and handling. I believe it's still the holy Grail of 4 strokes and I probably wouldn't have gone head first back into riding like an obsession if I had gotten a crappy model of mid-2010s bike. The 07-08 just can't be explained until you ride it. It feels almost tailored

Keefer looks cooked. Too much sun. Please look after yourself better Kris.

I had a 07 new, and my mate brought the 09 injected new a couple of years later, I remember riding it and thinking this thing is terrible compared to the 07, then we raced in a straight line and the 07 smoked the 09

What lap times has Keefer with the bikes? Yamaha 2:08??

I can’t wait for a “de-style” kit that makes the new Honda look like the old one. Haha

WOW great job CK... thank you

Do a yz250 2 stroke vs ktm husky or gas gas 250 2 stroke

Get your son to help u ride the bikes for the videos

Police were after you on that fast Yamaha 😂

Ever since we let a dictatorship called the EPA force the more expensive 4-stroke engine on the industry, nobody reports the retail cost anymore. It used to be part of a good comparison when it came to bike tests. Now, as bike sales dwindle as more and more can't afford them, we must believe inflated costs are not a factor of the health of the sport.

We really should not talk about ergonomics, (how a body fits the machine), when we have tall bikes and a freestyle handlebar set up. Just looking ant the angle of the grips, (ends pointing up), does not fit the natural positions of your hands, (grip ends pointing down a bit). It is the first time I heard the word in a while though. we just forgot what it means. :)

Glad you hammered them on the thin seats today. It also prevents us guys under 5'9" (average height), from lowering the seat height a bit. I am glad I got the older 2019 YZ250 2-stroke, (took 1" off the seat, and .75" off the suspension), or I would be sitting on the frame rails too.

Is "Little Chicken" Jeff's Son?

33:34 If Mr. Keefer thinks any track they ride on today is "Gnarley/Chitty track", he was not racing in the 80's when we were the best ion the world. Truth. 12" of suspension travel existed before the big jumps. That is why you think older 2-stroke bikes are soft. They were set up for the bumps, that if we see today (especially at the increased speeds of the faster 4-stroke), that will kick your wheels over a rut and into another. They are set up more for the big jumps today, and bump action suffers. So----the tracks are a lot less "Gnarly/Chity" today, and more like road race courses. Speeds are scary fast though. So the tracks are groomed often.

So, showing the riding in slow motion, makes slow guys look fast? Is that "deception", or are you just being artistic?

You can't expect the factory to put in stiff enough suspension springs for a 230 lb guy. If you are too lazy to spring the bike well for the weight, you are too lazy to give a good assessment of the bike. Now this guy (12 min area) may find some stock springs are better for him,---because he is pretty slow. All you have to do is spring it for your weight, adjust the clickers a bit, (like all of us heavy guys do, or the ride stinks.), and them you can start giving accurate assessments. Kind of what MXA used to do a rider generation and earlier ago. It is called 'bike set up", and is not something the factories can do for everybody. Do we still know who to do that? It is not fair to the manufacture if we don't. In fact, it is destructive.