Show #448 - 2026 Yamaha YZ450F Review/Test

Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Keefer Tested

Kris Keefer

Rocky Mountain, Professional, Pulpmx, Racerx, Sports %26 Recreation, Motocross, Supercross, Keefer

4.9 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

What is its like to ride Yamaha's updated 2026 YZ450F? Let Keefer and company walk you through each change and how those changes are felt on the track. Is the updated chassis and engine that much better where it could sway you to purchase one? Learn about where the new bLU cRU is better and if there is anything that Yamaha went backwards on. Plus, get all the extra circular talk that this podcast is known for!

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0:00.0	Apopa MX Network production.
0:11.0	This is the Rocky Mountain ATTV MC Kiefer tested podcast.
0:15.9	The podcast you come to for the straight insight on all things motocentric.
0:20.9	Hard parts, bikes, gear, suspension, motor mods, and more.
0:25.6	It's Kiefer tested.
0:27.4	Here he is, Chris Kiefer.
0:42.9	What's up, everybody? How's it going? I'm Chris Kiefer, and welcome to the Rocky Mountain ATVMC.com.
0:47.2	Kiefer tested podcast, presented by FXR Racing and R repeat suspension.
0:51.8	Thanks for downloading the show. Thank you for subscribing to what we are doing over here.
1:11.6	We appreciate you so much. And today we have a big one. Yes, we do. It's been a long time. You guys have been barking about me, about embargoes, and why I have my bike for two months, and why don't you have yours, Chris? We have a guy in here that had his for about three weeks before we got ours. So we're a little late, but nonetheless, we are here.
1:15.5	We are free to fly, and Yamaha will not yell at us for talking about the bike.
1:20.2	So we're going to talk about the 2006 Yamaha YZ-450F.
1:26.9	Before we do and introduce who we have here in studio today, we're going to talk about where to go shopping.
2:02.0	And what you do is go to Kieferinktesting.com. Click on the banner there, and that is the only banner, which is the Rocky Mountain banner. And what that does, it leads you back to their site and continue to just do your shopping, live your life. And we just get a snippet, a little bit of what you guys are purchasing. and it does help us out. We see what you guys are buying. So thank you very much for the people that are actually doing that. We appreciate you so much. We are our free service over here, but all we ask is to support our advertisers that are on the show. So thank you for the people that are doing that. And thank you, Rocky Mountain. Everyone over there in Utah, of course, Chase, Cook.
2:04.3	You can't get better calves than Chase.
2:08.5	So he's the guy who does a lot of work and a lot of videos over there in reviews that Rocky Mountain does.
2:09.7	And they are great people.
2:13.4	FXRR Racing.com, October 1, that is the date.
2:17.1	October 1, 2006 gear launch.
2:20.4	KKMX35 will save you 35%. And if you're a lady, you want to get a better deal than the dudes.
2:23.9	Hit me up, Chris, at keferinktesting.com, and we'll get you a better code than the guys.
2:29.7	But you've got to prove to me that you're a lady.
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