2010 YZ450F promo vids

[typeone]

i'm not a Yammi guy but i know a bunch of you are, sweet promo vids below in case you haven't seen yet. watch on YouTube, they're both in large format HQ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C28sMuhx27o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Zmt40dzgk

[JRide]

I was watching those yesterday. Definitely some cool vids!

[deeto]

the animation in the first video is jaw-dropping.

wow. just wow.

[Awesome]

That's going to set the bar, looks nasty.

I've been talking about that front intake/rear exhaust for years, the other way just doesn't make any sense.

[KawiSmurf]

I've been talking about that front intake/rear exhaust for years, the other way just doesn't make any sense.

Didn't Cannondale do this back in the day with the 440? Nothing new, but I guess the rearward-canted cylinder is the "revolutionary" part.

[a13x]

Tasty.

Good motard

[Paul_E_D]

Wow, that actually looks the biz too. No more stodgy yamahas? Must be the rossi effect.

[lrrs313]

Tasty.

Good motard

Already thinking about it. Just missing one small item. Cash.

[seth399]

ya seems like a great idea for tard with that front intake anyway...I like the new technology but I think it is ugly compared to the honda and kawi. Its like opposite of the new hondas, weird sharp lines versus flowy new plastics of the crf

[Paul_E_D]

Are your eyes broken?



Vs.

[seth399]

I like the ktm-esque flowing rear end...if the crf was white/black it would be even better!

I gotta see a new yzf in person though, have only seen the pics

[typeone]

i think they both look great, the YaMaHa is sweet in white, side plates are a little odd though.

still think the 2010 TC is waaay sexxxier

[Paul_E_D]

I'm partial to bikes that look light and seeing through from side to side just makes a bike look light. In pictures, the yammie looks 20 lbs lighter than the honda to me. Covering messy packaging with smooth farings has never impressed me. I want to see the heart of the beast, and it should look clean and puposeful. Win for Yamaha, fail for honda.

[typeone]

great point, there is a lot of coverage, but i still dig the new Honda.

i always wonder why all MX bikes dont have a nice wide grab handle under the rear of the seat like my bike. ridiculously handy. both of the bikes above look tricky to grab quick and throw on the stand.

[seth399]

i always wonder why all MX bikes dont have a nice wide grab handle under the rear of the seat like my bike. ridiculously handy. both of the bikes above look tricky to grab quick and throw on the stand.

ha, I was thinking the same thing, I was like how the F would I pick that thing up

[typeone]

check out the new Suzukis, even worse. the YZ seems like you could grab the subframe a bit but its a little forward from the best leverage spot

EDIT: and speaking of stands, that Honda is gonna sit front-high, look at the base of the frame, super angled

[Paul_E_D]

Looks like you could grab the yamaha by the subframe right near the hot "tornado" exhaust (which is sick btw!)

[typeone]

yeah, that bend in the exhaust to get some length looks just like my Ape's rear cylinder header pipe.

a lot of racers asked if heat would cause the shock to perform differently, wonder if the same questions will pop up about the YZ. looks like they contained it within some sort of cover though (?) gotta watch the vid again. EDIT: watched the vid again, its not wrapped as close to the shock as my Ape header.

[BMFR6]

I'm partial to bikes that look light and seeing through from side to side just makes a bike look light. In pictures, the yammie looks 20 lbs lighter than the honda to me. Covering messy packaging with smooth farings has never impressed me. I want to see the heart of the beast, and it should look clean and puposeful. Win for Yamaha, fail for honda.

[a13x]

I like the sharp and pointy. Probably because my RMZ looks like a Razor.

[scottieducati]

I want one. Sheppo, what's the NESR discount over there??