2024 Yamaha YZ450FX First Ride Review

The new lighter, slimmer, and faster YZ450FX

In simple terms, the 2024 Yamaha YZ450F is a clone of the 2023 model. If you own a 2023 Yamaha YZ450F, you will like the new YZ450FX; they are very similar.

First of all, the 2024 YZ450F is shockingly fast, and for the vast majority of riders, it needs detuning, not hot. The people at Yamaha noticed and asked us to weigh the bike once more. For the record, the 2023 Yamaha YZ450F weighed 241.1 pounds without fuel, and the 2024 YZ450FX weighs 240.4 pounds.