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TESTED: BIKES & KIT

Tested: 2020 KTM 125 SX

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KTM 125 SX 87.8kg 32.6 Bhp The 125 SX is the direct descendant of a very long line of eighth litre motocross race bikes from Mattighofen. The evolution and improvements have never stopped, unlike on the Japanese bikes. And like all the Austria  machines, it keeps the single top-tube steel frame, WP

Tested: 2020 Husqvarna TC125

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Husqvarna TC125 87.9kg 33.80 bhp With the 125 Husqvarna, Mattia Guadagnini won the EMX125 and World Junior championship this year. It was a dominant performance. The TC 125 shares the engine and chassis platform with the KTM 125SX. And like the FC four-strokes, has die-cast engine housings for maximum weight savings

Tested: 2020 Yamaha YZ450F

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Yamaha YZ450F - 107.2Kg 54.80bhp The Yamaha is the newest 450 for 2020. Just two years after the last redesign, the YZ-F gets a more compact and lighter engine, with mods aimed at sharpening up the power delivery even more. And it has a lighter frame, too. The brakes have also

Tested: 2020 Suzuki RM-Z450

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Suzuki RM-Z450 - 106.6kg 51.9bhp Totally updated in 2018, the RM-Z450 has seen regular but small technical tweaks as Suzuki tries to coax the best out the bike. The big news on the 2020 bike sold in Italy is the MX Tuner that lets you manage ignition maps from smartphones, developed

Tested: 2020 KTM 450SX-F

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KTM 450SX-F - 100.2kg 53.4bhp The motorcycle that Cooper Webb took the AMA Supercross crown and Tony Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings campaigned in MXGP needs no introduction. KTM continues to go their own way with its bikes, using a chromoly steel frame, single-cam head and WP suspension with air forks.

Tested: 2020 Kawasaki KX450

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Kawasaki KX450 - 105.4kg 53.0bhp The only new parts for the AMA National-wining bike are the graphics, as last year the flagship bike had a major overhaul with a more compact frame, new motor with an electric start and hydraulic clutch, improved suspension and new bodywork. It also has lots of

Tested: 2020 Husqvarna FC450

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Husqvarna FC450 - 101.1kg 53.3bhp Last year’s Husky FC 450 had a new chassis and compact new engine, with revised bodywork. For 2020 the main redesign is the airbox cover, to optimise air flow of air. The colour scheme changes a little too, with the lower side panel that turns grey

Tested: 2020 Honda CRF450R

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Honda CRF450R - 107kg 53.6bhp It’s the bike that took Tim Gajser to the world championship this year. And although it may not look too dissimilar to the machines he has been riding since he arrived in the class and took the 2017 MXGP crown, under the skin the CRF450R has

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