WE RIDE DOUG DUBACH’S GYTR/DR.D YZ450F & TELL YOU WHAT’S INSIDE
When MXA wanted to iron out the wrinkles on our 2020 Yamaha YZ450F, we asked for help from the man who made the YZ450F what it is today
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When MXA wanted to iron out the wrinkles on our 2020 Yamaha YZ450F, we asked for help from the man who made the YZ450F what it is today
Stuff that is out a month before its on the MXA website, stuff that will never be on the internet, stuff that will make you want to ride & stuff that you need to know
Doug didn’t just test the YZ450Fs for Yamaha—he raced them, winning 22 of his World Vet Championships on them (the other four were on YZ250 two-strokes)
The shape is the thing!
A new spin on the venerable smoker warhorse
How to build a better YZ450F… from a man who knows
“A faster bike doesn’t make me faster; it just makes me shut it off sooner”
It never rains in SoCal — except on this weekend
Doug Dubach’s motocross career didn’t end after his last AMA National
GAUTIER PAULIN’S BIG CRASH WHILE LEADING THE GERMAN GP Gautier Paulin suffered a concusssion and was airlifted to a German hospital, but was released with no other injuries. Paulin says he will see his own doctor this week and then follow that doctors advice about whether to race in the Czech Republic next week or […]
WHAT IS IT? DR.D’s YZ450F kit moves the 2010?2012 YZ450F engine forward 2.5mm. WHAT’S IT COST? $149.95. CONTACT? www.dubachracing.com or (800) 382-2241. WHAT STANDS OUT? Here’s a list of things that stand out with DR.D’s YZ450F engine relocation kit. (1) The problem. The MXA wrecking crew does not subscribe to the idea that there is something drastically wrong with the YZ450F chassis. Most of the YZ-F badmouthing is a result of James Stewart’s numerous crashes while at JGR?but Bubba’s crashes are…
SOMETIMES CRASHES HAPPEN…AND SOMETIMES THEY DON’T HAVE TO HAPPEN At Saturday’s REM Octobercross at Glen Helen, riders came from across the country for a chance to race on a version of next week’s World Vet Championship track. Every rider wanted to do well. Paul Fitz-Gibbon (38) falls at the base […]
By Dennis Stapleton I spend most of my time switching bikes. When I’m testing I get to ride every new bike and when I’m racing, normally in some foreign country, I ride the bike the promoter provides me. I don’t spend a lot of time on one specific brand of bike. When I was newbie MXA test rider I always marveled at how the old-school MXA test riders could get off one bike and on another one, without as much as moving the bars or changing the levers. I, on the other hand, couldn’t ride if everything wasn…
You?ve probably heard so much about the 2011-12 KTM 350SXF that your mind is on overload. By some pundits, the KTM 350SXF has been heralded as the second coming, and the ballyhoo was accompanied by a successful race debut in the hands of 450 World Champion Antonio Cairoli. Historically, aftermarket hop-up companies don?t put KTMs on their ?must-do? lists when it comes to making project bikes. Not so after 2011. Every company immediately started working on KTM 350SXF parts, pieces and paraphernalia. Why?…
Vance & Hines sponsored Preston Tilford won the 450 Pro class. The 450 Pro motocross class was intense as Vance & Hines Preston Tilford showed up with his YZ250F and signed up for the 450 Pro class on it. It was no surprise, since the Loretta Lynn motocross-bound Tilford did the exact same thing last week. Why would he chose to race the big bike class on his small bike? Three reason: (1) The 250 and 450 Pros are grouped together at REM motocross and start on the same gate?thus, he is racing with…
WHAT IS IT? An easy horsepower modification for the Kawasaki KX450F. WHAT’S IT COST? $619.99. CONTACT? www.dubachracing.com or (877) 382-2241. WHAT STANDS OUT? Here’s a list of things that stand out with the 2010 DR.D KX450F exhaust. (1) Development. The KX450F received engine mods for 2010 that made a notable difference in power output. So, DR.D went back to work on developing a pipe to address the specific needs of the new bike. They lengthened the head pipe compared to the 2009 version and changed th…
Norco , CA. (May 29, 2007) Dubach Racing Development (DRD), is proud to announce immediate availability for the new CRF Radiator Lowering Kits. DRD delivers a factory-level modification that improves handling, is simple to install and retails for $49.95 Radiator Lowering Kits help to lower the center of gravity improving the CRF’s handling character, most notably, entering and exciting corners when the bike is laid over. Best of all, this modification is easy enough for any ri…