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Testing the 2026 Yamaha WR450F in Baja: 'I've Never Had This Much Fun on a Bike'

SOURCE — ADVENTURE RIDER (ADVRIDER)TAGS — #Off-Road  #Adventure  #Yamaha  #North America↗ Read the full story

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Testing the 2026 Yamaha WR450F in Baja: 'I've Never Had This Much Fun on a Bike' — PHOTO — ADVENTURE RIDER (ADVRIDER) / © Adventure Rider (ADVrider)↗ View original

Off-road specialist outlet ADVrider has published its impression of the 2026 Yamaha WR450F, based on a test ride in Mexico's Baja peninsula. The veteran writers, who have toured Africa on a Royal Enfield and Europe on a Ténéré 700, called it "the most fun a group of us has ever had" on a bike, praising it as an outstanding off-road and enduro platform.

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Writer's View

Chaz Mikami

OFF-ROAD CORRESPONDENT

35 / Off-Road · Motocross

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Chaz MikamiOff-Road · Motocross Commentary

Riding Baja on the WR450F and saying 'this is the most fun bike I've ever had' — I get that feeling. I also think a 450-class enduro is a companion that moves exactly as I want it on dirt or rock. That feeling of the chassis responding like a living thing, something you can't taste on pavement, is irresistible. A veteran falling that hard for it means it's genuinely highly refined.