Sharing agent DNA with the awful acclaimed KX™450F motocrosser, the KFX450R is attainable to race. Equipped with titanium valves to accumulate reciprocating weight low, the agent is adapted with a awful acknowledging 32-bit agenda ammunition bang (DFI®) arrangement that automatically compensates for temperature or altitude. DFI enhances the KFX450R’s adeptness to construe its four-stroke ability into outstanding thrust, with calmly attainable torque in the low- and medium-rpm ranges.
The fast and reliable KFX450R additionally includes a failing about-face accessory arrangement chip with its five-speed chiral transmission. The KFX450R’s about-face accessory allows riders to bound and calmly extricate themselves from aboriginal about-face chaos, aisle bottlenecks or any added on-track incident, application the accustomed about-face lever, additional a acceptable handlebar army lock-out lever.
Built to handle boxy aisle altitude and win races, the KFX450R’s failing all-aluminum anatomy has both absurd acerbity and cogent strength. The high-tech anatomy additionally provides a low centermost of force and accomplished cycle attrition for college bend speeds and race-level handling.
The advanced abeyance architecture utilizes continued lower A-arms army to a distinct box-section lower anatomy tube, commutual with dual-rate advanced springs for accomplished rough-terrain handling. In the rear, an adjustable shock with low- and accelerated compression and backlash damping adaptability is akin to a casting aluminum swingarm that offers the ideal antithesis of adaptability and rigidity. Regardless of clue surfaces or conditions, this race-oriented anatomy makes the KFX450R a almighty weapon.
The KFX450R is accessible to assignment on, so owners can absorb added time in the clay than in the garage. The two-piece advanced and rear “lapped” fenders accomplish it easier to adapt the admeasurement of the fenders or bound alter damaged sections. Even the headlight accumulation is bound advertisement for closed-course contest — this ATV looks aloof as advancing with or after headlights. These appearance leave little agnosticism that the KFX450R was advised to be on the clue and acceptable contest as bound as possible.
2011 Kawasaki KFX450R USA Editions Specifications
Engine: Liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve single
Displacement: 449cc
Bore x Stroke: 96 x 62.1mm
Fuel System: 32-bit digital, with 42mm Keihin throttle body
Ignition: Digital AC-CDI
Starting System: Electric
Transmission: Five-speed with reverse
Final drive: Two-wheel drive, chain
Frame type: Aluminum double cradle, racing type
Front suspension / wheel travel: Dual A-arms, coil-over shocks / 8.5 in
Rear suspension / wheel travel: Swingarm with piggy-back reservoir shock, dual-rate spring / 10.0 in
Front Tire Size: AT21x7-10
Rear Tire Size: AT20x10-9
Front brakes: Dual 163mm discs with two-piston calipers
Rear Brakes: 200mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper
Overall length: 71.1 in
Overall width: 46.1 in
Overall height: 41.9 in
Seat height: 30.9 in
Wheelbase: 49.4 in
Ground clearance: 4.3 in
Lighting: Dual removable 30w headlights / LED taillight / brake light
Curb weight: 392.5 lb
Fuel capacity: 2.6 gal
Footpegs: Sport-style serrated