We all know Kawasaki left a lot of room for improvement on the muffler side of things on the Kawasaki KX450. We have tried a number of mufflers to help increase the low end torque and have been happy with a couple. The latest muffler we tested was the new Yoshimura RS-12 stainless full exhaust…
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It’s not rocket science that the 2024-2026 Kawasaki KX450 mufflers are plugged up! There is a ton of room for improvement with the engine character with just a slip on. “Kris, it’s a 450, how much power do we actually need”? You would be right, but also there is a fine line of too slow…
I mean if you have a Honda CRF450R, it’s almost illegal NOT to run a Yoshimura. No, but seriously, Yoshimura does make one of the best looking Honda mufflers in existence. Yoshimura quality is also second to none and when you bolt on a Yoshimura, you know it’s not going to be a nightmare. We…
Installing the new stainless Yoshimura RS-12 full system took me less than 20 minutes and the instructions were very detailed. All of the parts that came inside the box fit perfectly and it was easy enough that my novice mechanical skills could install it! In my opinion, Yoshimura is one of the highest quality exhaust…
The 2025 Kawasaki KX250 is a lot different feeling on the track when comporting it to the 2024 version. The 25’ KX250 has a smoother engine character down low and is a little stiffer in the chassis. On the dyno the numbers between the 24 and 25 KX250 actually favor the new bike but on…
The Triumph TF450-RC Edition is the newest 450 motocross machine, but I have had A LOT of time on this bike in stock form and with some mods done like this FMF 4.1 muffler system. In stock form the TF450-RC Edition has a smooth low end power with a wide mid to top end but…
There is something about a crisp sounding two stroke. I am not a huge two-stroke rider but to me the best thing about a two-stroke is that crisp/over-rev sound that happens right before you land from a jump! That gets me going! But what about going to an aftermarket pipe/silencer? Does it make the bike…
