2007 Kawasaki KX450F Photo Gallery

We set out to discover what another 365 days of Darwinian Theory has done to the latest crop of 450 motocross bikes. Check out how this bike did in our 2007 450 MX Shootout.

What it may lack in flickability it makes up for with stability and confidence.

Last year the Kawi and Suzuki both had 4-speed tranny’s and JC picked the RM-Z. Apparently that extra gear was all the KX-F needed to get the nod.

2007 Kawasaki KX450F

Bigger riders complained less about the extra poundage on this year’s KX-F but even our lightest tester could still maneuver the competent Kawi.

2007 Kawasaki KX450F

The new 5-speed transmission makes sure the KX-F leaves a wake of destruction and competitors. Smoother lever action would let riders better appreciate the new gearing.

2007 Kawasaki KX450F

The Kawi was king of the dyno this year in HP and torque. Ian tries to conquer the raging bull.

JC picked the Kawi as his personal favorite but the higher-level riders were all looking for a bit more. It ain’t easy being Green.

2007 Kawasaki KX450F

Once all the prep work was done it was time to see which Japanese bike could or would unseat the reigning champ. Kawasaki would definitely have something to say about that.

The Kawasaki stood above the rubble of last year’s shootout with nary a scratch to earn our top award. The competition this year is a lot stronger and the engineers for other OEMs were dreaming up all kinds of ways to bring this stallion down.