🔴 How does Jett Lawrence make this bike work??

Josh Mosiman is one of the key media test riders in the sport and you can find him on camera and on the bike over at the MXA YouTube Channel. Josh had a short pro career before turning his attention to the media side of the sport and has been going from strength to strength ever since! We talk 2024 bikes, Glen Helen, Technique and much more in this awesome episode of the podcast.

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[KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

The funny thing to me is, between Jett, Hunter, Sexton and Kenny, there are a TON of wins on that bike and the only one to constantly have that issue is Chase.

[iceKOId]

Bubba Stewart recently bought a stock Honda 450. He said it was amazing. I trust his opinion more

[ronjessup]

Jett got Skills like no other. Dude could have finished Top 10 last year on a Road King. This coming year hell need that dirt bike though. Class is Loaded.

[Johnnylightfoot]

I have a 2022 450r and it’s great. Feels better everytime I ride.

[michaelnaranjo]

I ride off road but my CRF450 is my favorite bike of all time. I had many and trust it so much in sketchy terrain. Power is amazing also.

[randytidwell]

put a seal head spacer on the shock. that equals about 30 millimeters but the bike usually sags that much just taking it off the stand so your not really loosing any travel, it just doesn't top out as high when braking. if you are having to turn the clickers all the way out on the forks that maybe be the problem with the front diving and oversteering. turn the compression clickers in on the forks so they will hold up better and if it's too stiff a revalve maybe needed. Also if it's still turning too sharp roll the handle bars back towards you to slow down the steering. You can also add a adjustable link on the rear to test further lowering the rear of the bike to give it mare stability. use different chain length or sprockets to get the rear wheel as far back as possible. To me I always rather have a quick steering bike and adjust things to slow it down to your liking rather than having a slow turning bike and try to quicken it up.

[JP-ynzn]

I ride my 450 everywhere short shifting it. It pulls really hard and has much less rotating mass (under lower revs) and the rear end doesn’t bind up over braking bumps and buck you. I find it a much more stable bike that way.

[carguy]

Ferrandis came from your “bike of the year” which he seemed to hate and now loves the Honda

[tankeater]

I'm 6'2" and own a KTM 500 EXC and love it... Not the best on the track but a BEAUTIFUL bike in all types of riding. Plus a CA plate on a dirt bike is a beautiful thing 😂🤘

[MartinezHQ]

First time hearing the spinning top analogy, I love that!!❤

[iceKOId]

Riders of the 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and even 2010’s never seemed to blame the bike. Why is this such an issue now?

[MOTOX]

I just got a ‘22 CRF 450 and to put it simply, nothing less than amazing. I am a Honda guy but I’ve never even been on a bike that had ridiculous power, incredible steering and the trackability that that bike has. Each to their own however, my bike kicks ass and honestly, wouldn’t want a different bike

[danoa]

The plate hrc added over the head tube wasn’t to strengthen it but to hide the work they did underneath 🤔

[peaceprayer]

An inherent characteristic manufactured into a chassis can be improved upon, but it never completely goes away. You're either masking it, helping it to not be as prominent, or moving the problem to another aspect of the hamdling challenges.

[brandonfoley]

I think people complaining about the honda is a bunch of bs

[OscarMike]

I've raced every generation of Honda 4 stroke, and the last 3 generations I've had to lower the forks in the clamps and sag it out. Not sure where they factory setup those bikes but they have the setting wrong. If you drop the forks and sag it out, way better.

[karlthistle]

It's probably irrelevant 50 years later but front end washout was a problem for me on my CR250 Elsinore.

[Katobal]

I spat my drink out when he said I don’t even know what your question was 😂

[jonruger]

The Honda feels like Hondas always have they have always turned that way. weird that a lot of the best ever seem to like them just fine…

[JP-ynzn]

The last 450 Honda I rode was a 2017 and it spit me off in some rollers I did on my KTM450 hundreds of times perfectly smooth