The Yamaha YZ450F has been Yamaha's flagship 450 motocrosser since 2003, carrying on from the YZ426F and YZ400F that pioneered modern four-stroke motocross. In 2010 Yamaha introduced its distinctive rearward-slanted cylinder with the intake at the front and the exhaust out the back, centralising mass and improving handling.
Later generations added electric start, a bilateral beam aluminium frame and Yamaha's Power Tuner smartphone app for adjusting engine maps. It is a competition machine with no road equipment. The WR450F is its enduro sibling, and its main rivals are the Honda CRF450R, Kawasaki KX450 and KTM 450 SX-F.
| Year | Photo | Engine | Power | Weight | Seat | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | ![]() |
450 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 45 |
| 2026 | ![]() |
450 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 47 |
| 2025 | ![]() |
450 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 49 |
| 2024 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 49 |
| 2023 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 49 |
| 2022 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 49 |
| 2021 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 49 |
| 2020 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 965 mm | 49 |
| 2019 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 975 mm | 49 |
| 2018 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 975 mm | 46 |
| 2017 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 975 mm | 46 |
| 2016 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 975 mm | 46 |
| 2015 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 975 mm | 46 |
| 2014 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 1001 mm | 45 |
| 2013 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 1001 mm | 46 |
| 2012 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 1001 mm | 46 |
| 2011 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 998 mm | 46 |
| 2010 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 998 mm | 45 |
| 2009 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 988 mm | 45 |
| 2008 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 99 kg | 988 mm | 45 |
| 2007 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 100 kg | 988 mm | 43 |
| 2006 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 100 kg | 998 mm | 38 |
| 2005 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 98 kg | 996 mm | 44 |
| 2004 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 97 kg | 995 mm | 45 |