Key performance

63 ch
Power
🔧
449 cc
Displacement
⚖️
110 kg
Weight
💺
955 mm
Seat height
6.2 L
Fuel capacity
💰
9 399 €
New price
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Technical specifications

Changements 2008 2021
Power
63.0 ch (46.3 kW)
Torque
40.0 Nm @ 11500 tr/min
Cooling
Air Liquid
Compression ratio
12.0:1 12.5:1
Bore × stroke
96.0 x 62.1 mm (3.8 x 2.4 inches) 96.0 x 62.0 mm (3.8 x 2.4 inches)
Camshafts
2 ACT
Fuel system
Carburettor. Keihin FCR40 Injection. DFI® with 44mm Keihin throttle body
Ignition
Multi-map digital CDI with throttle position sensor (K-TRIC) Digital CDI with 3 Coupler Options
Starter
Electric
Clutch
Wet multi-disc, manual
Front suspension
48mm inverted, Kayaba AOS with DLC coated sliders, 22-position compression and 20-position rebound dampening adjustment / 12.4 in. 49mm inverted telescopic coil-spring fork with 16-way compression damping and 16-way rebound damping
Rear suspension
UNI-TRAK® linkage system with 22-position low-speed and variable high-speed compression dampening, 22-position rebound dampening and fully adjustable spring preload / 12.4 in. Uni-Trak® gas charged shock with piggyback reservoir with dual-range (4 turns stepless high speed/19-way low-speed) compression damping, 38-way rebound damping and adjustable preload
Front wheel travel
305 mm (12.0 inches)
Rear wheel travel
307 mm (12.1 inches)
Front brakes
Single disc Single disc. Semi-floating petal discs
Rear brakes
Single disc Single disc. Single-piston caliper.
Front tyre
90/70-21 80/100-21
Seat height
965.00 mm 955.00 mm
Wheelbase
1486.00 mm 1485.00 mm
Ground clearance
345.00 mm 340.00 mm
Length
2184.00 mm 2185.00 mm
Height
1280.00 mm 1265.00 mm
Fuel capacity
7.19 L 6.20 L
Weight
110.00 kg
Dry weight
99.80 kg 105.60 kg
New price
9 399 €

Engine

Displacement
449 cc
Power
63.0 ch (46.3 kW)
Engine type
Single cylinder, four-stroke
Cooling
Liquid
Compression ratio
12.5:1
Bore × stroke
96.0 x 62.0 mm (3.8 x 2.4 inches)
Valves/cylinder
4
Camshafts
2 ACT
Fuel system
Injection. DFI® with 44mm Keihin throttle body
Valve timing
Double Overhead Cams/Twin Cam (DOHC)
Ignition
Digital CDI with 3 Coupler Options
Starter
Electric

Chassis

Frame
Aluminum perimeter
Gearbox
5-speed
Final drive
Chain   (final drive)
Clutch
Wet multi-disc, manual
Front suspension
49mm inverted telescopic coil-spring fork with 16-way compression damping and 16-way rebound damping
Rear suspension
Uni-Trak® gas charged shock with piggyback reservoir with dual-range (4 turns stepless high speed/19-way low-speed) compression damping, 38-way rebound damping and adjustable preload
Front wheel travel
305 mm (12.0 inches)
Rear wheel travel
307 mm (12.1 inches)

Brakes

Front brakes
Single disc. Semi-floating petal discs
Rear brakes
Single disc. Single-piston caliper.
Front tyre
80/100-21
Rear tyre
120/80-19

Dimensions

Seat height
955.00 mm
Wheelbase
1485.00 mm
Ground clearance
340.00 mm
Length
2185.00 mm
Width
820.00 mm
Height
1265.00 mm
Fuel capacity
6.20 L
Weight
110.00 kg
Dry weight
105.60 kg
New price
9 399 €

Indicators & positioning

Weight-to-power ratio
0.56 ch/kg
🔧
Volumetric power
138.3 ch/L
In category Cross / motocross · 225-898cc displacement (384 motorcycles compared)
Power 62 ch Top 10%
17 ch median 47 ch 63 ch
Weight 110 kg Lighter than 49%
103 kg median 109 kg 132 kg
P/W ratio 0.56 ch/kg Top 7%
0.13 median 0.46 0.58 ch/kg

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