Yamaha's Rally Replica for the people
Get your Dakar on with the (Euro-only) Official WR450F Rally ReplicaYamaha Motor Europe, with the help of some trick rally raid accessories, has created an Official WR450F Rally Replica. The model gives serious enduro riders a bike similar to what Xavier de Soultrait, Adrien Van Beveren and Franco Caimi are contesting this year's Cross-Country Rallies World Championship with aboard.
Developed in France by a third party for Yamaha Europe, the heavily accessorised WR450F cops a 31-litre fuel tank, an Akrapovic exhaust system, factory graphics and rally-style bodywork, including the navigational tower tucked in behind the large windshield.
As well as owning one of the most capable WR450Fs around, anyone who purchases the Rally Replica will also receive transport, spare-part and mechanical support at next year's Dakar Rally, offered by Yamaha's rally partner, DRAG'ON.
The good news is Yamaha Australia revealed it is "looking at importing it", which was quickly followed by the bad news from YMA communications boss Sean Goldhawk that "is likely the cost would be prohibitive".
"If you are after a WR450F rally bike in Australia we think it would make more sense to build one here using local suppliers," he said.
The WR450F is Australia's highest-selling enduro bike, moving 762 brand-new units in just the first six months of 2017. Proving how popular it is over its rivals, the second-best-selling enduro bike in the same period here in Australia was KTM's 500 EXC, which sold 354 units during the same six months.
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